Pest control (how much, houses, buy)

[JEGWKA]

Is pest control necessary inside houses please? If so, how is this best done - by self with sprays etc or best left to the professionals, and if the latter, what pests need to be controlled and how much might it cost? New to a warm climate, and really hate creepy crawlies lol.

[AONE]

Here is my suggestion go to the frig store or dollar store and buy a bottle of Boric Acid. then liberally place it in places you can't see... under the stove, behind frig.... and so on. It will keep you roach free. and will cost $3 vs the$0 the agencies will charge...

[annerk]

Ugh. I have the "Tubes in the Walls" system and can't imagine anything else. One of the benefits is that I don't even have to be home when they come. Boric acid works for roaches, but not a host of other bugs. It also won't take care of wasps, mud daubbers, and spiders on the outside, which a good pest control company will also deal with.

I pay about $30 a month, and if there is a problem they will come right away to deal with it at no additional charge. For example I had a bunch of spiders in the garage that looked like brown recluses. They weren't but the guy came and cleared the webs and sprayed, spiders gone, me happy, no extra charge.

[JEGWKA]

Thanks for your advice - are brown recluses nasty? The more bugs I can deter the better :-)

[annerk]

Originally Posted by JEGWKA

Thanks for your advice - are brown recluses nasty? The more bugs I can deter the better :-)

Brown recluses are highly poisonous.

[Cigarboo]

What about for termites? Would you suggest a termite bond or the liquid stuff they put around the perimeter of the house? I am concerned about a bunch of chemicals in my lawn. We already do the fertilizer and weed killer. I have young children and dogs, so I'm a bit nervous about too much toxic chemicals around.