Why You Need Summer Pest Control
Original Publish Date: July 13th 2023 | Updated: March 27th 2025
Over the years, we’ve published many posts on our pest blog discussing the common types of summer pests, how to prepare for them, and the do’s and don’ts of summer pest prevention.
Today, our pest control experts want to share some knowledge about why you need summer pest control. Read on to learn more!
The two most fundamental reasons that you need summer pest control are:
- We see more pests in the summer
- Pests can cause harm to your health, safety, and quality of life
Why There Are More Pests in the Summer
We see more pests during summertime than in other seasons because the weather is warmer with prime conditions for insects to thrive.
Hot summer days in Alabama and throughout the Southeast will often have you fleeing indoors to the comfort of the A/C.
For certain pests, however, summer’s heat creates the perfect environment for breeding and feeding, so they reproduce and multiply rapidly. Additionally, many summer pests’ chances of survival increase in warmer weather.
Once it gets cold again, some warm-weather-loving pests, like mosquitoes, survive summer after summer in the same areas by overwintering. Other pests migrate to warmer places or die once colder weather sets in.
Four Reasons You Need Summer Pest Control
Now that you know why summer pests come around, let’s explore the main reasons you shouldn’t let them stick around (and should contact your local experts in summer pest control):
#1: Illness and Disease Prevention
Mosquitoes, rodents, and roaches are just a few of the many types of summer pests that can carry infectious viral and bacterial diseases (they can spread to pets and people). The illness these unwanted guests bring into homes can be life-threatening.
Although some common household pests don’t carry certain diseases, you don’t know what they bring. It’s better to be safe than sorry and implement preventative summer pest control instead of putting your family at heightened risk.
#2: Property Protection
Destructive pests that tend to prey on human home-building materials—like termites, carpenter bees, and some types of beetles—can (and given the chance, will) not only cause significant structural damage to the outside of your home, but they’re typically looking for a taste of everything stored inside, too.
We highly encourage immediate professional pest control if you see termites or signs of termite damage.
#3: Food Safety
If you’ve ever worked in food service, you probably took a test to earn a food safety license and learned how pests can easily invade a kitchen and put it out of commission.
Health departments do not permit restaurants to serve food anywhere rodents and insects may have been near or in contact with until the area has been thoroughly sanitized and cleared of pests, droppings, and other debris.
To prevent food-borne illness caused by pests, incorporate the following tips into your lifestyle:
- Properly cleanse your cooking equipment and serving and dining accessories (bowls, plates, utensils) prior to using them, and wash fruits and vegetables before consuming them.
- Wash off store-bought cans and jars before opening them, as they can get pest droppings on them during transport.
- Only purchase food from brands with high standards for contamination prevention in their quality control process and freely offer sufficient data to prove it.
- Store food in air-tight containers that pests cannot get into. Remember that some pests can chew through thin cardboard, paper, and plastic, so you’ll want your containers to be sturdy plastic or glass.
#4: DIY Isn’t Enough: Get Ahead of Pest Problems Now
Often, store-bought and homemade pest control cannot wholly eradicate an infestation of pests in your home or garden. Without professional pesticides implemented by integrative pest management agents, unwelcome guests will likely appear more frequently.
Meet the Experts in Summer Pest Control
Whether your home, lawn, or other property is infested with summer pests (or you want to prevent a pest problem before one occurs), call Vulcan Termite & Pest Control at (205) 663-4200!
Our team of integrative pest management professionals has proudly devoted the last 40+ years to providing families in Birmingham and nearby communities with the practical, lasting, and comprehensive solutions they need to end problems with pests on their property.
Need summer pest control now? Call or contact us online today, and we’ll gladly perform a FREE evaluation and create and implement an effective strategy using our tried-and-true methods so you and your family can enjoy a pest-free home.