Are you sick of seeing bugs and rodents in your home? Maybe you even have a pest control service come out quarterly or monthly, but it just isn’t doing the trick? Maybe you want to save your money. Continue reading to find out helpful advice regarding taking matters into your own hands.

Plug holes that pests, like mice, can enter using steel wool. Steel wool is too tough for any pest to chew through, even rats and mice. All openings greater than a 1/2 inch must be stuffed. Mice can easily squeeze in the tiniest cracks.

One of the ways that you can kill hornets, wasps or bees around your house is to spray them with hairspray. Hairspray has a lot of chemicals that can kill the insects, and the residual smell will keep new bugs from invading the same spot.

Begin with the basics. If pests have emerged, determine …