How to Keep Bugs Away From Eaves

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Bugs that hide away in eaves can be noisy, aesthetically displeasing, and an overall pain to deal with. The thought of bugs invading your space can also make you feel extremely uncomfortable and provoke feelings of anger or distress. However, there are things you can do and precautions to take to remove and keep bugs away from your eaves. 

The Importance of Cleaning

Regularly cleaning eaves will keep pesky bugs away from them. Sweeping or vacuuming will eliminate nests and egg sacs of bugs that live in the eaves. Cleaning also removes the bugs’ food sources, preventing them from re-entering your eaves. However, excessive cleaning can be tedious, and the pheromones bugs leave behind continue to draw others to the area. The best way to terminate all traces of pheromones to ensure the pests will not return is to hire a professional.

Preparing to Clean Your Eaves

You will need eye protection such as sunglasses, a telescoping handle that reaches your eaves, and both fluffy and stiff cleaning brushes with handles and gloves. 

How to Clean Eaves

Wear eye protection to avoid fall-off striking you in the face. Then, put the fluffy dusting brush on the end of your telescoping handle. Swirl the brush in the middle of cobwebs, nests and debris to remove the majority. Thereafter, you can scrub the eaves with the hard bristle brush you have mounted to your handle for any remaining debris. Wearing gloves, use a vacuum to clean the residue from the duster brush. 

Other Helpful Tips

Reducing or refreshing outdoor lighting near your eaves can prevent insects that are attracted to bright lights from infiltrating them. Change the bulbs in your outdoor lights for yellow or sodium vapour ones. These low-level illumination solutions won’t attract as many insects. Additionally, you can dim some of the exterior lighting you don’t need to make your house less tempting to pests.

Burning citronella torches can also drive away bothersome insects that could nest in your eaves. Additionally, you could combine the torches with citrus candles for twice the pest-fighting action. Similarly, spraying essential oils onto your eaves, such as lavender or eucalyptus, may help create a natural pest barrier and keep bugs away.

Hammer and Brush have the expertise to tackle hazardous issues regarding your eaves. We provide quality, affordable solutions to eaves that are cracked or exposed, and our eaves repair and eave sheet replacements fix you with eaves that are good as new. Contact us today for more information.

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Kevin Hallam

Kevin Hallam

Kevin Hallam is a master carpenter with 27 years of experience. He and Carolyn formed Hammer and Brush in 2012, a company offering a range of carpentry and painting services in Perth, Western Australia. Kevin and Carolyn, who have been together for 27 years, are joined by their two sons in the family business. Besides their trades, Kevin and Carolyn enjoy a range of outdoor activities, such as boating and caravanning. They have lived in Western Australia for the past 14 years and now call it home.

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