We keep getting roaches and ants in the house.
We all try our best to keep the house clean and yet we still see roaches and ants from time to time. It has only been a year since I hired an exterminator to come out and take care of the pests that started getting bad last year. I gave the same company another call and they sent out a technician. The technician got to work getting rid of the bugs. Then he asked me if we keep the air conditioner on when we are not home. I told him we don’t. He said that we need to start keeping the air conditioner on all of the time. We should keep it set to a comfortable setting and not turn it off. Apparently dry, cool air is not good for bugs. They like warm, humid air. Insects can deal with air conditioned air for several hours a day if they can warm up at other parts of the day. I had no idea. I always thought that turning the air conditioner off was saving us money. Apparently it is not if we keep having to pay for pest exterminators. From now on, The air conditioner stays on whenever it is hot out regardless if we are home or not. It is time to freeze those bugs out. Who knew that air conditioners were part of making your home inhospitable to bugs? I certainly didn’t. Now that I do, I am going to do everything possible to make it uncomfortable for bugs in my house.