The HOA Board Quarterly Winter 2013 Issue #8 | Page 5

they will be relentless in their pursuit of moisture
for survival. Dry conditions affect pests in the
following ways:
· Lack of moisture outside drives pests inside
homes to find water.
· During dry weather, ants, earwigs, millipedes,
pill bugs and sow bugs, crickets and spiders are
the most common pests to seek water indoors.
· Millipedes have been known to leave leaf
litter, mulch or a lawn and move in migrations
of thousands when their harborages dry out –
inevitably invading homes that stand in their way.

PEST CONTROL - VARIOUS CLIMATES

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