Cooler temperatures mean pests will soon be looking for warm places to hide - and small gaps around your home can become easy entry points

Things You Can Do Today

• Seal cracks and gaps

Make sure the areas around doors, windows, and utility lines are closed up.

• Check door sweeps

Make sure that there are no gaps and that the weatherstripping is solid.

• Repair Window Screens

Torn screens allow spiders, stink bugs, wasps, flies and lady beetles to enter.

A $10 screen repair kit can save countless insects from finding their way inside.

• Inspect your garage door seal

Gaps along the bottom and corners can be an easy entry point for most rodents.

A small amount of prevention now can help keep unwanted pests outside when temperatures start to drop.