Half of pest control is not pest control. It is sealing the gaps and fixing the moisture that invited the problem in the first place.
Treatment gets most of the attention, but exclusion and sanitation do as much of the actual work, and most of it is within reach of any homeowner without hiring anyone.
Foundation cracks, gaps around pipe and utility penetrations, unscreened vents, and worn door sweeps are the entry points that ants, spiders and mice all use. Caulk, foam, and mesh handle most of it, and it is the kind of afternoon project that keeps paying off for years.
Bushes and tree limbs touching the siding or roofline are a bridge, not decoration — ants, spiders and other insects use that contact to move from the yard onto the house without crossing open ground. A few inches of clearance breaks the bridge.
Standing water, a dripping hose bib, or a gutter that dumps against the foundation draws pests hard in Utah's dry summers, when your house is often the only reliable water source around. Fixing the moisture source removes the reason ants found the house in the first place.
Firewood stacked against the foundation is an invitation to both black widows and mice, and pet food or garbage left uncovered outdoors invites plenty more. A little distance and a tight-fitting lid solve most of it.
None of this reverses an established colony, an active nest, or a population that has already moved in — that is where a licensed applicator's treatment matters. Doing the sealing and sanitation work first makes any treatment that follows last considerably longer.
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