How and Where Pests Get Into Your Home
Explore this house to learn more about how pests gain entry and how Cook’s can safeguard your home, both inside and outside.
Roof
Soffits and Fascia
Explore this house to learn more about how pests gain entry and how Cook’s can safeguard your home, both inside and outside.
Trees and Vegetation Touching House
This is a conducive condition for pest entry, a highway for insects, spiders, and rodents.
Attic
Attics
Make sure that attic vent screens and doors are secure so attics aren't avenues for pests.
House Walls
Gable Vent
Needs screening to prevent insects, spiders, rodents, and bats from entering.
Exterior Walls/Siding
Pests love to enter through gaps where walls and siding meet your windows.
Doors
If you see light underneath your doorways, that's a sure sign that pests can enter freely.
Windows
Inspect window screens for holes and make sure weather stripping isn't worn.
Bath Trap Access Doors
Open doors and gaps are entryways for cockroaches and cellar spiders.
Garage Doors
Use a rubber seal at the bottom of door to have an effective barrier against pests.
Basement
Crawlspaces
Crawlspaces provide service access for plumbing, electrical, and heating and cooling systems, but they can have the perfect conditions to support termites.
Slabs
Termites can enter through a 1/32" crack which is approximately the thickness of a piece of paper. Along with pipe access points, slabs can crack due to settling that can allow entry points for termites.