TIPS FOR HELPING TO KEEP FIREWOOD PEST OUT OF HOMES DURING THE WINTER MONTHS

• During winter months pest not only enter homes through cracks, crevices, plumbing, windows & doorways that lack weather stripping but through firewood.
  
  
• Some of the pest that can enter homes through firewood & then emerge from under the bark & into the warm environment of your home are spiders, bark scorpions, millipedes, centipedes, cockroaches, carpenter ants, ground beetles & pill bugs are some examples.
  
  
• Some things you can do to protect you & your home from firewood pest are.
  
  
• Wear gloves when handling firewood. 
  
  
• Never stack firewood indoors, this includes garages. 
  
  
• Never bring firewood inside until you’re ready to burn it.
  
  
• Stack firewood off the ground by using firewood racks, bricks or concrete blocks to keep it elevated. 
  
  
• Store firewood at least 5 to 10 ft away from structures & doorways, if possible. 
  
  
• Also, by tarping or covering firewood stacks will help keep excessive moisture out, therefore reducing the amount of insects attracted to the wood.
  
  
• Finally, by keeping firewood away from structures will also help to detour rodents away from your home