Why are Pests More Active During the Summer?

Find Out Why Summer is Hot For Pest Sightings

Why are Pests More Active During the Summer?

With summer here, everyone has a checklist of all the amazing things they want to do. Be it taking part in a fantastic sporting events in Melbourne and Sydney or dashing in the famous beaches of the Gold Coast, name them. Summer is one of the most awaited seasons. But why is it also the season when most pests are active?

Summer and pests go hand in hand as flowering bushes in spring do. These are the reasons for increased pest activities in summer;

High temperatures

Summer seasons are usually accompanied by high temperatures, a great time to get body tans, and enjoy cool swims. These high temperatures periods also create favorable conditions for pests to thrive. Most pests are usually hibernating during the winter, where the temperatures are frigid and only active during the high-temperature seasons.

These high temperatures are also the reason why you find most pests in your homes, why? This is because when temperatures are at their peak, most pests will find their way into your houses where there are cooling devices.

So what are these pests to look out for that thrives best in these warm and high temperatures;

  1. Ants and termites
  2. Mosquitoes
  3. Stinging Insects

 

Increased food source

Summer is a season when most foods are readily available. “One Saturday morning during summer, I noticed an increased number of rodents around my house” said local Susie Watts and happy customer of our Gold Coast pest control services. “This was due to the long healthy grass that had grown in my lawn, having not mowed it for a couple of weeks.” This shows that an increase in food supply leads to increased pest population. With summer showers pouring now and then, food is bound to be in plenty, and this helps sustain a large number of pests.

Having increased food cans means you are bound to be swimming in profit but can also turn into a period of loss as most pests like the rodents are also attracted by plenty of stored foods.

Longer daylight

During summertime, you will noticed longer days and shorter nights. Summer seasons have longer daytime and shorter night time with 1 hour extra due to daylight savings. This gives pest more feeding periods leading to their rapid increase in population. Only a small fraction of pests are active at night and so the majority of them prefer daytime.

Increased moisture

With the increased moisture in the air during summertime, summer showers are expected. These humid conditions are favorable for pests to thrive and increase in numbers. We all need water. Well, so do these pests, and with the increased dampness during these summer periods, you can expect an increase in pests activities. The long annoying sleepless summer nights due to Mosquitoes are usually due to the increased dampness.

The most common pest in dump areas are the;

  1. Mosquitoes
  2. Flies
  3. Aphids

 

Life cycle

Most pest life cycle revolves round warm temperatures. The increased heat helps in the pest reproduction process. Warm temperature is favorable for the fast growth of pests and so leading to increased pest population. Other pests have seasonal migration to warm temperate areas, and this leads to the increased pest population in summer areas.

Pests whose life cycle are mostly active in summer times are;

  1. Rodents
  2. Cockroaches
  3. Flies

Increased number of people

It is during the summer that most of you plan for a vacation. The increased number of people is also a contributing factor to why most pests are active during this season. Pests take advantage of factors influenced by a large number of people activities like littering and readily available food for parasites among others. Such pest are;

  1. Bed bugs
  2. Rodents
  3. Mosquitoes
  4. Fleas

For those concerned of pest infestation in your houses during summer, most of the pest that seeks the protection of your houses are mostly pests that can not withstand the extreme summer heat, others depend on building structures to build their nests. Pests include the following.

  1. Spiders
  2. Ants
  3. Termites
  4. cockroaches
  5. rodents

Warmer months increased pests

Conclusion

Not all pests that are active during summer make your holiday a living hell. Some help in that they prey on some of the harmful pests for food. Examples of such pests are the spiders that feed on mosquitoes, flies, and many other harmful pests.

We hope you found this article helpful. If you have any questions or comments please let us know. Thank you for reading!