1. Most Americans purchase a can of an appropriate spray poison to kill off the pest in their home.
   Most Americans now prefer green home remedies researched on the internet to take care of pests.
2. Most Americans turn to a professional exterminator to deal with pest problems in their homes.

Most Americans turn to a professional exterminator to deal with pest problems in their homes. Dealing with pests like cockroaches sends most people scurrying for their neighbor’s telephone and yellow pages.

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The huge army of professional pest exterminators in the United States takes in about $7 billion in combined revenues each year.

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The CDC found that the average American citizen has at least 13 different pesticides in his or her body. Some of these pesticides have been linked to health problems such as cancer and nerve damage.

1. There are green alternatives to pesticides and most people have the ingredients in their kitchen or pantry.
   The best way to prevent and control pests in your home is to keep them out in the first place.
2. There is a selection of pest traps or bait boxes, which are effective and better than sprays or powders.

Although green alternatives are great and bait boxes are less dangerous than using large volumes of pesticides, your best bet is to keep the pests out in the first place.

1. You will double your benefit by saving on home energy costs and expensive exterminators.
   You will save money by not wasting food that has been sampled by pests or become infested with bugs.
2. No more surprising bugs as they scurry across your kitchen floor.

Denying pests access to your home will not only save the cost of expensive extermination, but you will also make your home more energy efficient. It really is a win-win strategy for any homeowner.

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Your homes exterior walls, doors, windows and roof are commonly referred to as the envelope. To keep pests out you will need to become an envelope detective in order to locate and seal even small openings or breaches in your home's envelope.

1. This is where green home pest remedies come in to play.
   This is where it gets a bit messy with dark rooms, a good flashlight, a pair of boots and a heavy-duty bug swatter.
2. You need to make your home as inhospitable to pests as possible.

Most common pests in a home, other than blood-sucking varieties, need food and water to survive. Take away food and water from pests and they will die off or look for a new home.

1. Cupboards should close tight and have no openings in the back where you store cereals, pasta, etc.
   Transfer all dry foods like cereals, crackers, pasta, granola and oats to metal, hard plastic or glass canisters.
2. Never store food like cereal, pasta and cookies in cupboards under your counter. Instead, store them up high.

It is a good idea to check that cupboards where you store food close tight and have no openings that would allow pests to enter for a snack. Storing things up high can also help, but the best thing to do is to store dry foods in sealed, hard plastic, metal or glass containers.

1. Keep your home free of standing water, clutter free, clean and to do up your dirty dishes at least twice daily.
   Wash your floors with cleansers that have a strong lemon scent that pests like roaches hate.
2. Employ both of the above strategies.

It is very important to keep your home free of standing water, clutter free, clean and to do up your dirty dishes at least twice daily. Roaches hate the scent of lemons, so you can clean your floors with a detergent that has a strong lemon scent or add bottled unsweetened lemon juice to your wash water before doing the floors.

1. Foster a food chain in your home. Don't kill those spiders and perhaps adopt a lizard or two.
   Purchase piezoelectric buzzers that emit a sound above what a human can hear but will drive pests away.
2. Purchase one of those electronic bug zappers with the black lights and hang it in your kitchen.

It may sound strange, but if you redefine your definition of pests, you will accept that spiders and lizards are great pest killers. Both spiders and lizards like to keep to themselves and they love to devour pests.