With Halloween just around the corner, you might be wondering how best to decorate your pumpkin or maybe even searching for the scariest costume. Celebrations are set to take place across the UK and it’s important to know the effect that pumpkins can have on attracting pests to your home. While carving a pumpkin and putting it outside your home might seem harmless, a pest control expert is warning homeowners to be aware of how they might be attracting pests while doing so.
Joshua Houston, pest control expert at Household Quotes , has shared four more of the biggest reasons for pests invading your home during the colder months. Snails can attach themselves to pumpkins and make their way inside your home (Image: Canva) How pumpkins could bring pests into your home Bringing pumpkins and Christmas trees indoors Not only can bringing pumpkins indoors mean you could be inviting pests in, but the same applies to Christmas trees. Since both Halloween and Christmas take place during the colder months, a large chunk of the population will bring pumpkins and Christmas trees into their homes but they could also invite unwanted guests in too, says Joshua.
These include squash bugs, squash vine borers, aphids, snails, slugs and beetles - all of which can increase in numbers before becoming a major pest infestation. He advises homeowners to check their pumpkins and Christmas trees thoroughly before they enter their property because not doing so could lead to an expensive extermination bil.
