Pests on your property create both dangers and
health concerns for your home. Not only does a video surveillance system help
protect against possible intruders and security threats, but the system
provides an ideal way to monitor pests on your property.
Learn about various ways to take advantage of
home security systems and use them for pest tracking and management.
1. Night Vision
Cameras
A large number of pests you will encounter in
your home are nocturnal creatures and mainly active at night. Spotting the
creatures yourself could present multiple challenges. A night vision security
camera will help you visualize what animals have invaded your property.
The type of pests on your property could make
a big difference in the treatment options. You may decide to call in
professional services like a pest control company if the critters are big like
raccoons. Night vision cameras will show you the animals in the dark and work
on far distances.
For example, a porch camera could highlight
pests on your driveway. You could see if any of the animals try to invade your
vehicle. The night vision helps identify the difference between smaller animals
like mice and rats. Motion floodlights would help with visuals but also scare
the animals away and may not solve the problem like night vision would.
Once you capture a few nights’ worth of
footage, you can scan through the footage to see the pests on your property.
Multiple night vision cameras will help track multiple areas. For example,
along with the exterior of the home, consider a camera in a basement or attic
area for full coverage.
2. Vulnerable Areas
Not only will a security system help showcase
pests on your property, but the footage supplies ways to see vulnerable areas
on your property. You will see where the pests enter the home or areas they
target. For example, you could have a chipped piece of siding pests squeeze
through to enter the home.
Once you know about specific areas, you have
the chance to repair and block off pests from the locations. After you make
repairs, use additional footage to see if pests access different areas of the
home. The information will also help pest control workers treat specific areas
and supply you with help to remove the pests.
3. Motion Alerts
In some cases, you do not want the pests to
have free reign on your property throughout the night. With motion alert
security systems, you do not need to wait until the next day to see what pests
have invaded or damaged your home.
Set up a security system to alert you when any
time motion controls have activated. With the alerts, you may go deal with the
pests or scare them off your property. If you set up any cage traps, the motion
alerts will indicate if an animal entered the trap.
Motion alerts on cameras in the home will
indicate whether a pest has entered the home. You do not want to worry about
pests going through a kitchen or pantry and possibly ruining food within the
home. As you receive a motion alert, you can load the live camera feed to know
what kind of creature you have to deal with.
Over time, the protections from a security
system becomes a vital piece of the pest management for your home.
For more information on security systems,
contact us at All Pro Security, Inc. Our trained experts will help set up a security system to
monitor pests and other security risks for your home. We look forward to
speaking with you soon.
