As an Airbnb host, maintaining a clean and welcoming environment is crucial for attracting guests and ensuring positive reviews. However, pests in your Airbnb can pose a significant challenge, not only affecting the comfort of your visitors but also your necessary profit margins. This blog will explore the types of pests commonly found in Airbnb properties, the potential impact on revenue, and strategies for pest control in your Airbnb.
Common Pests Found in Airbnb Properties
Bed Bugs
These small, reddish-brown insects are notorious for infesting bedding and furniture. They can cause itchy bites and discomfort for guests, leading to complaints and negative reviews. Here at Four Seasons Pest Solutions, our expert staff are trained to spot the signs of a bedbug infestation and know where to look for bed bugs. Additionally, our certified service specialists can even give you some tips on how to avoid bed bugs when vacationing.
Cockroaches
Often found in kitchens and bathrooms, cockroaches can spread disease and are a major turnoff for guests. Their presence can suggest poor cleanliness standards, unsanitary conditions, and an overall unhealthy environment, leading to potential health concerns.
Ants
Ant season comes by every year, and while generally harmless, invading ants can infest kitchens, dining areas, and other rooms, leading to a perception of uncleanliness. Removing food sources is crucial when battling many species of ants. For instance, carpenter ants prefer sugary or protein-rich foods. Maintaining an environment free of loose, sugary or protein-rich foods should not be difficult, especially in an Airbnb. Plus, preventing carpenter ants could save your Airbnb from damage and prevent negative reviews from guests!
Rodents
Mice and rats can cause significant fear and disgust for your guests. Their droppings can also pose health risks, making immediate management crucial. Additionally, there are serious risks to health and property if rodent populations are left unchecked!
You can certainly roll your sleeves up and attempt to eradicate these pests on your own by performing DIY methods, of course, this comes with risk. These risks can certainly outweigh the benefits of the do-it-yourself method if performed or applied in an unsafe manner.
There are many hidden dangers of DIY rodent control that you should consider before attempting to perform DIY rodent control. Equally important is the fact that you cannot legally perform your own pest control treatments inside a property you rent or lease to others!
Spiders
While not as damaging as other pests, many guests have a fear of spiders. Statistically, a third of our nation’s population experiences arachnophobia. Does your short-term rental have signs of a spider infestation? Do you know the difference between the wolf spider and the brown recluse spider? One can lead to discomfort within the walls of your rental or complaints online. The other can lead to potential health risks for your guests. Professional Airbnb pest control can detect and prevent these issues before your guests arrive!
Why Should You Trust Four Seasons Pest Solutions with Your Airbnb pest control?
Here at Four Seasons Pest Solutions Inc., we have designed multiple in-depth programs to fit the needs of your short or long-term rentals. From our decorated ‘4×4 Packages’ to our ‘Airbnb Plus Plan’, Four Seasons Pest Solutions has you covered. Our ‘Air BnB Plus Plan’ concentrates on all common household pests including effective rodent prevention, and for an additional fee, can include our ‘Buzz-Off’ Mosquito control!.
Worried about guests bringing in roaches or bedbugs? Our Airbnb Plus also covers those! In fact, you’re covered under our Legendary Lifetime Warranty; the first of its kind!
Pick up the phone and start protecting your investment today. Then you’ll see why all the other Airbnb hosts are saying, “It’s good to have Four Seasons on your side.”
And remember, it’s okay to live among pests… but you don’t have to live with them!
