Category: Disease Carrying Pests
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Nearly 100 Species of Pest May Live in Your Home
How many creepy crawlies are sharing your home? A recent study by of 50 houses in the Raleigh area by researchers from North Carolina State University, the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, and the California Academy of Sciences is amazing Monmouth County pest control experts. What did they find? More than 500 different kinds…
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Increasing Tick Populations Can Put Your Health At Risk
Whether you’re hiking in the woods or wandering around your own property, being on the lookout for ticks is important. These biting pests can cause Lyme disease, an illness that requires prompt treatment to avoid serious complications. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently stated that there has been a sharp increase in…
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Could Genetics Hold the Key to Beating Bedbugs?
Bedbugs have been on the rise in recent years, prompting many calls to our Freehold exterminators. Unfortunately, these pests are getting harder to eliminate in some cases. Certain types of pesticides have proven ineffective at destroying these pests, which has prompted researchers to study better ways of handling them. Thanks to a group of scientists…
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What You Should Know About Zika Virus
Mosquitoes have been linked to the spread of certain diseases, such as West Nile virus, for years now, but they’ve also been spreading another type of illness. Zika virus has been in the news recently due to outbreaks in South America and the Caribbean. Zika virus can cause mild symptoms in some individuals, such as…
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Babesiosis: a New Tick Borne Disease Hits New Jersey
Ticks are usually associated with Lyme disease, but a new tick-borne illness is showing up in New Jersey, Rhode Island and other states in the northeast. This disease, called babesiosis, can be fatal to people who are older or those who have compromised immune systems. Babesiosis comes from tiny parasites that enter the body via…
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Deadly Lassa Fever Case in NJ
An ebola-like disease known as Lassa fever caused the death of a man in New Jersey in May 2015. Since this disease can be spread via contact with rodent droppings, it’s important to know a bit about it. Lassa fever is an infectious disease that is typically found in parts of Africa, including Nigeria and…