Category: Household Insects
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Five Tips for Keeping Pests Out of Your Home
New Jersey is home to many types of pests that can invade residential buildings, including rats, ants, cockroaches and spiders. In order to protect your home from these critters, keep the following pest prevention tips in mind. Determine the most common pests. Knowing which types of pests are most likely to enter your home can…
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What Does Google Say Bugs NJ Residents Most?
Household pests are a common problem throughout the U.S., but the specific types of pests involved differ from state to state. Google recently put together a list of the pests that residents in each state do online searches for the most. This information indicates the most troublesome pests for different states. In New Jersey, ants…
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Watch for Kitchen-Area Pests All Year Round
While houseflies buzzing around your kitchen can be a pain to deal with in summer, other pests can invade your pantry all year round. These bugs can get into boxes and bags of food and climb all over your counters and cupboards. If you spot any of the following in your home, you’ll need help…
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Even in Winter Restaurants Can Get Fruit Flies or Drain Flies
When you run a restaurant, you know how much of a nuisance flies can be. While you don’t have to worry about houseflies buzzing around during winter and bothering your customers, fruit flies and drain flies can still invade your kitchen. Fruit flies and drain flies are tiny flies that are drawn to decaying food…
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What’s a Ghost Ant?
If you’ve ever noticed pale brownish-yellow ants crawling around, these are known as ghost ants. They get their name from the fact that their coloring makes them very difficult to see. Although they don’t bite or sting, they’re capable of building colonies that number in the thousands, which makes them hard to get rid of.…
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Highlight on the Indian Meal Moth – a Pantry Pest
When you think of pantry pests, insects like ants, gnats and fruit flies probably come to mind, but there’s another one you should be aware of. Indian meal moths can also get into your pantry and ruin some of your food supplies. Indian meal moths are elongated bugs with a reddish-brown coloring on their wings.…