Category: Insects
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When The Bed Bugs Are Biting, We’ll Come A Fighting! Part II Of II
Continuing from Wednesday Bed bugs are mostly active at night, but will feed during the day, especially if the infestation is a bad one. They are attracted to the CO2 that we exhale and the heat that our bodies emit. You will find bed bugs most active (ready to feed) between the hours of 2:00…
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When The Bed Bugs Are Biting, We’ll Come A Fighting! Part I Of II
Bed bugs are a small blood sucking parasite that feed solely on the blood of warm blooded animals. They prefer humans, but will feed on dogs, cats, birds, or rodents, if humans are not available. Full grown bed bugs are about the size of an apple seed and can easily be seen with the human…
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Are Mosquitoes Taking A Bite Out Of Your Summertime Fun?
The hot and humid months of summer are in full swing. If you have spent any amount of time outdoors in New Jersey, it’s quite likely that mosquitoes have been nibbling away at any exposed skin that they can find. These blood suckers are very annoying and leave a trail of painful and itchy welts…
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Oh…Those Stink Bugs Really Stink!
Many people in New Jersey and throughout other parts of the eastern United States have been complaining for months about the stink bugs that seem to have decided to set up shop and not leave without a fight. These odorous pests were accidentally introduced to Pennsylvania over ten years ago and have been causing trouble…
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Drain Flies Are An Annoying Little Pest
The not so lovely drain fly goes by several different names. Besides a drain fly, it’s been called a sewer fly, drain moth, and filter fly. These tiny little bugs are brown or black in color and are commonly found hanging around drainpipe openings. The drain fly measures no longer than 1/5 of an inch…
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Don’t Let Yellow Jackets Spoil Your Outdoor Fun
The yellow jacket wasp is known for its outdoor shenanigans. They can become quite the outdoor nuisance pest in New Jersey, especially in August through October. These pesky wasps spend their days bothering humans as they scavenge for food at cookouts, campsites, fairs, sporting events, outside restaurants and picnics too. When not pestering humans during…