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  • What’s Trending #BedBugs!

    The term “trend” often applies to something that’s new and fun. It’s not so positive when referring to the upward trend in calls from homeowners and apartment residents reporting bed bug sightings. Recent reports from Tucson, AZ show that they are keeping pace with the rest of the nation. Robert LaFrance of Arizona Heat Pest Control…

  • Visiting Grandma Should Not Give You BedBugs

    If Grandma is in a nursing home, you might want to be extra vigilant when you pay a visit. According to a report on National Public Radio, there has been a sharp increase in the number of bed bug infestations in these facilities. An industry survey shows that nearly 60 percent of responding pest control…

  • What Summer Pests Are Headed Our Way?

    While summer brings many things we love, like warm weather, family vacation and backyard barbecues, it also brings pests out of hibernation. The extreme winter weather we saw in the 2014-15 season may have slowed bugs down, according to entomologists, but they will be out in full force just in time to enjoy summer with us. The…

  • Plan Ahead: What to Do If You’re Attacked by Wasps?

    Welcome summer, a time of family picnics, vacations, exploring new places and being outside, soaking up the sun! Summer also brings out many different kinds of bugs and pests, one of those being wasps. When left alone, wasps are no threat to us. However, a mass attack can occur if their nest is disrupted. And,…

  • Are Termite Treatments “Permanent”?

    There are only a handful of things in life that are “permanent” no matter what you might read on product packages or hear in advertisements and treatment for termites is not one of those things. Termiticides can give a permanent death to existing termite colonies and create a barrier that repels termites, but these treatments only…

  • Wet Spring and Summer Pushes Ants Inside Your Home

    Although ants species in New Jersey typically live below ground, they will rapidly evacuate their subterranean homes when a natural disaster like flooding happens. The recent unexpected increase in rain means you will see more ants above ground than normal. Block Ant Event Migration One of the first places ants go once they are above ground is into warm, dry areas…