Tag: NJ Pest Control
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Rats and Chewing – Teeth That Don’t Stop Growing
If you hear rats scurrying through the walls of your home in the middle of the night, they could be destroying more than your psyche. Due to their propensity for chewing, rats can cause extensive damage to your home. Why do rats chew so much? The four long front teeth of rats, called incisors, are…
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Five Interesting Facts about Mud Dauber Wasps
It’s not hard to figure out how mud dauber wasps got their name … they build their tube-shaped nests out of mud. What else should you know about this bug? They’re loners. Mud dauber wasps live a solitary life as opposed to other flying pests that build colonies in your home or yard. They’re active…
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Cave Crickets May Denote a Moisture Problem
Cave crickets go by many names, camel crickets, spider crickets, sprickets, and stone crickets. Resembling the mutant spawn of a spider and a cricket or grasshopper, they are really just a nuisance pest, harmless to humans (except for scaring the daylights out of you and your children) and feeding mainly on fabrics and houseplants. They…
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Five Interesting Facts about Pharaoh Ants
With an impressive name like “Pharaoh” you know these ants have a reputation to live up to, and they do, as they are innovative and creative when it comes to finding suitable places to set up a colony. Also known as “sugar ants” these tiny pests eat a variety of items including other insects. They…
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Voles – How Do You Know if You Have Them?
You may be familiar with grub and insect munching moles, but have you ever heard of voles? These small, mouse-like rodents feed on plant roots, tubers and bulbs, and in the winter on roots and bark, causing significant damage to landscaping large and small throughout your yard. Vole hole or mole hole? Identification can be…