Tag: ticks

  • New Tick Bourne Disease Appears in Europe

    Bugs and pests are more than just an annoyance, they can also pose a potential risk to your health. For decades, scientists have know that ticks carry certain diseases that can be transmitted to both humans and pets. In addition to Lyme Disease and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, ticks are now responsible for infecting humans…

  • Pest Alert: New Jersey Tick Threat Is Extremely High

    A Level Red tick threat has been issued for the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, including Monmouth County, New Jersey. In raising the summer tick threat to its highest level, the University of Rhode Island Tick Encounter Resource Center warned residents and vacationers to protect themselves and their pets from blood-feeding ticks and the diseases they…

  • Fleas and Ticks – a Year Round Threat

    Many people think that when the weather becomes cold that all insects die off until the spring.  While this may be true with some types of insects, other pests are still a threat report Monmouth County NJ exterminators. Fleas Fleas can hitch a ride on pets inside of homes.  Flea pupa (eggs) remains well hidden…

  • Ticks Are On The Rise In NJ

    I don’t know of a single person that has not had a tick crawling up their leg or attached to some area of skin this year and many New Jersey residents report that they are frequently pulling the bloodsuckers off of their pets, despite  topical tick  treatments. Yes indeed, it is tick season report Monmouth County,…

  • Tiny Vampires Attacking NJ Residents

    Monmouth County, NJ exterminators are on high alert this summer as reports of tiny little vampire (black legged ticks) have been on the rise this past spring and now into the summer months. It is widely believed by entomologists from coast to coast that many pests, including ticks, will be out-of-control this summer due to…

  • New Disease Transmitted By Deer Tick Found In New Jersey Part 2 Of 2

    Continuing from Monday… The bubble has now burst on the theory that deer ticks are not a troublesome pest during the winter months.  In the past, it was mostly believed that New Jersey residents need only be worried about ticks once the weather warmed, but this is no longer the case. A woman was found…