Category: Commercial Pest Control
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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…
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Do You Have Carpenter Ants? How to Know and ID Them
Did you know that there are more than 12,000 species of ants in the world? But one of the most destructive is the carpenter ant. If you know what to look for, you can get an idea on what ant species may be doing damage to your house, home or property. Giant Ants The first thing to look…
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Three More Things We Bet You Didn’t Know About Ants in New Jersey
With our last post about ants, we talked about three colony facts. This time, we want you to know about Myrmica rubra Linnaeus, also known as the European red or fire ant. A lot of insect pests have found their way into New Jersey from other areas of the world. Although many people think that this ant species…
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Bed Bugs Shut Down Florida Library
Recent infestations in New York City subway trains have shown that a facility doesn’t actually have to have beds to fall victim to bed bugs. Earlier this year bed bugs turned up in a Florida library, showing that no public place is immune. In January, a patron of the Cocoa Beach Public Library spotted an insect…
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Little Known Facts About Squirrels
Though pesky when infiltrating areas to which they don’t belong, squirrels are nonetheless fascinating creatures. Did you know… Squirrels are rodents of the genus Sciurus and large family Sciuridae, which includes chipmunks, marmots, and prairie dogs. Groups of squirrels are called “scurries.” There are 1,650 species of squirrel, which typically possess a large bushy tail,…