Category: Insects
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Homemade Stink Bug Trap Hits the Market
Don’t let this season’s hard-won spring be tainted with the foul odor of stink bugs. There is a new, inexpensive, effective, and pesticide-free stink bug solution to liberate your home of these invasive, smelly pests. All it takes is a roasting pan, dish soap, and a light. Fill a disposable foil roasting pan with water…
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How NOT To Control Ants In Your House
It’s spring… The birds are singing, the flowers are blooming, and despite hoping this year’s brutal winter would mean less pests, the ants are still marching one-by-one through your home and taking over your life. What’s a frustrated homeowner to do for ant control? Eliminate ants by avoiding these common ant control mistakes: Providing an…
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Interesting and Unusual Facts About Ants
Ants are one of Earth’s great success stories. Ancestors of ancient wasps, with whom they share their hourglass figure, ants first appeared on Earth when dinosaurs roamed the planet more than 120 million years ago. These small insects are among the few species that have survived to modern times largely unchanged. An amazingly hardy species,…
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Dont Let an Ant Infestation Ruin Your Summer Fun
Ahhh. The joys of summer. Food, fun in the sun, and enough ants to film an independent horror movie. Don’t let ants crash summer fun outside or inside your home. Keep ants at bay with these simple tips: Inside your home: Immediately address crumbs and spills in your home. Don’t leave dirty dishes out. Place…
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Are Pavement Ants Swarming into Your Monmouth County Home or Business?
As the ground warms, pavement ants start swarming up from their underground nests in search of food. You’ve probably seen these small ants massed along the edges of sidewalks or swarming over dropped food. Black to brown and barely 1/8 inch long, pavement ants live in nests under sidewalks, driveways, patios and slab-constructed buildings. A particular nuisance in the…
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Put Your Mind at Ease With a Free Pest Inspection
There’s nothing worse than finding out that one of your neighbors has a pest control problem. Immediately, your thoughts turn to your own home, and you start to wonder if you might have the same problem without knowing it. This time of year, pest control issues are fairly common in New Jersey, and it’s a…