Types Of Pest Control NJ Pest Identification, Termites, Bed Bugs, Carpenter Ants & Animals.

Other Types Of Pests

Termites

Carpenter Ants

Termites

Termites feed on wood and paper products such as books etc..., with an average colony reaching about 300,000 in size. Termites lose their wings when mating and often times these scattered wings can be a good indication that termites are present in your home or business. If not caught in time termites can cause serious damage to structures.

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Carpenter Ants

The carpenter ant is black in color and larger than most other types of ants. Colonies of carpenter ants can grow to almost 20,000 strong and can cause major structural damage to the frame of a house or building if not eliminated. The carpenter ant is also considered a wood destroying insect that prefers moist decaying wood.

Bed Bugs

Some people call the bed bug a "vampire" because it feeds off of warm blooded animals including humans. Bed bugs have a flat oval shaped body where their color is determined by what they fed on last. Bed bugs thrive in or near mattresses, beds, bed frames, beneath floor coverings and really almost anywhere that they can obtain access to blood.

Yellow Jacket

The bite of a yellow jacket can be dangerous especially to people who are allergic to their venom. The yellow jacket is unique in the sense that they can bite multiple times because they don't lose their stinger after they have bitten someone. Yellow jacket nests can be found in buildings, attics, cars, windows and most areas that can accommodate them.

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Bald Faced Hornet

These black and white multiple stinging "wasps" also have the ability to cause major illness from their bites. The bald faced hornet usually build their nests in shrubs, trees, under roof sills and patio decks. Their nests can grow to the size of a soccer ball and is gray in color. You would be smart in steering clear of this insect.

Paper Wasp

The paper wasp's color varies from a dark brown color to an almost orange color with yellow highlights on it's belly and can cause swelling from a sting. This insect also does not lose it's stinger when they bite and have been known to bite the same person numerous times within less than a minute.

Fruit Flies

Fruit flies breed in many different places such as mops, trash containers, empty bottles and in produce like bananas, onions, melons, grapes, strawberries and dirty rags. Once a fruit fly lays it's eggs they only take up to 24 hours to hatch. Fruit flies are known carriers of bacteria and disease.

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House Fly

The house fly feeds on dead animals, rodents fecal matter and is a very common insect. House flies are known carriers of pathogens such as anthrax, tuberculoses and other poisons. Gray in color the house fly can grow from a hatchling to an adult in less than seven days. They are called the annoying insect.

Bottle Fly

Bottle flies commonly infect human food supplies and are called scavengers. They also like to deposit their eggs on fecal matter, meat, fish and dead animals. This fly is much like the house fly and causes dysentery leading to diarrhea.

German Cockroach

The German Cockroach is a very common roach that lurks near and in food source areas. They like garbage cans, kitchens, cups, plates , utensils, sewers and are known carriers of germs and bacteria. Cockroaches produces allergens that can lead to allergies and asthma. Nobody likes cockroaches.

American Cockroach

As the largest common cockroach this insect is a carrier of germs and diseases. This cockroach is not an "inside your home" dweller but does exude an odor and sometimes ventures into homes during the colder months. These adult roaches can grow as long as 2.5 inches and are reddish-brown in color and has a yellow marking on the back of it's head.

Oriental Cockroach

An adult oriental cockroach can grow to about an inch long, emits a secretion with a foul smell and are often called water bugs. These roaches live in bundles of leaves, sewer pipes, under sinks and feed on

all kinds of garbage. Their secretions can cause skin irritation and congestion in breathing and also causes watery eye's.

Centipede

The centipede thrives in moist damp areas in and around your home or business. A centipede can grow up to 2 inches long with over 180 legs. They are actually good for killing other insects but most people still can't stand their slimy presence at home or work. You can find centipedes in basements, bathrooms or any water rich area.

Millipede

Millipedes also like moist areas such as basements near sump pumps or under moist carpets. They feed on organic elements like decaying matter or rotting vegetables. Millipedes are slippery and can be a very ugly and creepy experience.

Pill Bug

Pill bugs get their name because they roll up and look like little pills when they are scared. You can find pill bugs in moist areas under wood logs, stones and thick organic matter. Sometimes called the sow bug or wood louse this soft bellied insect has seven pairs of legs and pointy angled antennae.

Silverfish

Also known as the "fish moth" this wingless insect is barely seen because it is nocturnal only coming out at night. This insect grows to lengths of one inch long and is said to be over 300 million years old. Their diet consists of glue, paper, starch, cereals and other insects. They like moist areas and have two long antennae.

Earwig

Also known as the "pincher bug" this wiggling insects body extends half way out from it's legs and is black with a flat like torso extending almost one inch long. The earwig likes dark damp areas and can be found under carpeting, newspapers, magazines and pipes. They will slither their way into small cracks and crevices as well.

Deer Ticks

Deer ticks can be found in thick forests, open and grassy fields. They transmit bacteria that causes lyme disease which can be fatal to animal pets and humans. A deer tick is about the size of a small seed and males are black while females are reddish in color.

Brown Dog Ticks

Brown dog ticks feed mostly on dogs but can also be found on rodents,deer and other domestic animals. They can transmit bacteria and organisms which can lead to skin irritation and allergic reactions. These blood sucking insects can grow up to a half inch long and lay up to 3,000 eggs that hatch within a two month period.

Fleas

Fleas are wingless insects that need to suck the blood out of living mammals and birds skin in order to reproduce. Fleas exist while living on hosts such as cats, dogs, rodents, deer and humans. Fleas have been known to spread tape worm in cats and dogs as well.

Cricket

Crickets are about one inch long in length and are related to grasshoppers with a flat like body. The famous loud noise a cricket can make is contributed to it's raising of it's leg and rubbing against it's other leg. The higher the temperature the louder noise that they make. They will live in warm areas in your home beneath rugs or in clothing.

Cave Cricket

With their very large hind legs this cricket can make extremely loud noises by rubbing them together. Cave crickets can't fly but can jump fairly far when startled and can grow up to four inches long. They can be found in basements, animal burrows and under stones. Cave crickets are usually brownish in color and have long antennae.

Indian Meal Moth

Also known as the North American Flyer, this insect feeds on cereal, dry food products, dried fruit, nuts etc..., This moth can grow to about one inch long and can lay up to 300 eggs on your food. You might know that this moth is present by discovering the webbing, cast skins and fecal matter it leaves behind.

Varied Carpet Beetle

Carpet beetles eat almost anything and can be very destructive if not dealt with in a timely fashion. They eat organic fibers and products in and around your home or business. The carpet beetle has been known to spread diseases like anthrax. There are black carpet beetles and furniture carpet beetles.

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