How Do New Jersey Insects Survive Winter’s Cold?

Posted on 09.10.11 in Ants, Carpenter Ants, New Jersey Insects, New Jersey Pest Control, Termites

In New Jersey, insects are most active in the summer, and many people tend to think of insects as a strictly summer pest. Many insects, such as wasps and most bee species, do die out when winter’s cold winds start to blow. A single fertilized queen digs down into the soil, sheltering underground until spring arrives when she emerges to build new colony. But quite a few insects have…

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Fall Invaders Trying to Sneak into New Jersey Homes

Posted on 09.06.11 in New Jersey Insects, New Jersey Pest Control, Termites

Like reptiles, insects are cold-blooded. Unable to generate their own heat, insects draw warmth from their surroundings. When temperatures drop in the fall, insects use different strategies to survive winter’s cold, NJ pest control experts explain. Like monarch butterflies, some insects migrate to warmer climates. Other insects, such as termites, build their nests deep underground where…

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Flood Waters Send Mice Scurrying into NJ Homes

Posted on 09.03.11 in New Jersey Insects, New Jersey Pest Control, Rodents

Mice and rats are a frequent fall problem for New Jersey home owners, but flooding from hurricane Irene has exacerbated the problem in many areas, causing rodents to invade homes weeks ahead of schedule. Mice and rats typically begin to seek warm winter shelter inside New Jersey garages, attics and homes toward the end of September and early October when outdoor food sources disappear and…

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Insect Pests Targeting New Jersey Homes for Invasion

Posted on 08.16.11 in New Jersey Insects

Stink bugs aren’t the only fall pests that seek winter harborage inside northern New Jersey homes (see our previous post). NJ pest control services warn that a number of insects native to New Jersey are perennial fall invaders.

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