Notes from the Green Truck

When rodent pests invade your New Jersey home or business, they spread life-threatening infectious diseases, expose humans and pets to dangerous parasites, contaminate food supplies and foul food preparation areas with their urine and feces, and damage structures with their incessant gnawing. Every year, rodents destroy one-third of the world’s food supply, do millions of [...]

With termites beginning to swarm in New Jersey, active new termite infestations are being reported in Morris and Bergen counties. As flying termites land to establish new colonies, termite infestations could quickly spread to neighboring counties, including Passaic, Essex, Hudson, Somerset, Sussex and Union counties in New Jersey and Rockland County in New York. (See [...]

More swarms are being reported in the eastern part of Bergen County now….add Cresskill, Paramus, and Teaneck to the list.  Previously we had reported swarms in Parsippany or East Hanover neighborhoods of Morris County, New Jersey or the Rutherford, North Arlington, Saddle Brook or Maywood areas of Bergen County. If you think you might have termites or [...]

The first sign of trouble was a little mound of what looked like sawdust on the raised concrete ledge in the laundry room. My neighbor has a raised ranch. In the unfinished basement area there is a narrow half-inch gap between the wallboard and the concrete foundation. Between every set of studs we could see [...]

Carpenter bees are also known as “wood boring bees”. While they can assist pollination in gardens, they are considered a pest because of the damage they can cause to wood structures. These bees have the ability to bore through wood, and they build their nests in wood structures around homes. They are considered one of [...]

Cockroaches are common pests in households, and they are hardy creatures that can multiply very quickly. As such, it is important to get rid of them as soon as possible, and the best way to do so is to eliminate sources of food and water as well as hiding places in your home.
One of the [...]

The rat problem in New York City remains unsolved, and it seems to be getting worse all the time. In lower Manhattan, construction works have caused thousands of rats to emerge from their hideouts, and they have settled in nearby public housing areas. These dreaded creatures are making life distressful for many residents, and it [...]

Many people who are living around Lake Musconetcong, New Jersey are troubled by the growing population of mosquitoes in the region. In the past, lakeside residents only experienced mosquito problem during night time, but now, they are being attacked all day long.
Residents in the towns of Bryam, Roxbury, Netcong, and Stanhope said that the mosquito [...]

Snakes can be beneficial to humans because they help to control the population of rodents. However, some snakes are venomous, and their bites can cause great pain or even death. The state of New Jersey is home to about 24 different species of snakes, but most of them are non-venomous.
Some of the non-venomous snakes that [...]

Bed bugs are nocturnal insects that are most active during night time. They will bite any exposed areas of a person’s skin while he or she is sleeping. Some of the common areas of the body where bed bug bites are found include the face, neck, arms, and hands. The bites cause small and raised [...]