Notes from the Green Truck

When they discover carpenter ants on their property, New Jersey homeowners in Bergen, Morris, Passaic and Hudson counties are apt to reach for the Raid or some other home and garden pesticide and spray away. That may be the worst thing you can do.
Carpenter ants can forage over an area the size of a football [...]

If you’re mowing the lawn and come across a teeming “puddle” of winged ants, you have carpenter ants on your property. These wood destroying insects can destroy landscape trees. Drawn by damp, damaged wood, they often migrate to porches, decks and into homes where they can cause expensive damage to structural timbers and wood elements [...]

If you see a large, black ant in New Jersey, it’s most likely a carpenter ant. The largest ant species found in New Jersey, carpenter ants range in size from 1/4 inch to 3/4 inch. While carpenter ants share many of the same characteristics and feeding habits as other ant species, it is their habit [...]

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 [...]

Do you hear a rustling sound, something akin to crinkling cellophane when standing near a wall in your home? Do you find that you keep killing ants, only to have them return again and again? If so, you may have carpenter ants. These industrious insects hollow out walls and can cause structural damage to your [...]

Carpenter ants have been plaguing homeowners and businesses throughout New Jersey as well as other areas in the United States.  These pests are difficult to get rid of and quite destructive if left untreated.  It is not uncommon for a carpenter ant colony to have over 10,000 ants in their nest.  Once a nest has [...]

What could be more fun than taking your kids out in the backyard, pitching a tent, and camping under the stars in the summertime?  The crickets were chirping, the stars were twinkling and the smores that were made were simply divine, from what I heard.  According to my friend, there was no better place in [...]

Going green or going natural are more than just catch phrases nowadays.  In an effort to save the environment and protect the people, natural pest killing products are being developed and used at increasing rates.
These natural products are increasing in popularity because they are derived from materials like plants, bacteria, minerals and animals.  When administered [...]

More times than not, people confuse carpenter ants with termites.  Although they both like wood, for different reasons, and they both cause damage to structures, they are completely different creatures that need to be dealt with.
There are three things to look for when determining if you have carpenter ants or termites:  antennae, wings, and body [...]