Notes from the Green Truck

A cockroach scurrying across the kitchen floor of your Bergen County home is cause for concern and an immediate call to an experienced northern New Jersey pest control firm. There is no such thing as one cockroach. Roaches live in large nests that may house hundreds of individuals. They are attracted to garbage, food, yard debris and [...]

Cockroaches are one of the most feared insects on the planet.  Nobody wants them, nobody ever wants to admit that they have them, and they are very hardy little buggers.  Cockroaches are so hardly that try as you may by using store bought sprays, traps, or bug bombs, and you will likely not kill them [...]

A friend of mine recently bought a home in New Jersey.  She thought it was quite nice that the previous owners left behind their pricey microwave oven instead of taking it with them.  She thought at first that perhaps it was a mistake.  She soon discovered why the microwave was left behind though.  After a [...]

Here in America, we are known for having big things.  We have big cars, big houses, big buildings, big families, and lucky us, we have some of the biggest cockroaches too!  The American cockroach is one of the largest cockroach species, growing to about 1 ½ to 2 inches in length…oh my!  The best thing [...]

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 [...]

Continuing from Monday…
Finding where cockroaches enter your house can be a tricky endeavor.  Baby roaches can fit into crevices as skinny as a dime.  Adult roaches can fit into crevices as skinny as a quarter.  Most female cockroaches will only mate one time, yet in a weird twist of nature, she is pregnant for the [...]

If cockroaches weren’t such a nuisance pest, I might just consider them an extraordinary insect.  Cockroaches are different than most bugs in many ways.  Here are a few interesting facts that help make them such an interesting specimen.
Have you ever turned your kitchen or bathroom light on only to see cockroaches scurry about?  You run [...]

You’re sneezing, wheezing, and coughing.  Your eyes are watery, red and itchy.  It’s springtime of course, and allergies are abundant.  Most people don’t know that the outdoor tree, grass, and flower pollens are not the only culprits that cause allergies in humans.
Not many people think of cockroaches when they think of allergy triggers, but cockroach [...]