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A FEW TIPS:

· EXCLUSION -  Rodent Proofing prevents rodents from getting inside. Eliminex can help you find how they are getting in.

· SANITATION - Keep grass short, clean up debris around buildings, eliminate available water sources for rodents.

· CLEANING - Clean up food waste and spillage daily.  Don’t leave pet food out overnight.  Mop, don’t sweep up droppings.

 

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 SERVING THESE AREAS (Some counties limited to type of services offered)

 

 

BERGEN COUNTY WITH ZIP CODES (FOR TERMITES AND WOOD DESTROYING INSECTS ONLY)

ELIMINEX TERMITE AND PEST, SERVING THESE NEW

JERSEY CITIES: IN LOWER BERGEN COUNTY NEW JERSEY - ALPINE 07620 BERGENFIELD 07621 BOGOTA 07603 CARLSTADT 07072 CLIFFSIDE PARK 07010 CRESSKILL 07626 DEMAREST 07627 DUMONT 07628 - HOME INSPECTION NEW JERSEY NJ - EAST RUTHERFORD 07073 EDGEWATER 07020 ELMWOOD PARK 07407 ENGLEWOOD 07631 ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS 07632 FAIRLAWN 07410 FORT LEE 07024 GARFIELD 07026 GLEN ROCK 07452 HACKENSACK HASBROUCK HIGHTS 07604 HAWORTH 07506 LEONIA 07605

LITTLE FERRY 07643 LODI 07644 LYNDHURST 07071 MAYWOOD 07607 MOONACHIE 07074 NEW MELFORD 07646 NORTH ARLINGTON 07031 ORADELL 07649 PALLISADES PARK 07650 PARAMUS 07652 RIDGEFIELD 07657 RIDGEFIELD PARK 07660 RIVER EDGE 07661 ROCHELLE PARK 07662 RUTHERFORD 07070 SOUTH HACKENSACK 07606 TEANECK 07666 TENAFLY 07670 TETERBORO 07608 WALLINGTON 07057 WOOD RIDGE 07075 HOME INSPECTIONS NJ NEW JERSEY.

 

ESSEX COUNTY WITH ZIP CODES

IN ESSEX COUNTY NEW JERSEY BELLEVILLE 07109 BLOOMFIELD 07003 CALDWELL CEDAR GROVE 07009 ESSEX FELLS 07021 FAIRFIELD 07004 GLEN RIDGE 07028 IRVINGTON 07111 LIVINGSTON 07039 MAPLEWOOD 07040 MILLBURN 07041 MONTCLAIR 07042 NORTH CALDWELL 07006 NUTLEY 07110 ORANGE 07050 ROSELAND 07068 SOUTH ORANGE 07079 VERONA 07044 WEST CALDWELL 07006 WEST ORANGE 07052

 

 

HUNTERDON COUNTY WITH ZIP CODES (FOR TERMITES AND WOOD DESTROYING INSECTS ONLY)

IN HUNTERDON COUNTY NEW JERSEY NJ ALEXANDRIA 08848 BETHLEHEM 08802 BLOOMSBURY 08804 CALIFON 07830 CLINTON TOWN 08809 CLINTON TWP 08801 FLEMINGTON 08822 FRANKLIN TWP 08868 FRENCHTOWN 08825 GLEN GARDNER 08826 HAMPTON 08827 HIGH BRIDGE 08829 HOLLAND 08848 KINGWOOD 08559 LAMBERTVILLE 08530 LEBANON BORO 08833 LEBANON TWP 08826 MILFORD 08848 RARITAN TWP 08822 READINGTON 08801 08870 08889 STOCKTON 08559 TEWKSBURY 08858 UNION TWP 08860 WEST AMWELL 08530

 

MIDDLESEX COUNTY WITH ZIP CODES

IN MIDDLESEX COUNTY NEW JERSEY NJ AVENEL 07001 BONHAMTOWN 08837 CARTERET 07008 CLIFFWOOD 07721 COLONIA 07067 CRANBURY 08512 DAYTON 08810 DUNELLEN 08812 EAST BRUNSWICK 08816 EDISON 08817 08837 08820 ENGLISHTOWO 07726 FORDS 08863 HELMETTA 08828 HIGHLAND PARK 08904 HIGHTSTOWN 08520 ISELIN 08830 JAMESBURG 08831 KEASBEY 08832 KENDALL PARK 08824 KINGSTON 08828 MATAWAN 07747 MENLO PARK 08837 METUCHEN 08840 MIDDLESEX,08846 MILLTOWN 08850 MONMOUTH JUNCTION 08852 MONROE 08831 NEW BRUNSWICK 08901

08903 NORTH BRUNSWICK 08902 OLD BRIDGE 08857 PARLIN 08859 PERTH AMBOY 08861 PISCATAWAY PISCATAWAYTOWN 08817 PLAINSBORO 08536 PORT READING 07064 PRINCETON 08540 SAYREVILLE 08871 08872 SEWAREN 07077 SOUTH AMBOY 08878 08879 SOUTH BRUNSWICK 08852 SOUTH PLAINFIELD 07080 SOUTH RIVER 08882 SPOTSWOOD 08884 WOODBRIDGE 07095 NJ

 

 

MONMOUTH COUNTY WITH ZIP CODES

IN MONMOUTH COUNTY NEW JERSEY NJ - ABERDEEN 07747 ALLENHURST 07711 ALLENTOWN 08501 ASBURY PARK 07712 ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS 07716 AVON-BY-THE-SEA 07717 BELMAR 07719 BRADLEY BEACH 07720 BRIELLE 08730 COLTS NECK 07720 DEAL 07723 EATONTOWN 07724 ENGLISHTOWN 07726 FAIR HAVEN 07704 FARMINGDALE 07727 FREEHOLD BORO 07728 FREEHOLD TWP 07728 HIGHLANDS 07748 HOLMDEL 07733 HOWELL 07731 INTERLAKEN 07712 KEANSBURG 07734 KEYPORT 07735 LITTLE SILVER 07739 07701 LOCH ARBOUR VILLAGE 07712 LONG BRANCH 07740 MANASQUAN 08736 MARLBORO 07746 MATAWAN 07747 MIDDLETOWN 07748 MILLSTONE 07726 MONMOUTH BEACH 07750 NEPTUNE CITY 07753 NEPTUNE TWP 07753 OCEAN 07755 OCEANPORT 07757 RED BANK 07701 ROOSEVELT 08555 RUMSON 07760 SEA BRIGHT 07760 SEA GIRT 08750 SHEWSBURY BORO 07702 SHREWSBURY TWP 07702 SOUTH BELMAR 07719 SPRING LAKE 07762 SPRING LAKE HIGHTS 07762 TINTON FALLS 07724 UNION BEACH 07735 UPPER FREEHOLD TWP 08514 WALL TWP 07719 WEST LONG BRANCH 07764

 

MORRIS COUNTY (FOR TERMITES AND WOOD DESTROYING INSECTS ONLY)

IN MORRIS COUNTY NEW JERSEY NJ - BOONTON TOWN 07005 BOONTON TWP 07005 BUTLER 07405 CHATHAM BORO 07928 CHATHAM TWP 07928 CHESTER BORO 07930 CHESTER TWP 07930 DENVILLE 07834 DOVER 07801 EAST HANOVER 07936 FLORHAM PARK 07932 HANOVER TWP 07936 HARDING 07940 JEFFERSON 07438 KINNELON 07405 LINCOLN PARK 07035 LONG HILL 07928 MADISON 07940 MENDHAM 07945 MINE HILL 07803 MONTVILLE 07045 MORRIS PLAINS 07950 MORRIS TWP 07960 MORRISTOWN 07960 MOUNT ARLINGTON 07856 MOUNT OLIVE 07828 PARSIPPANY 07054 TROY HILLS

07054 PEQUANNOCK 07444 RANDOLPH 07869 RIVERDALE 07457 ROCKAWAY BORO 07866 ROCKAWAY TWP 07866 ROXBURY 07876 VICTORY GARDENS BORO 07801 WASHINGTON TWP 07853 WHARTON BORO 07885

 

OCEAN COUNTY (FOR TERITES AND WOOD DESTROYING INSECTS ONLY)

IN UPPER OCEAN COUNTY NEW JERSEY NJ - BAY HEAD 08742 BEACHWOOD 08722 BERKELEY 08721 BRICK 08720 DOVER 08753 ISLAND HIGHTS 08732 JACKSON 08701 LAKEHURST 08733 LAKEWOOD 08701 LAVALLETTE 08735 MANCHESTER 08733 MANTOLOKEN 08738 PINE BEACH 08741 PLUMSTED 08533 PT. PLEASANT BORO 08742 POINT PLEASANT BEACH 08742 SEASIDE HIGHTS 08751 SOUTH TOMS RIVER 08757

 

PASSAIC COUNTY (FOR TERMITES AND WOOD DESTROYING INSECTS ONLY)

 IN PASSAIC COUNTY NEW JERSEY NJ - BLOOMINGDALE 07403 CLIFTON 07001 HALEDON 07508 HAWTHORNE 07506 LITTLE FALLS 07424 NORTH HALEDON 07508 PASSIAC 07055 PATERSON 07005 POMPTON LAKES 07442 PROSPECT PARK 07508 RINGWOOD 07456 TOTOWA 07512 WANAQUE 07465 WAYNE 07470 WEST MILFORD 07480 WEST PATERSON 07424

 

 

SOMERSET COUNTY WITH ZIP CODES

IN SOMERSET COUNTY NEW JERSEY NJ - BEDMINSTER 07921 BERNARDS 07920 BERNARDSVILLE 07924 BOUND BROOK 08805 BRANCHBURG 08876 BRIDGEWATER 08807 FAR HILLS 07931 FRANKLIN TWP 08873 GREEN BROOK 08812 HILLSBOROUGH 08844 MANVILLE 08835 MILLSTONE 08849 MONTGOMERY 08844 NORTH PLAINFIELD 07060 PEAPACK/GLADSTONE BORO 07977 RARITAN 08869 ROCKY HILL 08553 SOMERVILLE 08876 SOUTH BOUND BROOK 08880 WARREN 07059 WATCHUNG 07069

 

UNION COUNTY WITH ZIP CODES

IN UNION COUNTY NEW JERSEY NJ - BERKELEY HIGHTS 07922 CLARK 07066 CRANFORD 07016 ELIZABETH 07201 FANWOOD 07023 GARWOOD 07027 HILLSIDE 07205 KENILWORTH 07033 LINDEN 07036 MOUNTAINSIDE 07092 NEW PROVIDENCE 07974 PLAINFIELD 07061 RAHWAY 07065 ROSELLE 07203 ROSELLE PARK 07204 SCOTCH PLAINS 07076 SPRINGFIELD 07081 SUMMIT 07901 UNION 07083 WESTFIELD 07090 WINFIELD 07036

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Outdoors:

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SQUIRREL CONTROL IN NEW JERSEY

SQUIRREL REMOVAL AND CONTROL:

 

Squirrels are usually classified as a pest species due to their habits of living in houses.  The most common complaints include the following:

 

· Squirrels living in the attic

· Squirrels living in the chimney

· Squirrels chewing on woodwork

· Squirrels stealing bird seed

· Squirrels stuck inside the wall structures of homes

 

 

SQUIRREL BIOLOGY:

 

Eastern Grey squirrel adults average about 16 ounces in weight.  They can supposedly live for up to ten years, but in the wild the life expectancy isn’t more than 3-4 years.  Squirrels produce about 2 litters per year which one is in the late summer, and one in the winter.

The female has a litter of 3-4 young after a 44 day gestation, and the young grow very quickly, and are weaned in about ten weeks.

 

SQUIRREL BEHAVIOR:

 

Squirrels are the most active in the morning and evening.  Squirrels eat mostly nuts and seeds.  They live in a variety of habitats, both forest and suburban or city areas.  They establish home territories, and often communicate through chattering, scent, and flickering of their tail.

 

SQUIRRELS CAN BE A NUISANCE:

 

Squirrels love to live in attics.  They also love to chew, and will chew on houses or wires, ducts, pipes once inside an attic.  People don’t like the noises squirrels make running about above the ceiling or in the eaves, but its really the chewing that’s the real problem.  If squirrels chew on electrical wires in an attic, it can create a real potential fire hazard.  Squirrels also bring in nesting material and leave urine and feces.

 

 

 

HOW WE GET RID OF YOUR SQUIRRELS:

 

If it’s just squirrels on the property, the best way is trapping and removal.  If its squirrels in the attic, then all of the open holes and vulnerable areas through which they can enter should be sealed shut with a material that squirrels can’t chew through, such as steel.  The squirrels can then be trapped and removed, or excluded through the use of one-way exclusion doors and tunnels

 

ELIMINEX CHARGES $95 PER HOUR TO PROVIDE EXCLUSION LABOR (not including materials and trapping fees)

 

ELIMINEX CHARGES $59 FOR THE INITIAL INSPECTION TRIP CHARGE (for a proper assessment for the work needed)

SQUIRREL DAMAGE:

 

Eastern Grey Squirrels commonly enter houses either by chewing holes along the facia or in dormer corners, or by entering any existing gaps 1-2 inches in diameter.  Once inside they may chew on electrical wiring or phone lines, displace or pack down and soil insulation, and make noise with their activities.  The best way to rid squirrel problems is to first remove the problem squirrels by trapping and relocating and then patching holes to prevent further problems.  Trimming any trees away from the house is also a good idea. 

 

Squirrels occasionally damage lawns by burying or searching for and digging up nuts .  They will chew bark and clip twigs on ornamental trees or shrubbery planted in yards.  Often squirrels take food at bird feeders.  Sometimes they chew to enlarge openings of bird houses and they enter to eat nestling songbirds.  Flying squirrels are small enough to enter most bird houses and are especially likely to eat nesting birds.

 

In gardens, squirrels may eat planted seeds, mature fruits, or grains such as corn.

 

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MIDDLESEX COUNTY WITH ZIP CODES

IN MIDDLESEX COUNTY NEW JERSEY NJ AVENEL 07001 BONHAMTOWN 08837 CARTERET 07008 CLIFFWOOD 07721 COLONIA 07067 CRANBURY 08512 DAYTON 08810 DUNELLEN 08812 EAST BRUNSWICK 08816 EDISON 08817 08837 08820 ENGLISHTOWO 07726 FORDS 08863 HELMETTA 08828 HIGHLAND PARK 08904 HIGHTSTOWN 08520 ISELIN 08830 JAMESBURG 08831 KEASBEY 08832 KENDALL PARK 08824 KINGSTON 08828 MATAWAN 07747 MENLO PARK 08837 METUCHEN 08840 MIDDLESEX,08846 MILLTOWN 08850 MONMOUTH JUNCTION 08852 MONROE 08831 NEW BRUNSWICK 08901

08903 NORTH BRUNSWICK 08902 OLD BRIDGE 08857 PARLIN 08859 PERTH AMBOY 08861 PISCATAWAY PISCATAWAYTOWN 08817 PLAINSBORO 08536 PORT READING 07064 PRINCETON 08540 SAYREVILLE 08871 08872 SEWAREN 07077 SOUTH AMBOY 08878 08879 SOUTH BRUNSWICK 08852 SOUTH PLAINFIELD 07080 SOUTH RIVER 08882 SPOTSWOOD 08884 WOODBRIDGE 07095 NJ

 

 

SOMERSET COUNTY WITH ZIP CODES

- IN SOMERSET COUNTY NEW JERSEY NJ - BOUND BROOK 08805 FRANKLIN TWP 08873 MANVILLE 08835 NORTH PLAINFIELD 07060 PEAPACK/SOMERVILLE 08876 SOUTH BOUND BROOK 08880

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CARPENTER BEE CONTROL

In NEW JERSEY

WHAT ARE SOME IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT CARPENTER BEES

 

 

Hymenoptera: Anthophoridae, Xylocopa virginica

SIZE: Up to 1 1/2 inches (38mm)

COLOR: Dark-colored

DESCRIPTION: Carpenter bees are large bees, resembling bumble bees. They are heavy-bodied and metallic blue-black with green or purplish highlights. The bodies are covered with bright yellow or orange hairs.

HABITAT: These insects build their nests in wood siding, the ends of logs used in modern log houses, or other areas where bare or painted wood is exposed.

LIFE CYCLE: The males and females cut a one-half inch circular hole into the wood, then create a tunnel parallel to the surface of the wood. Within the tunnel the female stores food and lays eggs. The developing carpenter bee larvae are in individual cells in the tunnel. There is usually only one generation per year.

TYPE OF DAMAGE: Cut holes in wood; yellow sawdust containing waste materials leaves unsightly stains.

CONTROL: Control of these insects can be achieved by spraying the entrance hole with an aerosol insecticide and plugging it with wood putty to prevent adults from returning.

INTERESTING FACTS: Females are quite docile, although they can sting. Males are aggressive, but cannot sting.

In the late-spring and early summer, homeowners often notice large, black bees hovering around the outside of their homes. These are probably carpenter bees searching for mates and favorable sites to construct their nests. Male carpenter bees are quite aggressive, often hovering in front of people who are around the nests. The males are quite harmless, however, since they lack stingers. Female carpenter bees can inflict a painful sting but seldom will unless they are handled or molested.

 

Carpenter bees resemble bumble bees, but the upper surface of their abdomen is bare and shiny black; bumble bees have a hairy abdomen with at least some yellow markings.

 

 

Although carpenter bees are less aggressive than wasps, female bees provisioning their nests will sting. Treatment is best performed at night when the bees are less active, or while wearing protective clothing.

Carpenter bees overwinter as adults in wood within abandoned nest tunnels. They emerge in the spring, usually in April or May. After mating, the fertilized females excavate tunnels in wood and lay their eggs within a series of small cells. The cells are provisioned with a ball of pollen on which the larvae feed, emerging as adults in late summer. The entrance hole and tunnels are perfectly round and about the diameter of your finger. Coarse sawdust the color of fresh cut wood will often be present beneath the entry hole, and burrowing sounds may be heard from within the wood. Female carpenter bees may excavate new tunnels for egglaying, or enlarge and reuse old ones. The extent of damage to wood which has been utilized for nesting year after year may be considerable.

 

Control

Carpenter bees prefer to attack wood which is bare, weathered and unpainted. Therefore, the best way to deter the bees is to paint all exposed wood surfaces, especially those which have a history of being attacked. Wood stains and preservatives are less reliable than painting, but will provide some degree of repellancy versus bare wood. To further discourage nesting, garages and outbuildings should be kept closed when carpenter bees are actively searching for nesting sites.