Our experts get many calls about identifying bed bugs. In a recent article from FMC Pest Wire, these 5 bugs are often mistaken for bed bugs: Carpet Beetles, Spider Beetle, Cockroach Nymphs, Booklice and Bat Bugs. To the untrained eye, these bugs all look the same. Sometimes, we’re even asked to identify bed bug bites (pictured here).
The stink bug is searching for protected, overwintering sites like the inside of your house.
Below are some tips on tick prevention in your yard from the Center for Disease Control (CDC). In addition, the CDC and other government health agencies recommend a tick lawn treatment to reduce their populations. Suburban Exterminating is happy to provide a tick lawn treatment for our customers in Nassau and Suffolk counties.
Yuck! Cockroaches spread disease which cause food poisoning . Because cockroaches or roaches frequent garbage cans, sewers and other nasty places, germs attach to their bodies as they run around. The list of disease causing germs and bacteria is frightening including Salmonella, Shigella, E. coli, Streptococcus (pneumonia), hookworm, pin worms, tapeworms, and even poliomyelitis viruses. And don’t forget that roaches also cause allergies and asthma.
Termites are one of the most destructive pests. They cause billions of dollars in damage to homes and businesses every year.
Mice can enter your home through the smallest of holes, scale 5 story buildings and are intelligent. Mice enter your home looking for a warm place to live. You can keep them out by sealing cracks and crevices in your home and making sure that your door seals are in good condition. Once mice have entered your home, they can become real problems.
