Mrs. Bzzz

This is what damage to sheet rock looks like caused by TERMITES!!!

With the unusual warmer weather we have been having in December & January, Mrs.Bzzz Pest has been receiving phone calls from Our customers reporting small ants in certain areas of the home. The most common areas at this time of year are homes that are on slab and have radiant heat. Expansion joints and cracks in slab provide entrance into the home for ants in search of food and water.
Long term success of our Pest Programs for ants depends on the client being educated by our technician on key points of pest ant biology, detection, and contributing factors including:

1)Cracks in slab and foundation.
2)Poor Sanitation
3)Composition and depth of landscape mulch
4)Moisture damage from poor ventilation, dirt to wood contact(siding of home), clogged gutters, and leaky pipes.

At this time of year treatments can be tricky to eliminate these slab ants because there is no foraging outside the structure, only under the slab near heat sources or vent ducts. Mrs.Bzzz Pests preferred choice of treatment at this time is baits, which the foraging ants will eat, bring back to the rest of the colony, distribute to colony, than colony is eliminated. Cracks in the slab than can be sealed to prevent future colonies from re-entry.

Give Us A Call Today....973-513-3501.

Picture is of a above ground termite bait station, that is installed directly over termite shelter tube so termites start feeding on bait right away.

Termite Shelter Tube Photo: Picture is of aerial termite shelter tubes hanging from a basement beam.

German Cockroaches!!

This cockroach has a worldwide distrubution and is the most prevalent species in and around homes, apartments, restaurants, supermarkets, food processing plants, and hospitals. German roaches are primarily found in kitchens and bathrooms, places where daily access to water is available.If the sanitation is poor roaches can invade all areas of a structure where food, water, and harborage exist.

The german roach produces more eggs per case than any other pest cockroach species. The female german roach carry their egg cases until they are ready to hatch, and the capsule is dropped in areas distant from other cockroaches. This behavior facilitates spread of cockroach populations within structures. One female cockroach is capable of laying 25 to 45 nymphs at once.

Many homes and business establishments become infested with cockroaches when they are introduced inside infested cartons, foodstuffs, and other materials. Many times restaurants develop roach problems when they get a delivery from a vendor that just picked up empty cases at another restaurant that was infested, thus spreading them to their restaurant.

IPM STRATEGIES FOR
COCKROACH INFESTATIONS:
>Identification
>Inspection, including use of flushing agents and monitoring traps
>Prediction
>Evaluation
>Decision

Sanitation is one of the most important factors in eliminating a cockroach infestation, as well as a good Insect Growth Regulator, known as an IGR, and a combination of baits for sensitive accounts and non repellent chemicals to not spread the problems to other areas of structure. It is extremely important that the company you select to handle your restaurant is implementing the most current strategies.

Mrs.Bzzz Pest & Termite Solutions handles all varieties of clients, from high end clients in Manhattan NY to local delis in Wayne NJ. All of our services come with a warranty and our seal of approval.