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	<title>Heritage Pest Control &#187; Raccoons</title>
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		<title>Raccoons And Rodents Look To Attics To Spend the Winter Months</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:48:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To date, New Jersey residents have been pretty lucky with our sporadic warmer than usual winter temperatures.  Many wild animals may still be enjoying the great outdoors, but it won’t be long before they will need to find a place to hunker down for the cold months ahead, report NJ pest control professionals. Screened attic [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.heritagepestcontrolnj.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/raccoon.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-500" title="raccoon" src="http://www.heritagepestcontrolnj.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/raccoon-199x300.jpg" alt="" width="199" height="300" /></a>To date, New Jersey residents have been pretty lucky with our sporadic warmer than usual winter temperatures.  Many wild animals may still be enjoying the great outdoors, but it won’t be long before they will need to find a place to hunker down for the cold months ahead, report <a href="http://www.heritagepestcontrolnj.com/about/index.php">NJ pest control</a> professionals.</p>
<p>Screened attic vents, soffits, and even attached roofing material are no match for the skill and desire of a <a href="http://www.heritagepestcontrolnj.com/animals/index.php">raccoon</a>.  The arrival of <a href="http://www.heritagepestcontrolnj.com/animals/index.php">nuisance wildlife</a> can occur at any moment in time.  They tend to invade human structures to have access to food, water and shelter.  In order to eliminate raccoons and other nuisance wildlife from your home, it’s imperative that a professional evaluation be completed so that entry points can be discovered, damage assessed, and a proper treatment or exclusion plan designed.</p>
<p>Heritage Pest Control reports that wild animals are not only difficult to eliminate from a structure, they can also be dangerous to encounter, especially when they are defending their young.  In addition to animal encounter issues, the urine and feces left behind by invading nuisance wildlife can be harmful to humans.</p>
<p>Heritage Pest Control offers expert wildlife exclusion, humane trapping and removal services to Northern New Jersey residents.  Call us today to see how our wildlife control program can help you.</p>
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		<title>Santa Might Not Be the Only One Coming Down the Chimney</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>get_blogging</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past few years northern New Jersey has seen a strong development of homes, apartments and condominiums. These residential areas have taken living areas from squirrels and raccoons which has forced many of those animals to find alternative housing.  Unfortunately for the occupants of these newer residences, a chimney makes for a decent alternative [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Over the past few years northern New Jersey has seen a strong development of homes, apartments and condominiums. These residential areas have taken living areas from squirrels and raccoons which has forced many of those animals to find alternative housing.  Unfortunately for the occupants of these newer residences, a chimney makes for a decent alternative home for a squirrel or raccoon.</p>
<p>The first clue you may have that a raccoon nest could be in your chimney could be the smell of the feces and urine. You may also hear scratching noises coming from the chimney but it is important that you not open the flue as the raccoons may fall out and start scrambling around the house.</p>
<p>This potentially dangerous pest problem should be left to a<a href="http://www.heritagepestcontrolnj.com/animals/squirrels.php"> New Jersey Pest</a> professional.  They have protective gloves, raccoon snares and other pieces of extraction equipment that no homeowner possesses.  Raccoons can be aggressive when they feel threatened so this is not an animal that you want to face without the proper equipment and training.</p>
<p>An experienced <a href="http://www.heritagepestcontrolnj.com/animals/raccoons.php">New Jersey pest control</a> pro can handle more than just raccoon extraction as well.  These experts can also install a device to keep these animals out of your chimney in the future.  If an eager raccoon bypassed your chimney and gained entry into your home by way of the roof or eaves an experienced pest control pro can repair this damage as well to prevent future infestations.</p>
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		<title>Insurance and New Jersey Pest Damage</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The presence of a New Jersey pest must be handled quickly. The number one home damager, the termite, can be working on your home for years and the damage they can cause can be extensive. Everyone with a home and a mortgage has homeowners insurance. The standard home owners’ policy excludes vermin damage from being [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The presence of a New Jersey pest must be handled quickly. The number one home damager, the termite, can be working on your home for years and the damage they can cause can be extensive.</p>
<p>Everyone with a home and a mortgage has homeowners insurance. The standard home owners’ policy excludes vermin damage from being covered. That is because this type of problem happens over a certain amount of time.</p>
<p>The evidence of these wood destroyers is usually recognizable before that happens. That is why insurance does not cover their handiwork. It’s similar to wear and tear in a house or on a roof. After twenty years the average northern New Jersey roof will be looking pretty bad. Homeowners insurance does not and will not pay for a new one, unless a storm happens to come along and helps strip it off.</p>
<p>This is why evidence of vermin must be dealt with quickly. A <a href="http://www.heritagepestcontrolnj.com/insects/wood-destroying.php">New Jersey pest control</a> professional can help you deal with any invasive pest as safely and efficiently as possible. This expert offers repair services too but this is an expense you have some control over. Reaching out to a <a href="http://www.heritagepestcontrolnj.com/home-pest-control/index.php">New Jersey pest technician</a> at the first sign of pest activity will limit the amount of damage done to your home and limit the associated expense.</p>
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		<title>For Most New Jersey Pests &#8211; the Night Time is the Right Time</title>
		<link>http://www.heritagepestcontrolnj.com/blog/2011/11/23/for-most-new-jersey-pests-the-night-time-is-the-right-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Northern New Jersey there can be many creatures that can create havoc in a home. Many can get a real foothold because of one common factor &#8211; they do their damage at night. The evidence of these New Jersey pests can be slowly building up around you and you may not know it. Take [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In Northern New Jersey there can be many creatures that can create havoc in a home. Many can get a real foothold because of one common factor &#8211; they do their damage at night. The evidence of these New Jersey pests can be slowly building up around you and you may not know it.</p>
<p>Take the mouse or rat that likes to move around at the more quiet times of the day. You may see a bitten food package or some black pellets without ever actually seeing a rodent. The carpenter ant is also a nocturnal worker. Some do it yourself lists on ridding your home of these pests tell you to stay up with a flashlight and follow them from your home to their nest.</p>
<p>The bed bug is always up to no good after you retire for the evening. Another biting insect that can cause some physical problems would be a sac spider. These pests have a painful bite that can cause a welt to rise up and one variety can actually cause tissue damage with their bite.</p>
<p>The presence of any nocturnal <a href="http://www.heritagepestcontrolnj.com/insects/index.php">New Jersey pest</a> should be handled by an experienced <a href="http://www.heritagepestcontrolnj.com/insects/biting-insects.php">New Jersey pest</a> technician. If you see any signs of insect activity, even if you don’t see the insects, you should call the New Jersey pest control expert to get to the root of the problem.</p>
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		<title>Raccoons are Adapting well to Urban and Suburban Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When your kids see a raccoon in the wild they are fascinated and usually charmed. These New Jersey pests are, however, anything but charming. Raccoons carry a number of insects in their fur and have a higher incidence of rabies than other animals. Raccoons have adapted well to suburban and even urban life. Storm drains [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When your kids see a raccoon in the wild they are fascinated and usually charmed. These New Jersey pests are, however, anything but charming. Raccoons carry a number of insects in their fur and have a higher incidence of rabies than other animals. </p>
<p>Raccoons have adapted well to suburban and even urban life. Storm drains and abandoned cars and trucks serve as good places for their dens. Outside tool sheds and unused cottages may be another place you can find a raccoon’s den. They also can get into your attic or chimney. Raccoons are nocturnal so you won’t hear them much during the day but you could hear them leaving in the night and returning the next morning.</p>
<p>This pest can get on your roof and use its powerful claws to rip into your siding and gain entry into your home. If you find one in your attic or hear them in your chimney or spot one by your garage you should call a <a href="http://www.heritagepestcontrolnj.com/about/index.php" target="_blank">New Jersey pest control</a> professional. As stated before, they can be rabid and they are nasty when cornered, especially you encounter a mother with her young nearby. </p>
<p>You should call a pest control contractor at the first sight of a raccoon even if it is just going through your trash cans at night. The <a href="http://www.heritagepestcontrolnj.com/about/index.php" target="_blank">New Jersey pest</a> professional will humanely trap the animal and keep it from any further mischief around your house. </p>
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