Heritage Pest Control

The holiday season brings about extended visits from children who have been away at college for the past several months.  This time of year also results in wonderful visits from friends and family members who you may not have seen since ringing in the New Year nearly a year ago. The one down side to [...]

When the bed bug problem started to make the headlines few imagined it would have taken such a concerted effort to stem the tide against this New Jersey pest. Frequent travel and the ban of DDT had been cited as the main culprits in their resurgence but new studies have shown that their seemingly unstoppable [...]

A team of entomologists in Philadelphia has found that bed bugs are successful, at least in part, due to inbreeding. It seems that by genetic analysis the bed bug doesn’t fall far from the genealogical tree. It may take only one or two females to start a large infestation if the bugs go unchecked. The [...]

Unusually warm temperatures are making it easier to get those holiday decorations and lights out in Northern New Jersey. Some of us go all out and can spend quite a lot of time on ladders and up in trees stringing lights. The theme of the month should be safety first. The Christmas season sees its [...]

The winter’s approach can see the activities of many New Jersey pests designed for a common goal, survival. Small insects, mice, squirrels and rats are very interested in finding a warmer place to continue on with their activities. Their definition of warmer may be different than yours, a cool, damp basement may not look too [...]

It’s time to get ready for the coming holiday season. Everyone in northern New Jersey will be looking to display their favorite decorations to get in the holiday spirit. If these decorations are kept in areas less traveled you may find that some unwanted holiday visitors have been nesting among them. Squirrels can get into [...]

The cockroach has been with us since prehistoric times by most estimates. The story goes if we get wiped out they will survive and just move on to bothering some other species. Stories of their living through a nuclear attack are somewhat unfounded though. That survival may or may not include the little friends that [...]

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 – 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 [...]

There was an arrest earlier this year in New York’s Chinatown of a vendor who was selling a pesticide that was 60 times more powerful than its legal potency. The desire to kill roaches in the area had these pesticides in demand. The case also revealed that there is an underground market for these types [...]

The fall is a time when the squirrels in your neighborhood seem more prevalent. They are scurrying across suburban roads almost constantly at this time of year. They are using this time to prepare for the winter. You’ll see them on your lawn and around your home more as they are storing acorns and other [...]