Heritage Pest Control

Rats are not only disgusting creatures they are dangerous, especially when they are living and breeding within a kitchen! The Tampa Bay Times reported on March 26, 2013 that the kitchen at the Plant City High in Hillsborough, Florida was forced to close due to a rat infestation.  A pest control professional has been called [...]

Continuing from Friday… Another tell-tale sign of the presence of rats is the droppings that they leave in their path.  Rat droppings are oval shaped, and are brown or black in color.  One rat will consume approximately 15 to 25 grams of food each day and leave behind between 25 to 50 fecal droppings in [...]

Some cultures may revere rats and consider them to be “God-like”, but here in America, wild rats are considered to be a pest.  To NJ pest control experts, rat infestations are serious problems as rats are known to carry over 70 diseases that can be passed along to humans. Outdoors, rats provide a tasty treat [...]

Tenants are taken to New York City Housing Court for many different reasons.  Some landlords take their tenants to court for not paying their rent, some for being uncleanly, some for attracting vermin, and some for bed bug infestations that they refuse treatment for. The Huffington Post reported on November 30, 2012 that one tenant [...]

Rats are interesting to study, but not interesting to have roaming around your home or business.  They are social critters that are the third most successful creature on the planet.  Humans and mice take the number 1 and 2 slot. Rats are color blind and do not see well, yet that are extremely intelligent creatures.  [...]

Are you wondering if you need a pest control plan for your home?  NJ pest control professionals provide valuable assistance to customers who want to keep all sorts of pests out of their home and yard.  From tiny pests (termites) to large pests (raccoons), there is a pest plan that is just right for you! [...]

You hear the sounds.  They scurry, they scratch, they squeak, they smell.  The rustling around can be maddening but you are afraid to open the attic door to see what is inside!  Many homeowners contact a NJ Pest Control professional to rid their home of nuisance wildlife that has moved into their attic or walls. It’s [...]

New Jersey pest control professionals see first-hand how quickly one mouse living the good life in a New Jersey home can multiply out-of-control.  Once a house mouse has moved into a dwelling, one silly little mouse can turn into hundreds of mice in no time at all! Mice are prolific breeders.  A pregnant female mouse [...]

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 [...]

A new study by University of Chicago researchers has shown lab rats to have behaviors that weren’t observed before. The study demonstrates that rats can feel empathy and compassion for fellow members of the species. The rats were set up in pairs and lived with each other. They were then exposed to a situation where [...]