Long Branch Pest Guides

Start With These

• Subterranean termites work from the soil up. Why New Jersey's termite builds mud tubes into your framing, and how a soil treatment or baiting system stops it.
• Norway rats dig, they do not climb. Why the rat in your basement burrowed in from the yard or a foundation gap, and how sealing down low ends it.
• Carpenter ants follow the moisture. How to tell carpenter ants from termites, and why a carpenter ant nest often points at a water problem.
• Carpenter bees and your deck. Why the round holes in your railings come back every spring, and what actually stops the damage.
• The whole process, start to finish. What happens between the first call and a home you can enjoy again, including where the pricing fits.

Outside Reading Worth Your Time

The EPA's citizen's guide to pest control covers safe, sensible pest management for homeowners. Rutgers' pest management program has detailed, science-based pest notes written specifically for New Jersey, from subterranean termites to carpenter ants.

More guides are on the way. In the meantime, the fastest answer to a specific situation is the phone: call 732-479-9246, describe it, and get a straight read. The line is answered 7 days a week.