PROFESSIONAL PEST CONTROL SINCE 1930
STINK BUGS
By the time you start seeing Stink Bugs indoors, it means that they have probably already been inside for months. Stink bugs over-winter in your attic and other void spaces, coming out in the spring and summer months to ruin your trees and plants. Prevention is key, let us help keep them out.
Keep Stink Bugs where they belong…
- Complete stink bug control – Your technician is your Stink Bug expert. They will assess the problem, create a treatment program, and perform the initial treatment. Spraying, trapping, and exclusion methods are all applied based on what the technician finds during your inspection.
- Trapping – Pheromone traps designed to capture stink bugs are placed in areas that are vulnerable to stink bug overwintering.
- Long-term prevention – Your technician will find entry points, and provide recommendations for closures.
- Additional follow-ups – Additional follow-up services allow for continued control and monitoring.
HOW DOES PARAMOUNT GET RID OF STINK BUGS?
STEP 1: INSPECTION AND TREATMENT
Your technician will assess the problem and perform the initial treatment. Spraying and trapping methods are applied based on what the technician finds during your inspection. This service generally takes anywhere from 30 minutes to 2 hours depending on the size of the property.
STEP 2: ENTRY POINT CLOSURES (OPTIONAL)
Closing up vulnerable entry points is a very effective way of preventing future stink bug activity. For closures, we send out a sales representative to provide you with a quote, go over all of your options with you, and schedule a date for service. No pressure, no obligations. Once your treatment appointment date arrives, your technician will close up all openings discussed during your initial meeting.
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WHAT TYPE OF STINK BUG IS IT?
Species Name:
Halyomorpha halys
Traits and Appearence: Adults are approximately 17 mm long (25 mm = one inch) and are shades of brown on both the upper and lower body surfaces. They are the typical “shield” shape of other stink bugs, almost as wide as they are long. To distinguish them from other stink bugs, look for lighter bands on the antennae and darker bands on the membranous, overlapping part at the rear of the front pair of wings.
Habits and Habitat: The name “stink bug” refers to the scent glands located on the dorsal surface of the abdomen and the underside of the thorax. These pests can enter your home in a variety of ways including cracks around windows, doors, siding, utility pipes, behind chimneys, underneath the wood fascia and other openings that can lead into the structure. Damaged screens on doors and windows can also be used as an entry point for unwanted over-wintering pests.
Diet: This species is a serious pest of fruit, vegetables and farm crops in the Mid-Atlantic region and it is likely that it will also become a pest of these commodities in other parts of the United States.
Reproduction: There are five nymphal instars (immature stages). They range in size from the first instar at 2.4 mm to the fifth instar that is 12 mm in length. The eyes are a deep red. The abdomen is a yellowish red in the first instar and progresses to off-white with reddish spots in the fifth instar.
History: The Brown Marmorated Stink Bug is an insect that was accidently introduced to our continent. It was first identified in the state of NJ in 1998, but probably arrived earlier. As of 2010, records indicate the Marmorated Stink Bug has been found in over 37 countries. Some experts believe that they may already be in all of them.
Latin Name: Periplaneta Americana
Traits and Appearance: They are the largest of the species that are commonly found in New Jersey, averaging 2 inches in length. Reddish brown in color, with wings the same length as their body.
Habits and Habitat: They prefer areas that are warm and damp, and are often found in sewer pipes and basements. They thrive in temperatures between 70 – 80 degrees Fahrenheit. American cockroaches are the least evasive of the common species, often seen during the day. They are the only species common in New Jersey that can fly, although this is generally a rare occurrence.
Diet: Scavenger diet. Can feed on almost anything, especially when food source is limited. Needs water to survive. Prefers decaying material.
Reproduction: Female American cockroaches can lay many eggs despite only mating once. They lay protected capsules that contain an average of 13 eggs each. Nymphs, immature cockroaches, go through a number of molting stages and take nearly two years to reach maturity. An adult American cockroach can live over a year.
History: Originally found in Africa, they were thought to have been brought to America on trading ships.
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Why Families and Businesses Choose Paramount
- Faster Service – Get your services scheduled quickly and on YOUR time. No one wants to wait weeks for treatment, and we get that.
- Local and Reliable – We have pest control technicians in Union City, Jersey City, Hoboken, Weehawken, North Bergen, and Hudson County everyday to assist our customers at a moments notice!
- More Efficient – We get things done right the first time, saving you time, money, and frustration.
- Better Tools – Our technicians only use the best products available on the professional market making treatments more effective and longer lasting.
- Better variety of treatment methods – including green treatments and baiting programs.
- More Experience – We’ve been defeating pests since 1930, and have the most experienced technicians in the industry.
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