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Stink bugs are pests that are larger than regular pests and are generally easy to spot. They are agricultural pests that are a severe problem to farms, gardens, and orchards. However, it is also prevalent for stink bugs to be found in residential areas, parks, and even residential landscapes. They can be found throughout the country and are very common in the US. Stink bugs reproduce throughout the year in warm climates. However, in areas experiencing winter, the adult stink bug hides under boards, stones, weeds, and ground covers, with the adults becoming active in springtime. Thus, stink bugs are most active and visible during warm climates and tend to hide in cold temperatures. They come out of their hiding when in search of warmth. On PlantsWhen feeding, stink bugs feed on available plants, Leaves, and stems of weeds, wild plants, and grass—a common characteristic when feeding is that the adult stink bug deposits its eggs on leaves' backs. After hatching the left eggs on the leaves, the immature stick bugs mostly migrate to the surrounding fields. The nymphs depend on fruits, nuts, seeds, and also ornamental plants. In Cracks & HoldsDuring winter, adult stink bugs often seek out hiding places. Hence, in suburbs and cities, the bugs' hiding places are on the sides of the houses. Houses with cracks or holes tend to accommodate the bugs, where they stay in crawl places and quiet places such as the attic. However, on warm sunny days, they become active but seldom come out until its spring. The way stink bugs feed on developing fruits causes the fruit to develop a scar at the site where they are feeding. With the growth of the fruit, there is a cat face-like scar that emerges, which causes people to name the insects as the cat-face insect. Their feeding habit involves piercing the plant's skin to extract the juices. Due to its toxic saliva, cells are killed at feeding sites. The hiding places for stink bugs depend on the area as much as it does on climate. Hiding places in the fields and farms are often different from hiding places in suburbs and cities. While in the houses, when they become warm enough, they come out into the living spaces of their house, where their presence and foul spells are very unpleasant. On the exterior sides of the houses, be on the lookout on vents, eaves, window, and door frames that are most exposed to the sun.
The ultimate prevention for dealing with stink bugs in homes is making sure that there is no opening around the house for the insects to find their way in. This sealing any gaps, cracks that could be around the windows and doors using caulk can be effective. As for crawls and vents and attics, using a screen to cover is another resourceful way of keeping the bugs at bay. With weather-stripping, exterior gaps of the door can be used to seal.
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 Many residents of Jersey City had an unpleasant encounter with the reality of the rodent population of their area when the 2020 economic slowdown and the lockdown of the restaurant industry drove the rat and mouse populations into homes in search of food.
New York City has consistently ranked among the most rodent populated cities in the United States, taking third place in 2020 surpassed only by L.A. and Chicago! The surge of rodent populations spells an increase in exterminator services carried out in the city, good news for those in the pest control industry but perhaps not as pleasant for those who have found unwelcome pests intruding into their homes. This trend of increased business applies not only to Jersey City and the broader New York City area but in cities all over the nation as people's traffic patterns and living arrangements continue to shift as a result of the pandemic. Alongside the rise of complaints of contact with rodents and humans will necessarily come the risk of rodent borne diseases. The Centers for Disease Control offers some guidelines which can assist both exterminators and the general public in avoiding contraction of any such rodent borne pathogens or diseases. The most effective way to avoid contact with rodents is to rid your environment of the conditions which allow rodents to thrive. Garbage, dead vegetation, or and exposed basements, sheds, crawl spaces or other hospitable places can attract rodents and should be well sealed and weatherproofed. Garbage should always be kept in tightly closed containers until it is picked up. Another important method for protecting against rodent borne disease is to properly clean up after rodents which have been found. The CDC offers guidance on properly sanitizing and cleaning up rat nests. 1/4/2022 0 Comments Los CDC ofrecen orientación para el público a la luz del aumento de los encuentros con roedores Muchos residentes de la ciudad de Jersey tuvieron un encuentro desagradable con la realidad de la población de roedores de su área cuando la desaceleración económica de 2020 y el cierre de la industria de restaurantes llevaron a las poblaciones de ratas y ratones a sus hogares en busca de comida.
La ciudad de Nueva York se ha clasificado constantemente entre las ciudades más pobladas de roedores de los Estados Unidos, ocupando el tercer lugar en 2020, superado solo por Los Ángeles y Chicago. El aumento de las poblaciones de roedores significa un aumento en los servicios de exterminio que se llevan a cabo en la ciudad, una buena noticia para quienes trabajan en la industria del control de plagas, pero tal vez no sea tan agradable para quienes han encontrado plagas no deseadas en sus hogares. Esta tendencia de aumento de negocios se aplica no solo a la ciudad de Jersey y el área más amplia de la ciudad de Nueva York, sino también a ciudades de todo el país, ya que los patrones de tráfico y las condiciones de vida de las personas continúan cambiando como resultado de la pandemia. Junto con el aumento de las quejas por contacto con roedores y humanos, necesariamente vendrá el riesgo de enfermedades transmitidas por roedores. Los Centros para el Control de Enfermedades ofrecen algunas pautas que pueden ayudar tanto a los exterminadores como al público en general a evitar la contracción de tales patógenos o enfermedades transmitidas por roedores. La forma más eficaz de evitar el contacto con los roedores es librar a su entorno de las condiciones que permiten que los roedores prosperen. La basura, la vegetación muerta y los sótanos, cobertizos, espacios de arrastre u otros lugares hospitalarios expuestos pueden atraer a los roedores y deben estar bien sellados y protegidos contra la intemperie. La basura siempre debe guardarse en recipientes bien cerrados hasta que se recoja. Otro método importante para protegerse contra las enfermedades transmitidas por roedores es limpiar adecuadamente los roedores que se han encontrado. El CDC ofrece orientación sobre cómo desinfectar y limpiar adecuadamente los nidos de ratas. |
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