Monthly Archives: September 2014

Animal Control, Commercial Services, Disease Carrying Pests, Insect Control, Mice, News, Pest Control, Pest Management, Pest News, Rats, Rodent Control

Three Diseases that Rodents Carry

The Plague
The Plague

If you have ever dealt with a rat problem, you know how important it is to take care of it as quickly as possible. Rats carry diseases, and they can make you sick very fast. Today we’d like to discuss a few of these diseases so you know the symptoms you should be watching for.

Bubonic Plague

While it might not be widespread, there are parts of the United States who still encounter cases of the bubonic plague. An infected person will exhibit flu-like symptoms and it can be fatal within a few days of exposure. Fortunately, it can be treated with antibiotics.

Salmonella

Humans often contract salmonella from rats through food that has droppings. You may experience severe stomach problems, including vomiting and intense pain. If left untreated, it can be fatal.

Tapeworms

Tapeworms are parasites that are carried by rats, and humans can come into contact with them when they ingest rat droppings unknowingly, or when they simply touch droppings and then don’t wash their hands. Tapeworms can grow in your stomach, and they feed on the food you eat, resulting in an extreme amount of weight loss very quickly.

If you think you might have a rat control problem, it’s best to contact a pest control expert right away. For more information, or to schedule an inspection, please contact us today.

Commercial Services, News, Pest Control, Pest Eradication, Pest Management

Why Businesses Need a Commercial Pest Control Expert

How Your Business Could Benefit From Pest Control
How Your Business Could Benefit From Pest Control

A pest control problem at your home can be an aggravating nuisance; but a pest problem at your place of business can send customers fleeing, shatter employee morale, damage your business reputation and could even result in an expensive lawsuit. If you own a business, it pays to do business with a reliable, licensed commercial pest control expert with the experience, knowledge, resources and professional expertise to quickly and successfully handle any pest control problems that arise before they can damage your business or sully your business reputation.

Commercial vs. Residential

Most professional pest control companies advertise both residential and commercial extermination services but earn their bread and butter on their residential services. Fewer pest control firms actually specialize in commercial pest management and are practiced in the implementation of comprehensive Integrated Pest Management programs for commercial customers.

Innovative Solutions

Quite often the needs of commercial and residential customers are different. Business owners must meet numerous health and safety codes and regulations that do not apply to home owners. A licensed commercial exterminator must keep up with changing pesticide and pesticide application regulations. He must also be knowledgeable about non-toxic pest treatments and innovative new pest control solutions that may benefit his customers.

There When You Need Us

When pests invade, business owners need prompt, discrete, professional service. Stern Environmental Group delivers. Contact us today.

Bed Bug Information, Bed Bug News, Bed Bugs, Commercial Services, Disease Carrying Pests, Insect Control, News, Pest Control, Pest Eradication, Residential Services

Bed Bugs Follow MTA Worker Home

Following The Foodsource
Following The Foodsource

When bed bugs were spotted on a New York City MTA train, it seemed like just another bad day in the Big Apple. But the infestation and public panic started spreading as the blood-sucking pests were discovered on additional subway cars, forcing the MTA to remove five cars from service.

Out of the Frying Pan

It gets worse. One of the MTA workers who cleans trains on the bed bug-infested N line now has bed bugs in her Brooklyn home. The employee says she’s sure she picked up the hitchhiking pests at work and took them home to her apartment. The MTA did fumigate employee locker areas but too late for this woman who started complaining about bed bug bites two days before the MTA acted.

Into the Fire

“They’re all over me,” the woman told the New York Daily News. “I can’t even go back to work because I’ll be bringing them back with me and I like the people I’m working with.”

The woman asked the MTA to pay to exterminate her unwelcome house guests but was refused and told to talk to her landlord. With an MTA N-line conductor now reporting bed bugs in her Queens home, the incident may turn into a labor dispute.

If you find bed bugs in your home, call the bed bug experts at Stern Environmental today.

Commercial Services, News, Residential Services, Uncategorized

Stern Environmental Introduces Stern Mold – an Easy Solution to a Dirty Problem

Protect Your Home From Mold
Protect Your Home From Mold

Animals and insects are not the only household threats found in nature. Mold infestation can develop quickly, creating a risk of allergic reactions and other health problems for you and your family. Now Stern Mold provides the same safe, effective treatment you’ve come to expect from Stern Environmental Group.

Traditional mold remediation involves the drastic step of removing and replacing any household surfaces that are affected by mold. This method is expensive, disruptive and really does nothing to address the prevention of future mold infestations. In fact, it can intensify the problem by causing mold spores to spread to other areas.

Stern Mold uses a safer, less invasive treatment called MoldExterm. This process uses an EPA-registered anti-microbial to destroy the mold followed by a patented polymer seal to sterilize surfaces and prevent mold from returning.

MoldExterm preserves the structural integrity of your home or office and is usually completed within one day. In addition, the process is covered by a service warranty for your peace of mind.

Stern is committed to providing safe and reliable solutions to any threats to your home or office, whether animal, insect or fungus and germ. Please visit our website to schedule an appointment for a free mold inspection.