Monthly Archives: June 2016

Commercial Services, Green Pest Control

Green Pest Control – Is the “Knock-Down” Wait Warranted?

Green Pest Control
Green Pest Control

The traditional way to handle pests is by spraying them with chemicals that are designed to kill them. While this can be an effective way to deal with pests on the premises, it can have serious health consequences for humans and animals.

Safer Pest Control Options

Green pest control provides a more effective and safer way to get rid of pests in and around buildings. This type of pest control involves using nontoxic forms of treatment to destroy pests that have already infested a building. It also involves taking steps to ensure that no more pests can enter the building and taking preventive measures to lower the risk of infestations in the first place.

Our NJ green pest control company uses integrated pest management, which focuses on finding out why pests are entering a building and discouraging them from doing so. For example, buildings might have bug infestations due to a water leak or due to food items being left around. Fixing the leak or ensuring that no food items are left out means that pests are less likely to come in. This can help prevent infestations or lower the risk of having existing infestations become even larger and more difficult to control.

If you’d like to know more about NJ green pest control, please contact Stern Environmental. We offer nontoxic forms of pest control and effective methods for keeping pests away.

Disease Carrying Pests, Green Pest Control, Insect Control, Pest Control, Pest Eradication

Zika-Infected Mosquitoes Change Pest Control Needs

Insect Facts
What is the Zika Virus?

Summer is always a busy time for pest control companies and mosquito spraying businesses. This year, the possibility of Zika-carrying mosquitos is increasing demand for NYC pest control services. Zika is a viral disease that can cause symptoms such as fever, joint pain, a rash, and red eyes. The virus typically runs its course in about a week. After a person has been infected by the virus, they build up an immunity and are unlikely to contract it again. Unfortunately, these same mosquitoes may also spread the dengue and chikungunya virus.

Those at most risk from Zika

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, most people infected with Zika will not visit a hospital. Few people die, and most will not realize they have been infected. But for expectant mothers, the Zika virus causes a serious birth defect known as microcephaly, which leads to severe brain defects in the unborn child.

Protecting yourself from Zika

At this time in America, Zika is passed from an infected person to another during unprotected sex. Avoiding intimate relations with an infected person is your best defense. The mosquito vector is expected soon in America, so when you’re outside, wear long-sleeved shirts, long pants,and use EPA-approved insect repellents. Currently, there is no vaccine for the Zika virus.

Mosquitoes thrive in humid conditions. To identify potential problem areas and for environmentally-friendly NYC pest control services, contact Stern Evironmental for a consultation.

Bed Bug Information, Bed Bug Monitoring Device, Bed Bug Monitors, Bed Bug News, Bed Bugs, Commercial Services, News

Introducing Stern’s RTM for Bed Bugs

Front of Device
Stern’s RTM Bedbug Monitoring Device

Detecting and monitoring bedbugs in hotels, nursing homes and other facilities can end up being an expensive way to catch these pests. At Stern Environmental Group, we’re launching the Real Time Monitoring Device to help clients monitor bedbug activity in a more efficient and cost-effective manner.

What Is Stern’s RTM?

Our new device uses a combination of visualization technology and a trapping mechanism to detect bedbugs and capture them. This device will help hotels and other accommodations, dormitories, nursing homes and shelters deal with bedbug infestations in a way that saves time and money. Using Stern’s RTM helps reduce the cost of treatment by detecting bedbugs early. It reduces other costs as well, such as having personnel monitor traps.

How Does It Work?

Our RTM device uses visualization technology that operates in real time to monitor bedbugs. When these pests are detected, this Cloud-based device sends out alerts that include images. The alerts are sent as SMS or email messages that make it easy to monitor bedbugs in more than one location. Inside the device, there’s a lure compartment, LED trigger light, and heated pest containment drawers that can be programmed to close. This small monitoring device is expected to go a long way toward helping accommodation facilities fight bedbugs.

If you’d like more information on Stern’s RTM devices, please contact us at 888-887-8376. We provide reliable pest control services in the NJ and NYC area.

Cockroaches, Commercial Services, Disease Carrying Pests, Insect Control, Pest Management

Everything You Wanted to Know About the Brown Banded Cockroach

Call Stern Environmental for Cockroach Control!
Call Stern Environmental for Cockroach Control!

No one wants bugs in their home or business, especially cockroaches that are known carriers of disease. One familiar cockroach that may be encroaching on your territory is the brown-banded cockroach.

Brown-banded Statistics

Brown-banded cockroaches have a couple of distinguishing characteristics that can help you recognize these pesky pests.

• The cockroaches have dark brown bodies with two pronounced lighter bands running across the top of their bodies.

• The male roaches have a full set of wings that extend beyond the front of their bodies. Their wings allow them to fly wherever their flight plan takes them.

• Females do not have the luxury of aerial escapades. Their wings are undeveloped and more of a cosmetic feature.

• Both male and female brown-banded cockroaches have an approximate lifespan of 206 days.

• The brown-banded cockroach can carry an estimated 33 types of bacteria, six types of worms, and seven additional pathogens unhealthy to humans. For this characteristic alone, consult with a NYC pest control company to remove them from your property.

Brown-banded Habits

This species of cockroach is found throughout the U.S. They prefer warm and dry locations in higher locations such as cabinets. They also hide their egg cases in out-of-the-way places such as under sofas, chairs, nightstands, and beds.

For all of your creepy crawly pest problems, contact Stern Environmental. Our NYC pest control technicians have the expertise and techniques to prevent unwanted guests in your home.