While the effects of a foreclosure are obviously most devastating to the homeowners and their family, neighbors can also be impacted.
For one, a foreclosure can drive down the value of the rest of the homes in a neighborhood. An empty and uncared for home can attract a variety of pests. pests find that an empty house makes a great home for them – providing shelter and even food and water from leaky pipes, toilet bowls and standing water. Once these pests find their way into a foreclosed home, it is only a matter of time before the population grows and offspring venture out, seeking food and shelter in other homes on the block.
A rodent infestation is especially likely to spread from a foreclosed home to other nearby houses. As it is, rodents invade an estimated 21 million homes in the U.S. each winter. Once rodents do invade a home, they can pose serious health and property risks. Rodents contaminate food and spread diseases.
Unfortunately, if a house in your neighborhood is under foreclosure, there is little that you can do to prevent pests from infesting that home. But there are many steps that you, as a homeowner, can take to prevent those pests from finding their way into your home. Your first step should be to contact a licensed pest control company who will be able to determine what types of pest infestations your neighborhood is most at risk for, and recommend a prevention plan to help keep your home pest-free.
Rodents are attracted to seeds dropped beneath feeders. Once a population is established, it can be very difficult to discourage. The first step is to discontinue feeding for a couple of weeks to encourage the rodent population to disperse. Next, consider ways to feed without any waste falling to the ground. There are several feeders available that will catch dropped seeds, but most of the catch trays aren’t big enough to really do the job. You may want to look into constructing a large catch tray to place under your feeders that you can clean out or remove each night or that can be hung off the ground. The key is to prevent rodents from getting to any seed. Also, it is important to clean any catch tray that you construct, because bird droppings contaminated with bacteria may survive on the catch tray and cause disease among your birds. If your rat and rodent problem continues, contact JP McHale Pest Management for remediation.
CBS News in and the New York Daily News both reported that a famous Brooklyn pizza place could reopen on Wednesday after it was shut down by the local health department for failing a health inspections. Di Fara Pizza, located in Brooklyn was given 67 points for code violations last week by the city because of food storage temperatures and signs of mice and flies.
On their facebook page, Di Fara Pizza has 7,072 friends as of Wednesday morning and many of their loyal customers are posting comments saying they cannot wait for the NY pizza place to reopen. One customer even posted on facebook that “Moved to NC 12 years ago and the thing I miss most about NY is Di Fara. Been going there from before I could see the top of the counter – not a just a fan since Zagat found you guys but since the 70s. Hate to hear about your troubles. Open back up soon please. I coming home for a visit. Dom could make my pizza in the clothes he just wore to clean out the sewer if he wants!”
The above story was posted to help educate commercial business owner’s in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut that they should employ an Integrated Pest Management program to help avoid negative publicity.
Happy Halloween!! Tonight, you expect to see vampires, ghosts and goblins around your neighborhood but it’s the bats, spiders and other pests that will be giving you the nightmares! As temperatures have begun to cool in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut outdoor pests are seeking a warm place for the winter and they want to come into your home and place of business.
Certain pests, such as bats and bed bugs, have a resemblance to Halloween characters! Bedbugs are similar to vampires in the sense that they are both nocturnal, bloodsucking creatures.
To keep spiders, mice, roaches, and other unwelcome creepy crawlers out of your home, keep all food and sweets stored in air tight containers. Don’t let your kids leave their candy on the floor as this is an open invitation for pests. If you insist on carving and leaving your pumpkin outside, it’s a good idea to bring it in at night to avoid attracting mice, rats and other outdoor pests that are looking for food and warmth.
Don’t let pests be a nightmare in your home anymore! If you live in New York, New Jersey or Connecticut call JP McHale Pest Management Inc. for all of your residential and commercial pest control services.
An Arizona woman has taken animal hoarding to a whole new level. She’s not interested in cats or dogs, but rather thousands of rats, cockroaches and tarantulas. The woman referred to her roommates as family, and it bothered her neighbors to no end.
The house has been lost to foreclosure, but for all we know the woman could have relocated to a new area to resume her animal hoarding lifestyle. If you have a neighbor who lives this type of lifestyle, don’t be afraid to speak up! Once this woman’s house was foreclosed upon, it was “…gutted and thoroughly cleaned” proving that there is hope of reviving your neighborhood to its sanitary self.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the EPA is on track to ban various rat and mice pellet poisons. Although many consumers swear by these over-the-counter products, and merchants profit from their sales, this decision holds great promise for protection of families and businesses.
These products are sold in pellet form that can result in spillage around the area. In addition, if the rodents are not hungry, they store the pellets in walls and other areas for future consumption.
The storage of these materials in other areascan result in children and pets coming in contact with them which can result in harmful non-target exposure.
These stored products leave room for other potential pest problems. When the stored products are left in walls, etc. throughout a home or business, the wet rodent bait becomes a breeding and gather area for other pests and insects.
Who wants greater activity of unwanted pests? You probably don’t!
The ban of these pellet poisons could be a positive move on behalf of the EPA.
Here at JP McHale Pest Management Inc., we use a block form of this product which extinguishes the ability for mice and rats to relocate the material. The block is concealed in a bait station which forces the rodents to feed at the site and eliminates the possibility for storage in other areas. The banning of the alternate pellet form could decrease negative effects you may encounter through use of the product in your home or place of business!
A few days ago, CBS news as well as other major news hubs began showing this video of a rat that was spotted on a NYC subway. The rat crawls around and eventually climbs up a sleeping passenger’s legs and onto his face! This video went viral on YouTube and now you can even buy clothing because of this incident! The MTA repeatedly tells us that they do a lot of rodent control in the subway system. Clearly they do not do enough. Watch below and let us know what you think.
As many New Yorkers can tell the temperature is falling drastically and it’s time to start turning up the heat as well as grabbing the jackets, hats & gloves. While in these winter months household will see a decrease in summer pests such as wasps, carpenter ants and mosquitoes, there will be an increase in rodent activity such as rats and mice in homes.
Mice and rats are always looking for a warm place to live, and homes especially in Westchester County are a perfect area for them to live. These little critters can fit through holes and crevasses ¼” small! It is imperative that these be sealed, so rodents cannot enter in the winter months. Garages and attics are the most common entrances and must be inspected on a yearly basis. The two pictures below are examples of do it yourself sealers to keep rodents out of your garage.
For current customers on our Home Pest Prevention plan, we will come out and prepare your home for the winter to keep these rodents out of your home. Please note, many times we receive calls here about a “scratching” in attics. Many times this is a squirrel or other type of wildlife. JP McHale Pest Management is not licensed to deal with wildlife. Please call our customer service representatives to assist you in determining your pest problem at (800) 479-2284 or live chat with us!
BBC.com published an article this morning about the growing rat population in cities. The article focuses on the city of Bradford in the UK, but the information is relevant for homes and cities everywhere. Researches have learned that cities with bad rat problems are caused by two major factors: litter on streets and fatty food disposal. Rats love food; fatty, greasy food in particularly. After people cook on the stove, they usually leave the pan in the sink still with grease and fat in it and then wash it down the drain with some residue from the prepared food. The fat will harden and be left in the sewers, which is a nice treat for rats. Pouring fat down the drain also cause drains and sewers to clog, which is not good either. Rat are a very unpleasant rodent to have in and around your house. JP McHale is a rat exterminator in New York and would love to help with your problem. Contact us by phone 800-479-2284, email, live chat, twitter, or facebook.
On Friday, one of our technicians was called out to check one of the hibachi restaurants we service. As he crawled under one of the tables, he picked his head up and lightly banged it under the table. Little did he know his head had hit a glue board which is used to trap mice and he ended up getting the board stuck to his head! Instead of catching a rat, the glue board caught an exterminator! JP McHale is a Westchester Pest Control company. We are licensed in rat extermination and would love to help you with your rat problem! Contact us by phone 800-479-2284, email, live chat, twitter, or facebook.
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