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BEDBUGS ARE:
Small wingless insects that feed solely upon the blood of warm-blooded animals. Bed bugs and their relatives have evolved as nest parasites. Certain kinds inhabit bird nests and bat roosts and await the return of their hosts to feed on. Bed Bugs have adapted quite well in the homes of humans.
Adult bed bugs are about 1/4 inch long and reddish brown, with oval, flattened bodies. They are sometimes mistaken for ticks or cockroaches. The immature (nymphs) resemble the adults, but are smaller and somewhat lighter in color. Bed bugs do not fly, but can move quickly over floors, walls, ceilings, baseboards, pipe chases, inside moldings, and door & window casings.
Female bed bugs lay their eggs in secluded areas, depositing up to five a day and 500 during a lifetime. The eggs are tiny, whitish, and hard to see without magnification. Bed bugs in general are quite incredibly resilient. Nymphs can survive months without feeding and the adults for more than a year. Infestations therefore are unlikely to diminish by leaving the premises for a short period of time.
BEDBUG HABITS:
Bed Bugs are active mainly at night. During the daytime, they prefer to reside and hide close to where people sleep. Their flattened bodies enable them to fit into tiny crevices especially those associated with mattresses, box springs, bed frames, and headboards. Bed bugs do not have nests like ants or bees, but do tend to congregate in habitual hiding places.
Bed Bugs seek harborage in cracks and crevices. Common harborages in hotel rooms and cruise ship cabins include: folds and creases in bed linens, seams, tufts & under buttons on mattresses, in drapery pleats & hems, beneath loose wallpaper, in headboards, desks, entertainment centers and nightstands, behind base molding in wall-mounted artwork, etc.
CONTROL BED BUG PESTS:
Bed Bugs are challenging pests to control. They hide in many tiny places, so inspections and treatments must be very thorough. In most cases, it will be wise to enlist the services of a professional pest control firm. Experienced companies know where to look for bed bugs, and have an assortment of management tools at their disposal. Owners and occupants will need to assist the professional in important ways. Affording access for inspection and treatment is essential, and excess clutter should be removed. In some cases, infested mattresses and box springs will need to be discarded. Since bed bugs can disperse throughout a building, it also may be necessary to inspect adjoining rooms and apartments.
COMBINATION OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AND HOMEOWNER:
Furniture that is inspected should be inspected thoroughly. Remove pull out drawers and inspect any and all small creases and openings.
Taking apart furniture is often advised you want to get at the source of the bed bugs infestation. Doing this in a garage or outdoors is preferred if possible.
The covering on the bottom of the box spring should be taken off for inspection and treatment measures. If the infestation is severe, you may want to dispose of the mattress curbside as pointed out in the photo above.
Bed bugs are many times also found underneath the edges carpets, where ceilings and walls meet, behind light switch covers and outlets, in clothes, inside appliances, and behind baseboards and carpet stays.
If often takes a professional 4-6 hours to do a thorough inspection and initial treatment. Please be advised that additional inspections and treatments are usually necessary at a cost of between $300 and $700 per room to be treated fully.
Bed bugs infested bedding materials and clothes will need to be thoroughly cleaned. Take them to a laundry mat if you don’t want the bedbugs in your own washer and dryer.
A thorough vacuuming effectively removes both bed bugs and their eggs from mattresses, walls, and carpeting. Special attention should be given to creases and crevices. Be sure to get rid of the vacuum bag and contents in a sealed garbage bag.
THE GIMMICKS:
THAT CLAIM NON-PESTICIDE CONTROL OF BED BUGS
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POSSIBLE TO ACHIEVE PROPER BED BUG INFESTATION CONTROL
CERTAINLY CANNOT ACHIEVE 100% ELIMINATION WITHOUT APPLYING RESIDUAL CHEMICAL
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Steam Cleaning & Freeze Ice Crystal Machines: WHY THEY ARE A GIMMICK
Unlike vacuuming, steam cleaning is generally very effective at killing any bed bugs or eggs that come into contact
with it. Extreme heat will kill them quickly (anything over 120 degrees Fahrenheit or so), and most steamers will exceed this temperature.
Ice Machines are on the other end of the spectrum (below 32 degrees Fahrenheit) with the same exact type of application.
You will probably need to get a commercial steamer, because you will need to run it for awhile and cover most areas in your bedroom. You will want to make sure you cover all the areas they could be hiding, even inaccessible ones. If you hire a pest control company, sometimes they will use steam cleaners in addition to applying pesticides. You should also strongly consider going with what is called "dry steam" - low moisture steamers, which have a lot less risk of mold (a big potential problem given that you will be using it around your bed).
There are some major downsides, though: First of all, it is of questionable value when applied to the mattress itself, which can absorb the moisture from the steam very quickly and keep it from actually coming into contact with the bugs. Second, the temperature is often not high enough to kill them outside of a small area right where the steam comes out. If you can't wedge the head in close enough in small cracks or crevices, it may not kill them all. Third, some items may be damaged by applying steam to them (especially wooden furniture). Fourth, and most important, it is very hard for you to get ALL the bedbugs this way. If you even miss a few, or miss a couple of eggs, you still have an infestation. They'll still be biting you, and get right back to breeding again when you're done. As such, this is a good supplement for professional pest control, and a very good way to make sure you can keep a lot of your property that can be steam cleaned instead of thrown out, but not a great way as the sole response to a bug problem.
Of Course: PROFESSIONAL PEST CONTROLLERS KNOW THIS
They know the alternative will be proper and thorough pesticide application in conjunction with steam application.
Steam is basically just a fast non-pesticide method to achieve control in very light bed bug population and steaming an adjacent
Room or apartment that isn’t visibly infested (Just in case type of treatment).
For BED BUG infested areas with Adults, Nymphs, and 1000s of eggs. Steam Wouldn’t be Effective for long term control.
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By nobugsonme on Jul 12, 2008 | In Art Museum, Park Towne Place, Parkway House, Philadelphia, bed bug bites, bed bug treatment, bed bugs, bedbugs, landlords and tenants, pennsylvania | 1 Comment » Jill Porter of the Philadelphia Daily News reports on bed bug infestations in the Art Museum area of Philadelphia. This time in Parkway House (and recently in Park Towne Place). Porter says one Parkway House tenant, Waide Hemphill, has had them twice since February (I assume this means they were eliminated for a time). He claims the building is not dealing with the problem, and Porter says this is . . . potentially harmful for all of us, because building management is treating the infestation piecemeal, failing to alert other residents who may spread the problem by selling infested belongings, or moving out with them, Hemphill said. Management’s intransigence has forced Hemphill and another tenant, Janet Flood, to hire lawyers. Flood recently moved out after months of being tortured by the insects. But the landlord won’t let her out of her lease, she said. Porter attempted to contact management, but they would provide no comments. Barbara Williams, who manages the building at 2201 Pennsylvania Ave. for Philadelphia Management Co., would not comment. The owners, Parkway Associates, also declined to comment, Williams said. “I feel like tenants need to know what’s going on,” said Flood, 22, who had moved into the building in November. “What Barbara does is isolate you and makes you feel it’s your fault. “She keeps hiding the infestation problem so that other apartments keep getting infested. The problem keeps getting bigger and bigger and it goes from unit to unit.” Porter reports that Hemphill’s girlfriend broke up with him after receiving bed bug bites in his apartment. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg as far as how much bed bugs can negatively affect one’s life. Flood moved to escape bed bugs (a very risky business, I have to add): “I can’t even tell you, even now living in the new place, I’m bonkers,” said Flood, 22. “It makes you feel so disgusting. You feel so violated because they’re in all your things and you don’t know where they are. “I wake up in the middle of the night. I didn’t sleep for two months. It ruins peoples’ lives.” Flood’s story is typical: She began getting red, itchy welts on her arms in May and went from doctor to doctor until an Internet search solved the mystery: She had bedbug bites. Parkway management had a pest-control company treat Flood’s apartment. But when the bedbugs came back, management insisted that the infestation had been corrected and claimed that there was no problem in the building, Flood said. Meanwhile, Flood met Hemphill, and talked to several other tenants in the building who also had bedbugs. Porter’s assessment that “Management’s reluctance to acknowledge the problem and alert the residents is irresponsible, not to mention counter-productive” is right on the money. Overall, this was a smart article, and got right to the heart of the problem of building managers not dealing properly and promptly with bed bug infestations.Bed bugs in Philadelphia’s Art Museum area high-rises »
By nobugsonme on Jul 14, 2008 | In NY, bed bug bites, bed bug treatment, bed bugs, bedbugs, cost of bed bugs, landlords and tenants, multi-unit buildings, new york, news, public education, public housing, spread, treatment, uncooperative tenants, westchester, white plains, white plains housing authority | 2 Comments Residents of White Plains Housing Authority buildings are being bitten by bed bugs, according to this article in The Journal News (via LoHud.com). White Plains Housing Authority officials say last year they “exterminated” for bed bugs in 47 of the 745 apartments they manage, and that as many as 15% may still be infested. In my experience, however, tenants are very likely to either (a) not notice, (b) not report, or (c) try to self-treat bed bug problems. The actual rate of infestations in WPHA buildings is likely much higher. Tenants say the number may be higher because many of them exterminate their apartments themselves without reporting the problem, with mixed results. “They come back because they’re in the walls,” [Winbrook housing complex tenant Louise] Clark said. “It comes and goes. When it gets hot - it’s hot now - they come out. I keep spraying.” Bobbie Sherill, who lives in a WPHA complex on Lake Street, took her complaint to the mayor’s office: “I got up at 1 a.m. They’re on my couch,” she said outside Mayor Joseph Delfino’s City Hall office, where she went looking for help. “Where am I going to go after that? You shouldn’t have to live like that. We’re not animals.” Housing Authority officials claim they’re trying to treat Sherill’s unit: “We’ve attempted to get into her unit several times,” [Housing Authority executive director Mack] Carter said about Sherrill. “She’s not available or we’re not allowed in.” Sherrill said the authority offered to exterminate her apartment on the day before Thanksgiving last year, an offer she rejected because she was hosting for the holiday. Instead, she began spraying her mattress with bleach and hot water every morning, which proved ineffective. The county Department of Health recently told Sherrill it doesn’t respond to bedbug complaints because they don’t carry diseases and so are considered a nuisance rather than a public health problem. The county referred her to the city, which led her to Delfino’s office this month, where an aide took her number and promised to get back to her. In the meantime, Carter said he will meet with his staff to discuss whether to abandon a policy that requires tenants who can afford extermination, which typically costs $100, to pay for the work. “We’re doing everything we possibly can,” Carter said. “At some point, the residents have to take some responsibility, too.” Tenants do need to report bed bug infestations, and cooperate with and prepare for treatment. They also need to be educated about bed bugs. It’s understandable that someone might resist treatment the day before Thanksgiving. It’s unclear, if this was the case, why the treatment was not offered in the days following the holiday. The Housing Authority is not just responsible for keeping Sherill’s home bed bug-free, they also have a responsibility to protect other tenants. If someone truly does refuse bed bug treatment (which does not sound like the case here), then there must be additional steps taken. I would strongly urge WPHA to abandon the pest control charges for tenants. Yes, $100 for a pest control treatment might not seem like much, but keep in mind that when bed bugs come back repeatedly, tenants may either feel they can’t afford to keep paying, or they may feel treatment is not working, so why bother? And $100 is a lot when you’re on a budget and when the actual cost of preparations for treatment (including laundering and bagging clothing) can be much higher and be required again and again. What is needed in a complex with multiple active bed bug infestations is aggressive inspections and treatments. It is not enough to wait for tenants to call and report problems; in many cases, where tenants are not allergic to bed bug bites, they will never know, until problems are very far gone. Ultimately, housing authorities and other building managers need to be more proactive about bed bug infestations in some of their units. They need to consult experts, such as entomologists who specialize in bed bugs, and formulate better plans for dealing with this (preferably before it comes up, or in the early stages). In the long run, it will save the management and tenants a lot of time, money, and heartache. By nobugsonme on Jul 16, 2008 | In 311, NY, NYC Housing and Preservation Dept., bed bug data, bed bugs, bed bugs in new york, bedbugs, hpd, new york, new york city, number crunching, nyc | 7 Comments The official New York City data on how many people have bed bugs consists of two sets of numbers: calls to 311 (which are available to the public, sort of), and constituent complaint calls to city council members, which are currently shrouded in mystery. According to NYC HPD data obtained by New York vs. Bed Bugs, there were 8,840 complaints and 2,757 violations in fiscal year 2008, as of June 19, 2008. (That means 8,840 people called 311, and of those whose homes were inspected, 2,757 cases were cited as bed bug violations.) Still, those numbers, as alarming as they may be, are relatively low. Homeowners never call 311 to report bed bugs. And most tenants don’t call 311 about bed bugs, unless their landlord is such a deadbeat that fuggeddabout calling a bed bug specialist, s/he won’t even call the building’s once-a-month roach-spray guy and have him do a little spray and pray. And few people call their city council members about bed bugs, though I seriously think we all should, now that we know they’re actually keeping track of the calls. I have often cited the incidence of New York City residents visiting the Bedbugger forums and complaining of bed bugs — compared with the extremely small number who tell us they called 311 to file a bed bug complaint — as anecdotal evidence of how much bigger the bed bug problem is in this city than the city’s limited data shows it to be. And the anecdotal evidence keeps coming from elsewhere too. Yesterday, Aly Walansky, of the SheKnows A Little Aly-tude blog, blogged about a string of bed bug infestations among her New York City friends and acquaintances: . . . today I got an email from one of my closest friends…she is actually a friend I almost moved in with last year, and she recently moved to studio in the heart of Hell’s Kitchen. Apparently, last night she discovered that her neighbors had bed bugs…and today, she discovered she did, as well. Sadly, this isn’t even her first time dealing with them. Last year, she had a ferocious experience coping with said vermin at a boyfriend’s home. Matters were made worse when she escaped home to her parents, and discovered some had followed her there. At the time though, we had chalked it up to the freaky Queens infestation crisis. My friend persevered, spent a fortune on decor for her new home…and now is dealing with it again. She’s understandably hysterical. But Aly’s story does not end there. Not an hour later, I was telling my BFF what the morning’s events had uncovered, and she shared horrible news. (No, she does not have them.) However, one of her good friends does too! Then, I get to the office I am at today, and overhear another person chatting…you guessed it. So Aly’s friend has had them twice, the friend’s neighbors have them, the friend’s boyfriend and parents had them the last time the friend was infested. Aly’s friend-of-another-friend also currently has them, as does someone at Aly’s workplace. You might wonder if Aly has a fairly large social circle, but really, if New York has over 8 million residents, and only 2,757 people were known by HPD to have had bed bugs in FY2008 — why that’s about 0.003% of the population! The odds of a single individual knowing such a disproportionate number of bed bug sufferers are quite astronomical. That is, if the HPD data comes anywhere near approaching the actual incidence of bed bug infestations in New York City. I think it’s safe to say most people also don’t yet report their infested addresses on the Bed Bug Registry. So, perusing the 311 stats yet again, I got to thinking: how many different people from New York City came to Bedbugger.com last month? Without going into too much detail,* I’d estimate, based on Google Analytics data, that at least 9553 different New York City residents visited this site in the month spanning June 14th to July 14th. These are what Google calls “Absolute Unique Visitors,” not folks coming back again and again (as many readers in the throes of a bed bug infestation do). I think it’s safe to say that many of these are just bed bug-curious. (May they remain only curious.) Some may be having a bed bug scare. (May it remain just a scare.) But I think it’s highly likely that a good chunk of the 9,553 are either in the throes of a full-on bed bug encounter, or have reason to think they have been exposed to bed bugs, or have seen an unidentified insect and/or felt unexplained itching or have apparent bite marks, and suspect these are bed bug bites. I can’t make any claims as to what percentage of Bedbugger readers fall into the “bed bug-curious,” “having a scare,” “suspected or known bed bug exposure” or “full-on bed bug infestation” categories. However, for what it’s worth, I do note that more NYC residents paid a visit to Bedbugger in the last 31 days than called 311 to report bed bugs in the entire fiscal year 2008 so far (as of June 19th). They’re not here for the witty repartee, fashion advice, or gossip. Something is making them spend their precious leisure time reading about a blood-sucking insect. ————————————————– *Detail, for those who enjoy it: Google Analytics separates NYC into the four normal boroughs and then every “city” in Queens, making this hard to tot up, so I am counting only cities in Queens with more than 9 visitors. In other words, this is a very conservative estimate. I also don’t get data on unique site visits based on geography, so I’ve used the percentage of unique site visits for the site as a whole and adjusted the NYC visitors based on that.Bed bugs bite in White Plains, NY public housing »
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By nobugsonme on Jul 16, 2008 | In NY, New Rochelle Police Department, bed bug treatment, bed bugs, bedbugs, cell blocks, jails, new rochelle, new york, police, police cars | 1 Comment »
New Rochelle police had to deal with a cell block infested with bed bugs three weeks ago, The Journal News reports (via LoHud.com). The cell block was treated. But then bugs turned up in three radio cars from different tours, including a car used for a daytime tour of duty yesterday. The car was taken out of commission for 24 hours so it could be fumigated, he said. Last week an officer on the midnight tour complained of being bitten, he said. As a precaution the men’s locker rooms were also fumigated on Friday. That was because a bug could drop off a uniform and get onto clothing when an officer is changing and be carried home, Kealy said. The original bed bugs must have come in on a prisoner, he said. While the county jail said they did not have “a massive infestation,” it only takes one person to carry in the bugs and create a problem, Kealy said. While it’s true that bed bugs spread easily and could easily be brought in by someone else, I think it ought to be said that not just prisoners, but anyone who enters the area could have brought bed bugs into the cell blocks. They could even travel over from another location, though it does not sound like other parts of the station were infested. Officers and other staff should have their homes inspected too. Anyone who works there could have brought bed bugs in, or brought them home with them from work. And officers and other staff should be aware that they might not react to bed bug bites — other areas and more cars may need treatment, and — unless “fumigation” refers to vikane gas fumigation — treatments generally need to be repeated before bed bugs are sent packing.
By nobugsonme on Jul 17, 2008 | In Newton Place, apartments, bedbugs, canada, colleges, dorms, edmonton, student residences, students, university of alberta | 4 Comments Edmonton Journal: Bed bugs in the Newton Place apartments at the University of Alberta in Edmonton.Bed bugs in a University of Alberta residence (again) »
By nobugsonme on Jul 16, 2008 | In Brooklyn, bed bugs, bedbugs, brokers, disclosure, real estate broker | 3 Comments The section of Hell where you have to watch bed bugs bite you all night long, and it never ends. That, or perhaps some new tenants in this Brooklyn building who contract bed bugs could sue the pants off their broker for not disclosing.Real estate brokers who do not disclose that buildings are infested with bed bugs »
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BERGEN COUNTY NJ WITH ZIP CODES (FOR TERMITES AND WOOD DESTROYING INSECTS EXTERMINATION ONLY)
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JERSEY CITIES: IN LOWER BERGEN COUNTY NEW JERSEY - ALPINE 07620 BERGENFIELD 07621 BOGOTA 07603 CARLSTADT 07072 CLIFFSIDE PARK 07010 CRESSKILL 07626 DEMAREST 07627 DUMONT 07628 - HOME INSPECTION NEW JERSEY NJ - EAST RUTHERFORD 07073 EDGEWATER 07020 ELMWOOD PARK 07407 ENGLEWOOD 07631 ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS 07632 FAIRLAWN 07410 FORT LEE 07024 GARFIELD 07026 GLEN ROCK 07452 HACKENSACK HASBROUCK HIGHTS 07604 HAWORTH 07506 LEONIA 07605
LITTLE FERRY 07643 LODI 07644 LYNDHURST 07071 MAYWOOD 07607 MOONACHIE 07074 NEW MELFORD 07646 NORTH ARLINGTON 07031 ORADELL 07649 PALLISADES PARK 07650 PARAMUS 07652 RIDGEFIELD 07657 RIDGEFIELD PARK 07660 RIVER EDGE 07661 ROCHELLE PARK 07662 RUTHERFORD 07070 SOUTH HACKENSACK 07606 TEANECK 07666 TENAFLY 07670 TETERBORO 07608 WALLINGTON 07057 WOOD RIDGE 07075 HOME INSPECTIONS NJ NEW JERSEY.
ESSEX COUNTY NJ WITH ZIP CODES
IN ESSEX COUNTY NEW JERSEY BELLEVILLE 07109 BLOOMFIELD 07003 CALDWELL CEDAR GROVE 07009 ESSEX FELLS 07021 FAIRFIELD 07004 GLEN RIDGE 07028 IRVINGTON 07111 LIVINGSTON 07039 MAPLEWOOD 07040 MILLBURN 07041 MONTCLAIR 07042 NORTH CALDWELL 07006 NUTLEY 07110 ORANGE 07050 ROSELAND 07068 SOUTH ORANGE 07079 VERONA 07044 WEST CALDWELL 07006 WEST ORANGE 07052
HUNTERDON COUNTY NJ WITH ZIP CODES (FOR TERMITES AND WOOD DESTROYING INSECTS PEST CONTROL ONLY)
IN HUNTERDON COUNTY NEW JERSEY NJ ALEXANDRIA 08848 BETHLEHEM 08802 BLOOMSBURY 08804 CALIFON 07830 CLINTON TOWN 08809 CLINTON TWP 08801 FLEMINGTON 08822 FRANKLIN TWP 08868 FRENCHTOWN 08825 GLEN GARDNER 08826 HAMPTON 08827 HIGH BRIDGE 08829 HOLLAND 08848 KINGWOOD 08559 LAMBERTVILLE 08530 LEBANON BORO 08833 LEBANON TWP 08826 MILFORD 08848 RARITAN TWP 08822 READINGTON 08801 08870 08889 STOCKTON 08559 TEWKSBURY 08858 UNION TWP 08860 WEST AMWELL 08530
MIDDLESEX COUNTY NJ WITH ZIP CODES
IN MIDDLESEX COUNTY NEW JERSEY NJ AVENEL 07001 BONHAMTOWN 08837 CARTERET 07008 CLIFFWOOD 07721 COLONIA 07067 CRANBURY 08512 DAYTON 08810 DUNELLEN 08812 EAST BRUNSWICK 08816 EDISON 08817 08837 08820 ENGLISHTOWO 07726 FORDS 08863 HELMETTA 08828 HIGHLAND PARK 08904 HIGHTSTOWN 08520 ISELIN 08830 JAMESBURG 08831 KEASBEY 08832 KENDALL PARK 08824 KINGSTON 08828 MATAWAN 07747 MENLO PARK 08837 METUCHEN 08840 MIDDLESEX,08846 MILLTOWN 08850 MONMOUTH JUNCTION 08852 MONROE 08831 NEW BRUNSWICK 08901
08903 NORTH BRUNSWICK 08902 OLD BRIDGE 08857 PARLIN 08859 PERTH AMBOY 08861 PISCATAWAY PISCATAWAYTOWN 08817 PLAINSBORO 08536 PORT READING 07064 PRINCETON 08540 SAYREVILLE 08871 08872 SEWAREN 07077 SOUTH AMBOY 08878 08879 SOUTH BRUNSWICK 08852 SOUTH PLAINFIELD 07080 SOUTH RIVER 08882 SPOTSWOOD 08884 WOODBRIDGE 07095 NJ
MONMOUTH COUNTY NJ WITH ZIP CODES
IN MONMOUTH COUNTY NEW JERSEY NJ - ABERDEEN 07747 ALLENHURST 07711 ALLENTOWN 08501 ASBURY PARK 07712 ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS 07716 AVON-BY-THE-SEA 07717 BELMAR 07719 BRADLEY BEACH 07720 BRIELLE 08730 COLTS NECK 07720 DEAL 07723 EATONTOWN 07724 ENGLISHTOWN 07726 FAIR HAVEN 07704 FARMINGDALE 07727 FREEHOLD BORO 07728 FREEHOLD TWP 07728 HIGHLANDS 07748 HOLMDEL 07733 HOWELL 07731 INTERLAKEN 07712 KEANSBURG 07734 KEYPORT 07735 LITTLE SILVER 07739 07701 LOCH ARBOUR VILLAGE 07712 LONG BRANCH 07740 MANASQUAN 08736 MARLBORO 07746 MATAWAN 07747 MIDDLETOWN 07748 MILLSTONE 07726 MONMOUTH BEACH 07750 NEPTUNE CITY 07753 NEPTUNE TWP 07753 OCEAN 07755 OCEANPORT 07757 RED BANK 07701 ROOSEVELT 08555 RUMSON 07760 SEA BRIGHT 07760 SEA GIRT 08750 SHEWSBURY BORO 07702 SHREWSBURY TWP 07702 SOUTH BELMAR 07719 SPRING LAKE 07762 SPRING LAKE HIGHTS 07762 TINTON FALLS 07724 UNION BEACH 07735 UPPER FREEHOLD TWP 08514 WALL TWP 07719 WEST LONG BRANCH 07764
MORRIS COUNTY NJ (FOR TERMITES AND WOOD DESTROYING INSECTS ONLY)
IN MORRIS COUNTY NEW JERSEY NJ - BOONTON TOWN 07005 BOONTON TWP 07005 BUTLER 07405 CHATHAM BORO 07928 CHATHAM TWP 07928 CHESTER BORO 07930 CHESTER TWP 07930 DENVILLE 07834 DOVER 07801 EAST HANOVER 07936 FLORHAM PARK 07932 HANOVER TWP 07936 HARDING 07940 JEFFERSON 07438 KINNELON 07405 LINCOLN PARK 07035 LONG HILL 07928 MADISON 07940 MENDHAM 07945 MINE HILL 07803 MONTVILLE 07045 MORRIS PLAINS 07950 MORRIS TWP 07960 MORRISTOWN 07960 MOUNT ARLINGTON 07856 MOUNT OLIVE 07828 PARSIPPANY 07054 TROY HILLS
07054 PEQUANNOCK 07444 RANDOLPH 07869 RIVERDALE 07457 ROCKAWAY BORO 07866 ROCKAWAY TWP 07866 ROXBURY 07876 VICTORY GARDENS BORO 07801 WASHINGTON TWP 07853 WHARTON BORO 07885
OCEAN COUNTY NJ (FOR TERITES AND WOOD DESTROYING INSECTS ONLY)
IN UPPER OCEAN COUNTY NEW JERSEY NJ - BAY HEAD 08742 BEACHWOOD 08722 BERKELEY 08721 BRICK 08720 DOVER 08753 ISLAND HIGHTS 08732 JACKSON 08701 LAKEHURST 08733 LAKEWOOD 08701 LAVALLETTE 08735 MANCHESTER 08733 MANTOLOKEN 08738 PINE BEACH 08741 PLUMSTED 08533 PT. PLEASANT BORO 08742 POINT PLEASANT BEACH 08742 SEASIDE HIGHTS 08751 SOUTH TOMS RIVER 08757
PASSAIC COUNTY NJ (FOR TERMITES AND WOOD DESTROYING INSECTS ONLY)
IN PASSAIC COUNTY NEW JERSEY NJ - BLOOMINGDALE 07403 CLIFTON 07001 HALEDON 07508 HAWTHORNE 07506 LITTLE FALLS 07424 NORTH HALEDON 07508 PASSIAC 07055 PATERSON 07005 POMPTON LAKES 07442 PROSPECT PARK 07508 RINGWOOD 07456 TOTOWA 07512 WANAQUE 07465 WAYNE 07470 WEST MILFORD 07480 WEST PATERSON 07424
SOMERSET COUNTY NJ WITH ZIP CODES
IN SOMERSET COUNTY NEW JERSEY NJ - BEDMINSTER 07921 BERNARDS 07920 BERNARDSVILLE 07924 BOUND BROOK 08805 BRANCHBURG 08876 BRIDGEWATER 08807 FAR HILLS 07931 FRANKLIN TWP 08873 GREEN BROOK 08812 HILLSBOROUGH 08844 MANVILLE 08835 MILLSTONE 08849 MONTGOMERY 08844 NORTH PLAINFIELD 07060 PEAPACK/GLADSTONE BORO 07977 RARITAN 08869 ROCKY HILL 08553 SOMERVILLE 08876 SOUTH BOUND BROOK 08880 WARREN 07059 WATCHUNG 07069
UNION COUNTY WITH ZIP CODES
IN UNION COUNTY NEW JERSEY NJ - BERKELEY HIGHTS 07922 CLARK 07066 CRANFORD 07016 ELIZABETH 07201 FANWOOD 07023 GARWOOD 07027 HILLSIDE 07205 KENILWORTH 07033 LINDEN 07036 MOUNTAINSIDE 07092 NEW PROVIDENCE 07974 PLAINFIELD 07061 RAHWAY 07065 ROSELLE 07203 ROSELLE PARK 07204 SCOTCH PLAINS 07076 SPRINGFIELD 07081 SUMMIT 07901 UNION 07083 WESTFIELD 07090 WINFIELD 07036
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