Mosquito bites not only hurt, cause itching, and unsightly red welts but they also transmit more diseases than any other creature. In the past 20 years, cases of mosquito-borne diseases in New Jersey have been on the rise. As the summer heat and humidity climb, mosquito populations continue to grow. It’s important to keep mosquito populations down. Spartan Mosquito Eradicator gives you 90 days of control for less than .45 cents a day. No sprays, fogs, nets, citronella, electronic equipment, or zappers. All you need is water. Hang the tube on a fence, shed, or tree and safely enjoy your yard.

The most common species of ticks in New Jersey are the Black-Legged/Deer Ticks, the Lone Star, and American Dog Ticks. Black-Legged/Deer Ticks are the ones that transmit Lyme disease, and unfortunately it is soaring in New Jersey, according to new data from the New Jersey Department of Health. If ticks are a problem in your yard, remember they can sense pesticides and will retreat, so be sure to treat your entire property, especially tall grass, around trees, and surrounding, nearby wooded areas to make sure ticks do not find their way into your home, on you or your pet.

Yellowjackets, paper wasps, cicada killers, and mud daubers are the most found wasps in NJ. Yellowjackets are usually around more than the other types, especially during the summer months. These wasps do not have a hairy body as bees do. Instead, they have a smooth body with black and yellow coloring. The yellow jacket and paper wasp can sting you repeatedly. Stinging bees and wasps have their place in the environment, just not in your yard. You must kill the insects first and make sure the nest is completely inactive before you remove the nest.

Chinch bugs are tiny but can cause major damage to your lawn. They suck grass blades dry and inject poison into them. This poison interrupts water movement into the grass and the grass eventually dies. If your grass does not green back up afte r it is watered, you may have Chinch bugs. Chinch bugs live in the thatch layer of your lawn and rear their ugly head in early Spring and throughout the summer. Bifenthrin and a few other insecticides work to kill Chinch bugs, so they don’t kill your lawn.