Far Hills, NJ's Local Pest Control Services

During a treatment service for a customer in Far Hills, NJ, we came across something interesting in the backyard. A bucket that was filled with water and thousands of mosquito larvae! Any type of bucket, container, or even a flower pot that can hold water are all conducive conditions for mosquitoes. They only need a 1/2 an inch of standing water in order to breed!

The first thing we did was empty the container to remove the standing water.  Doing this will immediately eliminate the mosquito larvae. Next, at the owners request, we applied an adulticide and an insect growth regulator treatment to all the non-flowering vegetation areas around the home to target the adult mosquitoes. Once the treated areas dry, the treatment will knock down and exterminate any adult mosquitoes. This product is actually a 2-for-1 treatment as it eliminates ticks as well!

This homeowner in Far Hills, NJ contacted our Little Rascals Nuisance Wildlife Division to inspect her attic because she was hearing noises during the early hours of the morning. As we did, we saw several flying squirrels exiting the attic! Turns out, they were using the tree branches that were hanging over the home as a natural highway to infiltrate the attic. We also found chew marks made by the flying squirrels in the ridge vent. This was how they were getting inside the attic. Flying squirrels are rodents and like all rodents, they must chew and gnaw to manage their continually growing incisors.

To safely remove the flying squirrels, we set-up a one-way device, placed several baited devices nearby, and temporarily enclosed the main access point in hardware cloth. The one-way will allow the flying squirrels to exit the area, but prevent them from getting back in.

A short while later, we successfully retrieved all the flying squirrels and relocated them to a new, humane location. Next, we disinfected the attic and installed Ridge-Guard®. Ridge-Guard® secures and reinforces the ridge vent shingles so that no nuisance wildlife or nuisance birds can enter. 

A Home Protection Plan client in Far Hills, NJ, noticed a large number of "fat bees" hovering around one of his living room windows. Since his wife is highly allergic to bee stings, he immediately called our office for help. Once we arrived and took a closer at these pests we immediately identified them as carpenter bees. Continuing our inspection we found several 1/2 inch holes made by the carpenter bees in the wooden area by the window.

Carpenter bees are wood-destroying insects that prefer unfinished wood that they can bore into to create a gallery to lay their brood. Female carpenter bees drill perfectly circular ½-inch diameter holes into fascia boards, porches, decks, siding, sheds, and other wooden structures. The most common signs of a carpenter bee infestation are the round, smooth holes that carpenter bees bore into wood, the piles of sawdust ("frass") near where they are digging, and the yellow excrement stains on the wood below their holes.

For treatment, we injected a residual dusting application into each gallery. This treatment not only rapidly exterminates the carpenter bees, but it leaves behind a residual that will eliminate any eggs inside their galleries as well as any returning carpenter bees.

After finding a rat in her dyer, this homeowner in Far Hills, NJ immediately called Cowleys for help! As we were about to begin our inspection we immediately noticed that the dryer vent was exposed. There was no cover over it and, as we took a closer look, we found a ton of rat droppings around it. This was how the rats were entering the home!

First, we carefully vacuumed up all the rat droppings inside and outside of the home. Next, we installed several rodent bait stations in front of the dryer vent, around the exterior of the home, the laundry room, and the two adjacent rooms inside the home. Lastly, we scheduled several follow up visits to replenish the bait stations and monitor the infestation.

We informed the owner that our Nuisance Wildlife Division can install a new and sturdy vent cover over the dryer vent to prevent any future rodent, pest, or wildlife intrusions. She was happy to hear that and made an appointment with our wildlife division. 

A new commercial customer in Far Hills, NJ was having a big problem with an abundance of flies in one of the offices. To handle the heavy fly infestation, we installed a UV fly trap. The flies are attracted to the special UV light as well as the pheromone scented glue boards that are installed inside the light. Once the flies land in that area, they are captured. With this type of protection, flies with no longer be an issue for this business owner.

As we were replenishing the rodent bait stations at this home in Far Hills, NJ we came across one that had a garter snake in it! Garter snakes are the most common snakes found in NJ, often making themselves comfortable around homes. These snakes often hibernate under the siding of a home. They are the first snakes to emerge from hibernation and can be seen as early as mid-March. Its color varies from olive brown to black and typically has three long stripes extending from head to tail. Garter snakes are relatively harmless to humans. In fact, they are often kept as pets. Although some species do possess a mild neurotoxic venom, it's not dangerous to humans.

We safely retrieved the snake, finished replenishing the bait in our bait stations, and then relocated the garter snake to a new, humane location.