A Message from Our Certified Entomologist, Gil Bloom As spring is upon us, we would like to remind you of several ant prevention measures that should be taken by your staff at this time to reduce the odds for ant incursion. By acting now, you can prevent the establishment of internal ant colonies and reduce
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Balcony Bird-Net Deterrent installation without drilling Solution The installation of a stealth net on your balcony can and will truly keep birds out! Traditionally, these systems are drilled through concrete. However, this has come to be an issue because there are some building which simply won’t allow any sort of drilling activity. If you happen
DetailsHow to install bird spikes Birds spikes are a great bird deterrent, when installed properly they will keep birds off areas of your building. Measure the width of the ledge you need to protect and purchase the appropriate spike. We mostly go with a 5” or 8” spike depending on the ledge size. Step 1:
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How to keep birds of your windowsills In New York City & Long Island Manhattan apartment window sills are excellent places for pigeons to roost. Even more so for window sills that are structured in building shaft-ways where the pigeons feel that they’re in a safe environment from potential predators. The biggest problem with birds
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Featured in the Huffington Post Since 1929, we have been working hard to rid New York City of all types of pests. It’s only fitting that a pest management company which has managed to stay in business so long also has a deep fascination with the insects they’re exterminating. Our president, Gil Bloom was recently
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New Yorkers and Zika The good news is that as New Yorkers, we do not need to worry about Zika as no locally transmitted cases have been reported. A few cases have been noted in returning travelers from Zika hot zones which include a number of South & Central American areas as well as Puerto
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Keep Visitors Happy by Making Sure Bed Bugs Aren’t in Your Hotel In the words of Warren Buffett, “It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it.” Bed bug infestations are a constant problem throughout hotels in the New York City and Long Island area. At Standard Pest Management, our biggest goal
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Pest Management & Property Managers Make the Best Mix One of our biggest specialties is Integrated Pest Management for residential properties within New York City and Long Island, NY. Since 1929, Standard Pest has been working with many of New York’s property management companies to provide a pest-free environment for their residents. Whether it is a brownstone
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What’s up with Water Bugs? This year in part due to flash rains combined with high heat we have observed a not unanticipated seasonal increase in American roach, Periplaneta Americana, a.k.a. “water bug” activity. As a result of the sewer and catch basin flooding they head for high ground which in a number of cases
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