Pest Control Washington Township, NJ (Bergen County) — Licensed Exterminator

Exterminator in Washington Township, NJ — the one in Bergen County

This page is for Washington Township in Bergen County, the residential township in the Pascack Valley next to Westwood, Emerson, Hillsdale, Paramus and Saddle River. New Jersey has several Washington Townships — there's a large one in Morris County too, and we serve that one as well. If you live in the Morris County township (Long Valley and the area around it), see our carpenter ant page for Washington Township, Morris County.

The Bergen County township is almost all homes: streets of split-levels, ranches, colonials and bi-levels, many built in the decades after World War II, on wooded lots with lawns, decks and a lot of mature trees. There's very little industry and few apartment buildings. The Garden State Parkway runs along the township's western side, and the neighborhoods back onto wooded strips, brooks and parkland.

That means the pest problems are mostly suburban-house problems: mice in garages and basements, carpenter ants in decks and damp wood, squirrels and raccoons in attics, yellow jackets in lawns, and ticks in shady yards.

Ticks and mosquitoes in wooded Washington Township yards

A big shady yard is one of the best things about living in the township — and it's exactly where ticks and mosquitoes do well. Ticks wait in leaf litter and tall grass where the lawn meets the trees, the stone wall or the brush along a back fence, and deer and other wildlife carry them in. Mosquitoes breed in clogged gutters, buckets, planters, tarps and any spot where water sits for a week.

What helps most:

• Keep the lawn edge mowed and rake leaves out of the borders.
• Put a strip of mulch or gravel between the lawn and the woods, and keep play sets away from the tree line.
• Dump standing water every week and clean the gutters.
• Check kids and pets after time in the yard, and talk to your vet about flea and tick protection.

For yards with heavy pressure, we do tick, flea and mosquito yard treatments. Mosquito treatment starts from $95 plus tax. Read more about tick treatment for yards and mosquito control.

Fall invaders, attic smells and dead animals

Every October, Washington Township homes see the same wave: stink bugs and lady beetles bunching up on the sunny side of the house, mice testing the garage door, and squirrels looking for a warm attic. We do an outside treatment for fall invaders that cuts down on the bugs getting into walls and window frames, and a fall sealing visit is the best way to keep mice out for the winter.

If you notice a sudden rotten smell in one room or the attic, an animal has probably died in the wall, ceiling or crawl space — often after someone put out poison. We do dead animal removal from attics, walls and around the property, then find and seal how it got in. Where needed, we do odor control and HEPA cleanup and replace soiled attic insulation.

More on fall home-invading pests and dead animal removal.