Pests We Treat Before & After Photos

This customer in Toms River, NJ, had an infestation of yellow jackets in their home. They were actually nesting in a small crack in the siding about 20 feet up from the ground. Previously, our Pest Control division came out and eliminated the yellow jackets, but the issue of the crack in siding needs to be resolved ASAP.

So our Nuisance Wildlife Division came out and installed sturdy metal flashing over the opening and secured it in place. This will not only prevent future intrusions from pests, but also rodents, squirrels, bats, and birds too!

This family in Keyport, NJ, was being terrorized by yellow jackets! They couldn't enjoy spending time outside on the back porch because the yellow jackets were harboring inside a small piece of wood underneath the joist of the deck! Fortunately, her neighbor is a current customer and referred Cowleys and we were sent out to eliminate these aggressive stinging insects. 

After we equipped our protective bee suit, we grabbed our extendable pole, attached a knockdown dusting application to it, and applied it directly into the area where the yellow jackets were harboring. This treatment will exterminate the yellow jackets almost immediately. A short while later, we removed the nest, disposed of it, and then applied a residual application to the area. This product will eliminate any yellow jackets that return to this area as well as prevent them from building another nest.

The customer in Howell, NJ, was renovating his living room one afternoon. As he removed a portion of the sheetrock, he came upon a large and active yellow jackets nest right behind it! He immediately called Cowleys for help, since he is a Home Protection Plan customer, and we were sent out. 

Yellow jackets are social insects that build their paper-like material nests from chewed cellulose. If the entrance of their nest is approached, they will attack! Their stings are very painful and those who are allergic to their venom could have a severe reaction. After we equipped our protective bee suit, we injected a residual dusting application into the nest.

We then waited a little bit and then injected a knockdown aerosol product. These treatments will exterminate the yellow jackets quickly. Several moments after treating the nest, we removed it and then properly discarded it. Now the homeowner can continue with his renovations without getting stung!

A homeowner in Holmdel, NJ was having issues with carpenter bees infesting the wood fascia boards in his house. Carpenter bees, large, shiny black bees, are destructive wood-boring insects. The female bee burrows into the wood to lay her eggs while the male hovers around nearby to protect the queen from any predators or other males. The tell-tail sign of a carpenter bee infestation is sawdust, commonly known as sass, collecting below the holes where the bees have bored into the wood. As this homeowner found out, besides the drilling damage from carpenter bees, the larvae attract noisy woodpeckers that drill holes along the bee homes to reach and feed on the larvae. Woodpecker activity results in long trenches and holes along the wood. Needless to say, after the cumulative effect of carpenter bee and woodpecker activity, a home can suffer quite a bit of damage. The damage is more than unsightly. The holes can allow water seepage into the wood, weakening it and causing wood rot which it, turn, can lead to other insect and even wildlife infestations. Squirrels and raccoons commonly exploit weaknesses in a home’s structure, especially damaged fascia boards, soffits, or roofing shingles, to gain access inside the attic.

These carpenter bees were persistent. After a few treatments, the bees and the woodpeckers would return. A permanent solution was needed to prevent these re-infestations, and Cowleys home improvement crew was called in. To repair the damage, we removed the damaged wood fascia and replaced it with a high-performance exterior cellular PVC trim. This material won’t rot, cup, split, twist, or warp, and carpenter bees, or woodpeckers for that matter, can’t drill into it. The new fascia looked great and blended in with the house. The homeowner was relieved that the carpenter bee infestation was gone, and he no longer had to listen to noisy woodpeckers chipping away on his home.

This homeowner in Colts Neck, NJ, had a major infestation of yellow jackets in one of her upstairs bathroom and needed help to remove them ASAP. So she found Cowleys online, gave us a call, and we were sent out to inspect and treat. As we examined the bathroom, we noticed that the yellow jackets were coming from a tiny hole in the bathroom closet. Since the attic was right above, we decided to inspect that area. As we removed a piece of insulation, we uncovered a HUGE yellow jackets nest! Turns out that there was a tiny hole in the attic that the yellow jackets were using to infest the home!

We treated the nest with a knockdown aerosol and a knockdown dusting application. Both of these treatments will exterminate the yellow jackets almost immediately. A short while later, we carefully removed the nest, disposed of it, cleaned up the area, sealed the hole in the bathroom closet with a waterproof adhesive, and then applied a liquid residual product to the attic area. This treatment will eliminate any remaining yellow jackets in the area as well as prevent them from rebuilding their nest.