Orange sits directly against East Orange, and the pest pressure runs across the line without noticing it. The same early-1900s two- and three-family homes, the same prewar apartment buildings on old stone and block foundations, the same attached and semi-attached rows sharing walls, basements, and plumbing chases. What that means practically is that a German cockroach problem in one unit is a problem in three, and treating a single apartment while the adjoining one goes untouched rarely holds.
Norway rats burrow along the alleys, behind the commercial blocks, and near dumpster pads, then push into basements through deteriorated mortar and old pipe chases. Mice use the same routes. In a row of attached houses they move from address to address, which is why exclusion has to consider the neighbor.
Underneath it all, New Jersey sits in heavy eastern subterranean termite pressure, and a century-old frame house with a damp basement is what they want. Add Asian tiger mosquitoes breeding in containers in tight backyards and yellowjackets in the soffits by August, and a recurring plan earns its keep. Call and connect with an experienced local exterminator who works Orange.
Around Orange
- Main Street corridor
- Orange Park
- Highland Avenue station
- Central Avenue
- Orange Public Library