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Long Island Pest Guides

In-depth guides to the pest and wildlife problems we see most on Long Island, in Queens and in The Bronx. Each one starts with a quick answer, walks through what works and what does not, and cites the university, state and federal sources behind it.

Commercial

Roaches in Your Apartment on Long Island, in Queens or in the Bronx? Why They Keep Coming Back After You Spray, What Your Landlord Has to Do Under New York Law, and the Program That Actually Ends It (2026)

German roaches keep coming back in an apartment because the spray pushes them next door and the egg cases hatch 40 at a time. A licensed Long Island applicator with 35 plus years in the field explains the gel bait program that clears a unit in about a month, what New York law requires of your landlord, and the two products that make it worse.

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Mice and Rodents

Mice in Your Walls on Long Island? Why Poison Is the Wrong First Move, and the 6 Steps That Get Them Out Without a Dead Mouse Smell (2026)

Mice in the walls come out the same way they went in, so the fix is traps along the wall and a sealed entry, not poison in the void. A licensed Long Island applicator with 35 plus years in the field walks through the 6 steps, how long it takes, and the one shortcut that leaves a dead mouse behind your drywall.

Read Mice in Your Walls on Long Island? Why Poison Is the Wrong First Move, and the 6 Steps That Get Them Out Without a Dead Mouse Smell (2026)

Wildlife

Opossum Under Your Deck on Long Island? Why It Usually Won't Stay, When It Will, and How We Get It Out (2026)

An opossum under a Long Island deck is usually passing through, because adult opossums keep no permanent den. The exceptions are a mother with young and a deep cold snap. How to tell which you have, what New York law allows, the tick myth, and the 5 steps that get it out.

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Mice and Rodents

Scratching Noises in the Walls at Night: Mice, Rats, Squirrels or a Raccoon? How Long Island Homeowners Tell Them Apart and What to Do (2026)

Scratching in the walls after dark is almost always mice on Long Island, and the time of day tells you which animal it is. A licensed Long Island applicator with 35 plus years in the field walks through the 4 sound tells, where they got in, and the one move that leaves a dead animal rotting inside your wall.

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Fall Invaders

How to Get Rid of Stink Bugs in Your House: The 6-Step Method That Works on Long Island, and the 2 Things That Make It Worse (2026)

Vacuum them, trap the rest overnight with a pan of soapy water under a lamp, and caulk the interior gaps they crawl out of. Spraying inside makes it worse. A licensed Long Island applicator with 35 plus years in the field walks through the 6 steps, why your house got picked, and the one date that decides whether they come back next fall.

Read How to Get Rid of Stink Bugs in Your House: The 6-Step Method That Works on Long Island, and the 2 Things That Make It Worse (2026)

Commercial

Is a Landlord Responsible for Pest Control in New York? What the Law Requires of Apartment Owners and Property Managers on Long Island, in Queens, and in the Bronx (2026)

In New York the landlord is responsible for pest control in an apartment building unless the tenant caused it. Real Property Law 235-b, the Multiple Residence Law, and NYC Local Law 55 set the duties. A Long Island pest tech with 35 plus years in buildings explains what managers must do, how fast, and the one mistake that makes it the owner's bill either way.

Read Is a Landlord Responsible for Pest Control in New York? What the Law Requires of Apartment Owners and Property Managers on Long Island, in Queens, and in the Bronx (2026)

Commercial

Cockroaches in Your Restaurant Kitchen: Why They Keep Coming Back After the Exterminator, and the Program That Actually Ends It (Long Island, 2026)

Roaches come back after a restaurant treatment because the egg cases hatch 30 to 40 at a time and the spray never reached the cracks they live in. A Long Island pest tech with 35 plus years in kitchens explains the schedule that ends it and what the health inspector counts.

Read Cockroaches in Your Restaurant Kitchen: Why They Keep Coming Back After the Exterminator, and the Program That Actually Ends It (Long Island, 2026)

Mice and Rodents

Mouse or Rat? 7 Ways to Tell Which One Is in Your Long Island House, and Why It Changes the Treatment

Rice-grain droppings with pointed ends mean mice. Blunt 3/4 inch droppings and a 2 to 4 inch hole by the foundation mean Norway rats. A licensed Long Island applicator walks through the 7 tells, the one that fools most homeowners, and why a rat job treated like a mouse job drags on for months.

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Commercial

Can a Restaurant Get Shut Down for Mice in New York? What the Code Says, and What 1,588 Nassau County Inspection Records Show

Yes, but not the way most owners think. In state data, about 1 in 7 Nassau County inspection records cites insects or rodents. A licensed applicator explains the 3 pest violations, what triggers a closure, and the DIY spray mistake that can cost more than the mice.

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Mice and Rodents

How to Keep Mice Out of Your House This Winter: The Long Island Mouse-Proofing Checklist

Mice only need a 1/4 inch gap, the width of a pencil, to get inside. A licensed Long Island applicator walks through the 7-step mouse-proofing checklist to finish before the first hard freeze, the one material that beats spray foam, and the spots on a Long Island house almost everyone misses.

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Fall Invaders

Why Are There Ladybugs in My House in November? Asian Lady Beetles on Long Island, Explained

They are almost certainly multicolored Asian lady beetles, not native ladybugs, and they came in on the first warm afternoon after a frost. A licensed Long Island applicator explains why they picked your house, why spraying inside makes it worse, and the one thing that actually stops them next fall.

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