How To Avoid Pests This Holiday Season

The holidays are a time of year that many people look forward to.  Family and friends will gather to share delicious meals and heartwarming stories of the years past events.  It may be considered the most wonderful time of the year for many folks, until they inadvertently encounter certain pests. With any luck, presents will be the only thing that is exchanged this holiday season.

New Jersey pest control professionals report that bed bugs continue to be a major concern from coast to coast.  As you consider your holiday travel and incoming visitors this upcoming Thanksgiving, be mindful of encountering bed bugs.  These tiny vampires are masters at hitchhiking in luggage or other personal belongings.  If you are traveling for Thanksgiving, be careful to watch for bed bugs in hotels, motels, and even relatives or friends abodes.  To be on the safe side, upon your arrival home, you should immediately launder all clothing in hot water and dry the clothing on the hottest temperature to avoid a bed bug infestation.

Unlike some other types of pests that die off or go dormant in the winter months, cockroaches are a common year-round household pest.  Cockroaches are able to survive by eating a wide variety of organic and non-organic substances.  During this time of year when shipping boxes are arriving from stores and family and friends, keep an eye out for emerging cockroaches as these critters are known to live in the crevices of the shipping boxes.  Once the boxes are delivered to your home, they will escape and can quickly infest your home.

Unfortunately many types of pests are waiting for the perfect opportunity to infest your home this holiday season.  You can avoid a full-blown pest invasion by hiring a licensed New Jersey pest control professional like Allison Pest Control.  We have many years of experience treating all types of creepy crawling and furry pests in Monmouth, Ocean and Middlesex Counties. Call us today to schedule an appointment.