Allison Pest Control

Category: Animals

  • Three Things You Didn’t Know About Rats

    Rats are dangerous, destructive and known transmitters of harmful diseases that make rat control a high priority in Monmouth County and Ocean County, New Jersey communities. But these pests are also highly intelligent, social and adaptable animals that often exhibit surprisingly human behaviors. 1. Social Butterflies Rats live in social packs that can include dozens…

  • Is There a Rat in Your House?

    Rats are destructive rodents that carry fleas and ticks and transmit diseases that are harmful to humans. A rat in your house presents a danger to your home and family and makes rat control a top priority. Rats frequently seek winter shelter in Monmouth County and Ocean County homes, condos and apartment buildings. As rats…

  • Five Interesting Facts About Ground Squirrels

    While squirrels might be majestic to watch, ground squirrels can become a problem quickly. Today, we’d like to offer you five interesting facts about ground squirrels. Fact #1: They love to make your home their home – While you’re used to seeing them in the wild, it warm for long. That’s going to force them inside, and…

  • Groundhogs, Gophers, Moles, Voles – How Do You Know If You Have Them?

    Small, brown and furry rodents of the ground squirrel family, gophers can create extensive and destructive tunneling systems throughout your yard. A single gopher digging up your lawn can create a whopping 10-30 mounds per month displacing one glass to one gallon’s worth of dirt, up to 6 feet underground, and covering up to 2,000…

  • Top Three Invasive Pests from Abroad

    Burmese pythons are slithering through the Everglades. Russian Zebra mussels are clogging water intake pipes in the Great Lakes. Asian longhorned beetles are killing trees in the Northeast. More than 50,000 alien plant and animal species are creeping and crawling across the U.S., competing against and too often overwhelming beneficial native species. Why Invasives Are…

  • How to Save Your Backyard Picnic

    Flies floating in your fruit juice? Ants marching away with your apple pie? Mosquitos using your body as an all-you-can-eat buffet? Save your backyard picnic from pests with these NJ pest control tips: Dress the part. Although bright colors are festive, they tend to draw in bugs. Opt for cool neutrals to blend in and…