Allison Pest Control

Category: Home Pest Control

  • 3 Things to Know about the American Cockroach

    While some insect pests like the black widow spider can be quite scary on an individual level, others like the American cockroach are actually far more dangerous from a practical standpoint. Here are a few of the reasons why: They Spread Disease – The American cockroach – also known incorrectly as a “waterbug” or “Palmetto…

  • Do Bed Bugs Become Less Active in the Winter?

    Though small, bedbugs are becoming a pest of gargantuan proportion, particularly in New York and surrounding areas. But don’t let the seeming winter decline of these pests put you at ease – a bedbug lull in winter weather does not mean these pests have gone packing… Bedbugs have a little something in common with bears……

  • What Steps Should You Take Now to Prevent Mice from Moving In?

    As the nights turn frosty, mice start looking for a cozy place to hole up for the winter. Your Monmouth County, NJ home offers these furry, four-legged pests a warm and inviting place to set up housekeeping. If mice start nibbling around your home, NJ pest control experts recommend yanking up the welcome mat –…

  • Termites Know No Season – Chomping Year Round

    Living in cozy underground nests and traveling to their feeding sites through underground tunnels, NJ termites know no season. Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night will keep these hungry pests from attacking your Monmouth County, New Jersey home or business. Chomping Year Round Weather does not affect the Eastern subterranean termites…

  • Five Interesting Facts About Squirrels in Your Attic

    To a squirrel, your attic makes the perfect home, with warmth and security ideal for nesting and hibernation. Here are 5 intriguing facts about squirrels that help understand why they like your attic so much: Squirrels can bite with 22,000 pounds of pressure—enough to chew through plastic and aluminum. If squirrels cannot find a vulnerability…

  • Three Things You May Not Know About Box Elder Bugs

    Box elder bugs are just one of the many fall and winter pests homeowners need to be concerned about, especially as the weather begins to change. Today we’d like to take a more in-depth look at these bugs and talk about a few things you might not have known about them. Fact #1: They Prefer…