Allison Pest Control

Category: Home Pest Control

  • How to Avoid Bed Bugs During Spring Break

    This year’s brutal winter has many Monmouth County families planning spring break trips to warm, sunny vacation spots to escape New Jersey’s deep freeze, if only for one blissfully warm week! If you’re one of many Ocean County families planning to head south for the kids’ spring vacation, a word of warning. Bed bug infestations…

  • Do Cave Crickets Bite?

    Did you know that you could have a cave cricket infestation in your home without even knowing it? Cave crickets (also known as camel-back crickets) don’t make that annoying chirping sound that you hear from house crickets. They can get up to two inches long, but you’ll be happy to know that they don’t bite…

  • Pigeons Present Serious Health Hazards

    Year-round pests in Monmouth County, NJ towns, feral pigeons are serious vectors for disease. Pigeons harbor more than 40 parasites on their bodies, including disease-transmitting ticks, fleas and mites. Their droppings contain hundreds of dangerous bacterial pathogens and viruses, including salmonella, encephalitis and meningitis. Airborne spores from dried droppings can cause serious lung infections and…

  • Don’t Let NJ Wildlife Turn Your Attic into a Nursery

    Spring is on the horizon which means wildlife moms are looking for safe, warm places to give birth and raise their brood. Squirrels and raccoons are common attic invaders. Your Monmouth County, NJ attic has everything animal moms are looking for: safety from predators, a warm and cozy environment, and plenty of toasty insulation for…

  • Termite Robots Build Houses Instead of Tearing Them Down!

    In New Jersey, termites pose a formidable threat to Monmouth County home owners. Attacking one out of every five New Jersey homes, Eastern subterranean termites cause millions of dollars of structural damage every year. Living in huge, complex underground colonies, these industrious wood-eating insects can eventually cause structural collapse if infestations go undetected. While known…

  • Swarmers Signal Pest Problem

    While gardening or mowing your Monmouth County, NJ lawn, have you ever stumbled across a “puddle” of what seem to be hundreds of winged ants milling around on the ground? If so, you have come across a group of swarmers, a sure signal that a massive termite or carpenter ant colony is located nearby and…