Allison Pest Control

Category: Home Pest Control

  • Winter-Hardy Cockroach Species Found in NYC

    During the cold winter months, insect activity usually slows down in Monmouth County and Ocean County, New Jersey. Insects are still present, of course; but cold weather seems to turn many insects sluggish and sends some species, like stink bugs and Asian lady beetles, into a hibernation-like state. Insect activity gears back up in the…

  • Don’t Risk Your Health on Do-It-Yourself Bed Bug Treatments

    Attempts to self-treat bed bug infestations could place your family’s health at risk, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warns. After one death and 129 health problems linked to home use of bed bug pesticides were reported between 2006 and 2010, the federal agency issued a national health advisory “alerting the public to…

  • Now Is Best Time to Schedule New Jersey Termite Inspection

    Insects are off the radar of most New Jersey homeowners during the winter. Monmouth County and Ocean County residents don’t typically think about calling an exterminator until spring when ants start marching across kitchen floors. But just because they may be out of sight and out of mind during New Jersey’s cold winter months doesn’t…

  • Don’t Let Squirrels Turn Up the Heat in Your Home

    Squirrels may not be the natural association that comes to mind when you think of house fires. However, the fact is that it’s a real possibility if these unwanted guests set up shop in your attic. Once they start in on your home’s wiring with their razor-sharp teeth, the results can be damaging and costly. Last…

  • Look Out Below! Watch Out for Termites

    Termites are one of the more insidious threats to homes and commercial buildings. Unlike other pests who enter above ground, these tiny destroyers lurk in subterranean colonies and attack from below. It takes a skilled, experience eye to spot the signs of infestation and eliminate the problem before serious damage occurs. The recent experience of…

  • Cockroaches: Have Passport, Will Travel

    According to a long-standing joke, cockroaches would be the only life form to survive a nuclear blast. In all seriousness, this durable pest certainly doesn’t show signs of slowing down any time soon. The U.S. recently had its first sighting of a cockroach species originally native to Japan. Researchers at Rutgers University confirmed the appearance…