Category: Home Pest Control
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What Damage Can Squirrels Cause in Your Attic?
Do you think of squirrels as those cute furry animals frolicking in your yard and nibbling on acorns? You’ll have a lot darker picture of them when you learn what havoc they can wreck in your attic. Squirrels view your home as just a different type of tree with the attic serving as that big…
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Bed Bugs: A Threat for All Seasons
You may think that cold temperatures are enough to stave off the threat of bed bugs during the winter months. The fact is that these pests can invade a household at any time of the year. Exposing bed bugs to freezing temperatures has long been one of the conventional methods of eliminating them. However, NBC News…
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Squirrel Families – Visitors You Don’t Want
During the winter, a lot of the animals that you would normally see outside seek refuge indoors where it’s nice and warm. On the whole, we’ve done a great job of developing our neighborhoods in this country, so animals like mice, squirrels and birds have less options outside, so they look for other places to…
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How Many Babies Can a Squirrel Have?
It’s that time of year again, and we’re starting to get lots of calls here at Allison Pest Control about squirrels. Maybe you even have a squirrel problem all your own. You’ll know you have a squirrel problem in your home if you hear them scurrying about. They really like to hang out in attics, but it’s…
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Why Are Bed Bugs So Hard to Kill?
When the National Pest Management Association asked pest control professionals what insects were the most challenging to exterminate, bed bugs were at the top of the list. Barely the size of an apple seed, bed bugs are able to squeeze into the tiniest cracks and crevices to escape detection. These blood-feeding insects prefer to remain…
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What Happens to Ants during the Winter?
During the cold winter months, most outdoor-dwelling New Jersey ant species hibernate. As outdoor temperatures drop, ants become sluggish and their body temperatures fall. Nest entrances close over as traffic to and from the nest ceases. While many worker ants only live one year, dying at the end of the season; others, including the queen,…