Allison Pest Control

Category: Household Insects

  • What Is ‘Frass’?

    Dictionary.com defines ‘frass’ as “the refuse and excrement of boring or leaf-eating insects.” More commonly, many home and organic gardeners refer to frass as “insect poop.” While the excrement of plant-eating insect larvae such as caterpillars is called frass and sold as a natural garden fertilizer; to New Jersey pest extermination professionals, frass is an…

  • Tips for Fighting Insects in Your Home

    Few things can ruin your day more than finding out that you are living with insects that damage your property, bite you, eat your food and/or undermine the cleanliness of your home. Because they can hide almost anywhere, their numbers can be many and they multiply at exponential rates, it is extremely difficult to get rid of most of these pests…

  • How to Keep Carpenter Ants Out of Your Home

    Big and black, carpenter ants are the undisputed kings of the New Jersey ant kingdom and a formidable wood destroying pest. Unlike termites, carpenter ants do not eat wood; but the tunnels they carve into wood are nearly as destructive. Carpenter ants live in wood planks and beams, chewing long tunnels and large galleries into…

  • Strange and Interesting Termite Facts

    Did you know the fastest animal strike on land is the snapping jaw of a Panamanian termite which has been clocked at 150 mph? Termites put their powerful jaws to good use. These wood-eating insects eat non-stop, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! A colony of just 60,000 termites can devour two lineal…

  • Beware of Dive Bombing Carpenter Bees

    More buzz than sting, carpenter bees sound more ferocious than they are; but they can still do plenty of damage to your Monmouth County, New Jersey home. Often confused with bumble bees because of their similar size and coloring, carpenter bees are named for their unique ability to tunnel through wood. Unique Tunneling Behavior Unlike…

  • Signs Your Monmouth County Home Has a Carpenter Ant Problem

    The largest ant species in the U.S. is the wood destroying carpenter ant. Easy to spot, carpenter ants are big and black, ranging in size from 1/4 inch to a formidable 1/2 inch long. Using their powerful jaws to tunnel through soft and water-damaged wood, carpenter ants carve large, open galleries into wood beams and…