Allison Pest Control

Category: Insect Identification

  • 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…

  • Winter Hardy Bed Bugs Are Still a Threat to You

    Bed bugs are a year-round pest. Bed bugs cannot survive extreme heat or cold but rarely have to. These small, blood-feeding insects live indoors to stay close to their human food source and are seldom exposed to changing seasonal temperatures. You are just as likely to run into bed bugs in the winter as during…

  • Why Are German Cockroaches So Hard to Exterminate

    You don’t get to number one without having some mad skills. German cockroaches are the most common and plentiful roaches found in the United States. These stubborn and resilient pest can enter your home in a wide variety of ways. They bring disease, can survive months without food, and go without water for up to…

  • Cockroach Species Which Will Live in New Jersey?

    Monmouth County is one of the most populous counties in New Jersey. With numerous waterways for fishing and some of the most beautiful townships in the country, it is easy to see why this area is popular with people. And, of the more than 4,500 different species of roaches in the world, a large number…

  • Three Fun Facts about Carpenter Ants

    Big and black, carpenter ants are easy to spot; but these ants spell trouble if you find them crawling around your Monmouth County, New Jersey property. Members of Mother Nature’s demolition team, carpenter ants hasten wood decomposition by chewing large galleries into decaying logs to house their colonies. But when carpenter ants build their nests…

  • Carpenter Ant 101 – Top ID Tips

    To the untrained eye most ants look pretty much alike. Black to brown, tiny and fast moving, it takes an experienced eye and expert knowledge of ant habitat and behavior to tell one New Jersey ant species from another. However, there is one ant you should learn to identify to protect your property — the…