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  • Five Quick Tips to Keep Mosquitoes Away From Your Evening Cookout

    Nothing ruins an evening cookout like a swarm of blood-thirsty mosquitoes. Follow these tips from our mosquito extermination experts to make your next cookout mosquito free: 1. Dress for success. Keep a layer of clothing between you and these blood-sucking pests by wearing long pants and long sleeves. 2. Destroy mosquito breeding grounds. Mosquitoes lay their…

  • Top Three Invasive Pests from Abroad

    Burmese pythons are slithering through the Everglades. Russian Zebra mussels are clogging water intake pipes in the Great Lakes. Asian longhorned beetles are killing trees in the Northeast. More than 50,000 alien plant and animal species are creeping and crawling across the U.S., competing against and too often overwhelming beneficial native species. Why Invasives Are…

  • Five Fun Facts About Drug Store Beetles

    Drug store beetles, also known as biscuit or bread beetles, are part of a class of pantry pests widely known for the destruction of processed and packaged goods. These tiny brown beetles, about 1/10-1/7 inch long in size, have an array of interesting features: 1. They are packed with B vitamins. Literally. The beetles are…

  • The Allison Pest Control Difference is Experience

    Suffering from pest problems in your New Jersey home? You want relief fast. How do you choose between the myriad of pest control options available? If you’re looking for the fast, definitive extermination of pests, experience matters – and Allison Pest Control has it in spades. Nearly a century of experience. Now one of the…

  • Five Interesting Facts About Bed Bugs

    Interesting isn’t a word that comes to mind when someone mentions bed bugs. Disgusting maybe, definitely blood-sucking, but interesting? Not so much. Still, the more you know about bed bugs, the easier it will be to identify them by their characteristics and the tell-tale signs they leave. These five interesting facts might surprise you. 1. Bed bugs…

  • Bee Sting Care – Quick First Aid

    Bees and wasps are common summer visitors around your gardens and flower beds. You could inadvertently get stung while working outside as bees busily collect nectar or pollen. Wasps, such as yellow jackets and hornets, are more aggressive and will sting repeatedly with the slightest challenge. If you or a family member do get stung, take quick action with these first…