Allison Pest Control

Category: Problem Insects

  • Why Are Termite Infestations Hard to Spot?

    Termites are barely 1/8 inch long, or about the size of a sesame seed on your burger bun. How can something so tiny be so destructive and pose such a danger to your Monmouth County, New Jersey home? One of the things that make termites such formidable insect foes is that termite infestations are hard…

  • 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…

  • Bed Bugs Love a Crowd

    Bed bugs apparently love a crowd. A new study by North Carolina State University researchers shows that bed bugs develop faster when they live in large groups. The same quick-growth phenomenon has been observed in large populations of cockroaches, crickets and grasshoppers; but this is the first study to explore the impact group living has…

  • 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…

  • 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…