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How to Save Your Backyard Picnic
Flies floating in your fruit juice? Ants marching away with your apple pie? Mosquitos using your body as an all-you-can-eat buffet? Save your backyard picnic from pests with these NJ pest control tips: Dress the part. Although bright colors are festive, they tend to draw in bugs. Opt for cool neutrals to blend in and…
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Effective Pest Control Starts on the Outside
You’re probably vigilant about pests inside your New Jersey home, but what about outside? Insects and wildlife enter your house from the outdoors, just like any other intruder. Follow these exterior maintenance tips to discourage pests from taking up residence in your yard and eventually your home. Squirrels, raccoons and other animals can work their way…
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A Little History on Allison Pest Control
Allison Pest Control has been proudly serving Monmouth and Ocean counties in central New Jersey since 1917. Begun as a local one-man operation, Allison Pest Control was owned and operated by the Allison family for more than 50 years until the company was purchased by John Daly, Sr. in 1970. All in the Family John Daly…
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Don’t Hate Insects – Some are Beneficial
While the arrival of spring brings great excitement, if you’re like many people, you probably aren’t relishing the thought of dealing with another season filled with insect problems. However, before you decide to get rid of all of them that are bugging you, it’s important to know which ones are beneficial, which ones are harmful, and…
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Colder Winter Means Fewer Spring Pests
It’s hard to believe we all made it through this winter. Record-setting frigid temperatures and snowfall made day-to-day activities challenging, to say the least. There is at least one silver lining to this brutal season, though. Experts say we’ll see reduced levels of pests this spring. Most insects are not warm-blooded. That fact, combined with…
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Cold Weather Is Here: Mice Migrate Indoors
If you’ve dealt with rodent problems before, you were probably lucky enough to get a reprieve over the spring and summer months. However, now that winter is just around the corner, and the temperatures are beginning to drop, don’t be surprised if those furry little fiends start to show their places around your nice, warm home…