Allison Pest Control

Category: Insects

  • Brace Yourself for a Clover Mite Invasion in New Jersey

    Tiny reddish-brown bugs known as clover mites can be a common sight in and around households in New Jersey during fall. These little pests don’t bite or cause damage, but they can leave red stains behind when you crush them. Clover mites get their name from their diet, which mainly consists of clover and grasses.…

  • Insect Identification? Leave It to the Experts at Allison Pest Control

    You are likely to encounter an insect every day. Comprising an estimated 80% of the Earth’s species, there are an estimated 10 quintillion individual insects and 200 million for every human. With that large quantity, they can become pests very quickly. Being able to identify, locate and exterminate them can be key in helping any problems they…

  • Warm and Wet the Right Combination for a Plague of Fleas

    Feeling itchy? The problem might not be mosquitos, but rather a summer infestation of fleas. With warmth and humidity in the air, fleas become hyperactive. They reproduce more quickly, swarm yards and dog parks, and quickly create a filthy nuisance once they get inside your home. Summer calls for careful monitoring of pets that may…

  • Wet Summer Brings Forth a Bumper Crop of Pests

    Summer weather creates the perfect conditions for several pest species to breed, such as gnats, black flies and mosquitoes. Each of these species experience a rapid population growth as the weather shifts back and forth between wet and hot/humid. Why should you be concerned about these pests? Annoying Pests Are Also Frightening Health Risks Gnats, black flies, mosquitoes…

  • Weird Science: Wasps Turn Cockroaches Into Zombies

    Recently, a lot of stories about a vicious and somewhat frightening species of wasp that has some beneficial pest control traits have been trending on social networks. The Ampulex dementor is a unique type of distinctively red-and-black wasp that was discovered in 2014 in the Greater Mekong River Subregion with 138 other new species of plants, animals…

  • Insects Move Inside During Our Wet and Cool Summer

    Summer has arrived, and this year’s rainy weather is keeping Freehold exterminators busy, driving ants and other unwanted pests inside. Rest assured, insects aren’t putting down roots in your home or business because it is dirty, they’re simply looking for higher ground. A pesky progression Coming from outdoors, through the walls, and into your home…