Category: Insects
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NJ Home Owners: Do Ants Communicate?
If you are waging a hard fought battle against ants in your Freehold are home, it may be time to call in the experts at Allison Pest Control. It turns out that ants are more adaptive and intelligent than scientists ever thought possible. That means a worthy opponent with a whole host of tricks may…
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The Secret Life of Ants
Not only are ants incredibly strong and able to haul materials far exceeding their own body weight, they also happen to be excellent architects. For decades, scientists have had an idea of what underground ant nests looked like, but with the help of plaster molds and painstaking work, experts can recreate 3-D models of entire nests. Taking a…
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Three Factoids You May Not Know About Carpenter Bees
Carpenter bees look similar to bumblebees, but they are very different. They Are Beneficial Carpenter bees are very avid pollinators, and as such, should only be eliminated when absolutely necessary. Although unfortunately carpenter bees do not nest in hives, the best solution is to block their nesting holes and then if need be perform an extermination.…
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Stink Bugs: What You Need to Know About This Odorous Pest
The number one thing you need to know about stink bug is that they are on the move. In the early 1990s, they began their journey from Asia aboard cargo and landed on the east coast. Over the past few decades they have mainly hung out around agricultural areas, but they have now managed to…
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How Do You Know You Have Carpenter Ants?
We see them all the time scurrying back and forth, hither and yon, in what looks like a never ending adventure of exploration for food and shelter. These fast moving tiny wonders that never seem to sleep or run out of energy are ants who are part of our everyday life. There are over 700…
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DIY Pest Control? Be Very Concerned About Poisoning
When you have a pest problem, it’s very tempting to try take care of it yourself. Hardware store shelves are chock full of chemicals that promise to solve your pest control problems. However, the pesticides commonly used to treat pest problems are dangerous and threatening to human health, as well as insects and rodents. Recently,…