Allison Pest Control

Category: Insects

  • 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…

  • Five Fun Facts About Stink Bugs

    You might think that a name like stink bugs tells you everything you need to know about this pest. But as with most living creatures, there’s more to their story. Brown marmorated stink bugs are native to the Far East countries of Japan, China, Korea and Taiwan. They’ve been growing in numbers since they first allegedly…

  • Ripe Summer Fruit Attracts Fruit Flies to Monmouth County Kitchens

    If you find a cloud of tiny flies buzzing around your kitchen counter fruit bowl, something in the bowl has probably turned. Fruit flies are attracted to overripe and fermenting fruit and vegetables. These miniscule flies feed on the high sugar content found in decaying fruits and vegetables and use the surface of spoiled produce…

  • Pest Alert: New Jersey Tick Threat Is Extremely High

    A Level Red tick threat has been issued for the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, including Monmouth County, New Jersey. In raising the summer tick threat to its highest level, the University of Rhode Island Tick Encounter Resource Center warned residents and vacationers to protect themselves and their pets from blood-feeding ticks and the diseases they…

  • Five Fun Facts About Box Elder Bugs

    The term “elder” usually applies to someone worthy of respect. That certainly doesn’t apply when it comes to box elder bugs. These distinctive-looking red and black insects more accurately qualify as an annoyance. Unlike many other pests, box elder bugs don’t transmit diseases or cause significant structural damage to a home. That doesn’t mean they’re…

  • Five Fun Facts About Carpenter Bees

    Often mistaken for large bumblebees, despite their similar size and docile nature, carpenter bees are very unique: 1. The women pack more punch. Distinguished from the solid black head of females, males lack stingers and can be identified by white or yellow patches. Both can be aggressive when defending nests and unnerve passersby unable to…