Never Worry About Bugs Again

I must admit, despite my vast knowledge of the life cycles, feeding habits, and a montage of other useful information on a wide variety of pests throughout the United States, a few creepy crawlers, still makes me squeamish.  The ones that   particularly give me trouble are the ones that invade my personal space and happen to crawl on my body!  Yikes!

Ticks are one of the pests that tend to drive me up a tree!  These hungry bloodsuckers not only burrow their head into your skin without you knowing it as they seek a blood meal, the diseases that they cause to humans and pets can be downright frightening.  Pest control professionals in Ocean County, NJ report that approximately 40 to 45% of all ticks in New Jersey are infected with Lyme disease.

When a tick bites you and latches on, it buries its mouthpart into your skin so that it can suck your blood.  All ticks should be properly removed as soon as you find them in order to ensure that you do not contract one of the dangerous diseases that ticks are known to carry.

It is critical that you use tweezers to be able to properly remove a tick.  Other strange tick removal remedies such as using petroleum jelly, matches,  or noxious chemicals to try to force the tick to back itself out do not work for tick removal.

Check out our Blog post dated April 13, 2012 to read more information about ticks and Lyme disease.  Allison Pest Control will be able to properly identify what type of ticks you have lurking around your garden so that you have less of a chance of being bitten.

It’s springtime in New Jersey and ants of all varieties have come out to play report pest control companies in Ocean Country, NJ.  Being one of the most successful species of insects on the planet, ant nests are already being spotted in the expected locations in and around New Jersey homes.

Fully eradicating an ant nest requires more than just topical spray pesticides as those chemicals will only kill the surface ants that are seen foraging to and from the nest.  The real trouble lies down below the surface of the ground or in other hidden places.  Many New Jersey homeowners learn the hard way that spraying store bought pesticides once they discover an ant nest will cause the colony to split and move into other nearby areas.  The newly divided colony is then able to grow larger, causing a more difficult ant problem. When the infestation is in the home, or near the home, the split colony becomes difficult to locate and conquer report pest control companies in Ocean Country, NJ.

Ants feast on different material depending on the type of ant species.  Some ants prefer honeydew and sweets, while others prefer to nibble on proteins.  The leaf cutter ant however is a vegetarian of sorts.  These ants meticulously seek out and cut leaves for their fungus garden.  After dragging the leaves back to their nest, the ants chew up the leaves and then make them part of their fungus garden.

Call Allison Pest Control today to set up your free pest inspection for your home or business.  Our pest control technicians will be able to properly identify the best way to eradicate your problem pests.

Anyone who has ever suffered from having fleas in their house can tell you that the experience can drive you mad!  Their constant need for blood and their ability to infest every type of fabric based piece of furniture will make sleeping nearly impossible.  Carpets are one of their favorite areas to nest and hang out and wait for their next victim.

Unlike bed bugs which hide in the cracks and crevices and wait until you are asleep, fleas will bite you at any time of the day or night.  These hungry buggers are on the constant hunt for a warm blooded host as they transform themselves from one life stage into another.  They do not care if their host is your favorite pooch, feline, adult, or baby learning to walk.  Even a stray rodent living in your house is fair game to this hungry bloodsucker report pest control professionals in Ocean Country, NJ.

A flea can live up to 100 days.  A pair of fleas can produce as many as 500 offspring in their lifetime so it’s easy to see how a flea infestation can quickly get out-of-control.

Allison Pest Control has been a trusted pest control company that provides services to homes and businesses in Ocean, Monmouth, and Middlesex Counties New Jersey since 1917.  Stop by our website to learn more about our company and you’ll see why choosing Allison is the best choice for you!  We provide pest control services for most every type of pest you can imagine and are proud to stand behind the work that we offer.  Check us out today.

Big and small, spiders, more than any other type of creepy crawly make people squeamish for a variety of reasons report pest control professionals in Ocean County, NJ.  Perhaps it is because of their long legs, or the fact that they can run fast, or climb up to high places.  Maybe it’s because they seem to appear out of nowhere, or because they come in so many different sizes.  Maybe people hate spiders because once the egg sacs hatch there are so many babies to contend with.  Maybe spiders are so imposing because you can actually see their face if you take the time to look at them.  Whatever the reason, most adults and children are not very fond of them.  Personally, I don’t mind them…but I don’t want them in my bed!  I must admit, I do always keep a watchful eye out for black widows and brown recluse spiders.  Other species, it’s hit or miss (pardon the pun) whether they are allowed to live or die.

Contrary to what some people might think, spiders do not seek out people.  In fact, spiders are solitary creatures for the most part.  Spiders are often blamed for bite marks that appear on humans.  Repeated studies in the United States have shown that the majority of people who seek medical help do not actually have a spider bite, but instead are suffering from some other type of skin infection.  Doctors across the nation continue to report spider bites are indeed rare, even from the dangerous brown recluse and the black widow spiders.

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The warmer winter temperature brought in an earlier spring for most areas of the United States.  Despite a few colder days, and even some snow showers in some areas, pests have already emerged, hatched, or awoken from their long winter slumber.  Most people love springtime.  Besides the explosion of tree, grass, and flower pollen, one of the things that people dread in the springtime months is the onslaught of creepy crawly insects and rodents.

Pest control experts in Ocean County, NJ report that they are receiving an enormous amount of telephone calls from NJ residents who are already experiencing mounds of ants in their lawns and gardens as well as ant invasions inside their homes.

The development and population of a variety of insects, including ants, are affected by the temperature variations.  Seasonal temperature changes can affect insect behavior.  Most pests tend to thrive during the spring, summer and fall.  Once a chill sets in, most pests tend to die off or disappear.  When the warmth returns, pests magically return as well!

There is no need to fret over a new ant colony infestation or a line of worker ants that have made their way inside your home or business for a bite to eat.  A pest control technician in Ocean County, NJ will be able to provide proper identification and eradication services for all types of ants, even wood destroying carpenter ants.  Don’t forget to check out the incredible information on a variety of pests that is available on our website.  There you will find important information on all types of annoying pests.

Pesticide application in a home or business should be handled with the greatest of care.  Many home and business owners have tried to take on the task of treating their own pest problems only to discover that the store bought pesticide were ineffective.  Some people who have tried pest control treatments on their own have done so incorrectly which has caused fires and have caused people and pets to become sick.  In some cases, people have released toxic fumes into the air which has made people seriously ill.

Click On Detroit reported on 5/5/12, that a resident of an apartment building called an exterminator to kill the bed bugs that were attacking each night.  Despite the instructions by the pest control expert which advised the tenant to not enter the apartment before the three hour wait time ended, the tenant did.  Entering the apartment early caused toxic gas to transfer down the hallways and into other apartment units.  Fire officials were soon called, and quickly determined the incident to be a hazmat situation!  You may read the article here.

Our “Insect Resource Guide” will provide you with valuable information and photographs of many different types of common pests that exterminators in Ocean County, NJ will be able to identify and provide professional treatment for.  Look for specific information about fleas, ants, ticks, bed bugs, cockroaches, yellow jackets, termites, stink bugs and so many more.  Our pest control technicians will be able to solve all of your pest problems by providing pest treatment to the inside and/or the outside of your home or business.  Contact us today.

Pest control experts in Ocean County, NJ  report there are 1,500 species of carpenter ants worldwide, 50 of which can be found inhabiting North America.  The most common carpenter ant in New Jersey is the C. pennsylvanicus which is large and all black in color.

New Jersey residents often see termites swarm at some time during the springtime season.  But a common question that is asked to pest control experts in Ocean County, NJ is “what makes carpenter ants swarm?”

As the warmer springtime weather progresses, many New Jersey residents are surprised to find carpenter ants swarming out of a nest that they did not know previously existed.  Like termites, carpenter ants colonies mature after several years.  It usually takes 6+ years for a colony to reach maturity.  Once a colony has approximately 2,000 or so worker carpenter ants, the colony will begin producing “winged reproductives.”  Just like with termites, the purpose of the winged reproductives are to expand the nest into a new location. Winged carpenter ant reproductives are both male and female.  The female is larger than the male, measuring in at about ¾ of an inch long. The male is about a ½ inch long.  Scientists believe that mating occurs once the winged reproductive leaves the colony.  After mating, the carpenter ants bite off their wings and begin to form a new branch of the parent colony in a new location.

It’s important to contact an exterminator in Ocean County, NJ at the first sign of swarming carpenter ants or any suspected carpenter colony because these pests will cause extensive damage to a structure.

Springtime is here and in a blink of an eye the summer travel season will be among us.  Did you know that in every part of the United States there is a chance of encountering some species of tick?  In some areas, there are several species that you must keep a lookout for.

Ticks are dangerous insects because of the pathogens that they transmit to both humans and pets.  Ticks to watch out for in the United States are:

• American dog tick

• Blacklegged tick

• Brown dog tick

• Gulf Coast tick

• Lone star tick

• Rocky Mountain wood tick

• Western blacklegged tick

Adult ticks of all species are the easiest to see, especially once they are engorged.  It is important to know the proper way to remove a tick so that you can limit your chances of disease transmission.

If you find a tick attached to your skin, the CDC recommends that you use fine tipped tweezers to grasp the tick as close to the skin where it is attached.  The goal is to remove the entire tick, with the mouthpart intact.  To achieve this, steadily pull the tick upward with even pressure.  Be careful not to twist the tick or you will leave the mouthpart under the skin.  After the tick is removed, place it in a jar of alcohol in case it needs testing at a later date.  Clean the bite area with alcohol or an antiseptic wash and watch for any unusual signs of illness.

It is important to keep any tick specimen that is collected for at least a month after it is dislodged from either a human or a pet.  The current recommendation is to keep the tick soaking in alcohol in a jar with a screw off lid.  Keep in mind that immature ticks may look different than adult ticks do, and males and females of the same species may also look different as well.

It’s springtime, and along with the pleasant sunshine and warmer air comes some unpleasantness that we must all endure.  For many folks the extremely high pollen counts are driving you indoors as the yellow coating is covering everything in sight.  Many physicians, in New Jersey and other areas in the United States that are experiencing high pollen levels, are reporting that many patients are seeking help with pollen related respiratory problems.

Along with the pollen, it should not come as a surprise to see large amounts of insects flittering from flower to flower enjoying all of nature’s goodness.  Already out in full force it seems are the spring and summertime stinging pests that everyone dreads!  Bees, hornets, yellow jackets, and wasps have already begun to make their nests in the eaves of homes, branches of trees, attics, soffits, in abandoned rodent holes, in sand boxes, and under rocks and paver stones.

Honey bees are protected species which should not be killed.  If you find a honey bee hive, you should contact a honey bee expert who will provide specialized removal services.  Yellow jackets, wasps and hornets are extremely protective and aggressive creatures.  These insects eat insects and pollen and spend the spring months expanding their colony.

Many people are highly allergic if they receive one venomous sting.  Because of their aggressive behavior, it is not uncommon for individuals to be stung more than once by these insects.  Even people who have not had an allergic reaction to them in the past often find themselves in the emergency room seeking treatment for anaphylaxis shock, which can be life threatening!

Pest control professionals in Monmouth County, NJ recommend that you call a licensed pest control expert that is trained in safe and effective wasp, bee, and hornet removal services at your home or business.

During the winter months it’s easy to believe that our homes are pest free.  The winter months are only a brief reprieve from most home invading pests.  As the spring arrives, so do a multitude of annoying and dangerous home and property invaders.  It is no surprise that the warmer winter weather has sparked an early spring arrival.  Pest control professionals in Monmouth County, NJ expect termites to swarm earlier than usual, and ant, tick, mosquito and rodent populations to be in abundance.

PRWeb reported on April 26, 2012 that a study was recently completed by the third largest residential pest control company in the United States.  The survey consisted of 1319 respondents across the US, all of which owned homes.  The goal of the study was to “uncover the current trends and beliefs related to pests and pest control.”

The study revealed that one in four homeowners are worried about termite infestations, and 13% of homeowners across the United States reported seeking treatment for termites in the past 12 months.  Close to 22% of the respondents claimed to have experienced structural damage to their homes as a result of a pest problem.

You can read more about this interesting study by reading this article.

The national study revealed that 80% of homeowners are most concerned about termites, bed bugs, cockroaches, rats, and mice. A pest control expert in Monmouth County, NJ can help keep your home pest free this spring and summer season by protecting the perimeter of your property.  Our trained technicians will use their extensive expertise to keep all types of household pests out for a more comfortable and safe living environment for your family and pets.