When it comes to residential pest control, Allison Pest Control is one of the region's leading exterminators. Our business has grown since 1917 when we started our as a small family pest control business. Since then, the Daly family has continued the Allison family legacy by providing customer satisfaction-focused pest control. Today, Allison Pest Control services over 5,000 homes and businesses annually.
Commercial Pest Control
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Pest Identification
Allison Pest Control pest technicians are skilled in pest identification and the proper state sanctioned use of pest control materials. With our knowledgeable pest professionals on your side, the distractions that a pest can cause in a school environment are kept to a minimum.
When termite colonies reach maturity in 3 to 6 years, winged reproductives, called "alates," are produced. Similar in appearance to flying ants, termite swarmers are dark brown with thick, 3/8-inch long bodies, straight antennae and long, gray wings of equal size that are nearly twice their body length.
Spiders
Spider. In New Jersey, wolf spiders and yellow sac spiders are both aggressive hunters, but it's the small 1/4-inch yellow sac spider, not the big, hairy 1 1/2-inch wolf spider that causes the most problems. Ground dwellers that do not spin webs, wolf spiders feed on other insects and may seek refuge in dark basements, crawl spaces and garages near their wooded habitat. Dark brown or black, these hunters resemble fierce-looking tarantulas but are harmless to humans.
Termites
Termite extermination is not a do-it-yourself job. Successful eradication and prevention of termites is a job for experienced, trained termite control professionals. In New Jersey, both bait systems and liquid exterior barriers are used and sometimes combined to eliminate termites and prevent them from returning. Both treatment options are "safe" and effective in eliminating termites, but both extermination techniques require specialized knowledge and tools and expert installation to be successful.
Bed Bugs
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Fleas
Like lice and fleas, bed bugs have been human bedmates since they crawled out of bat and bird nests and into the beds of our ancient ancestors. After World War II, DDT effectively eliminated bed bugs in the U.S., but these blood-sucking pests continued to be a problem in other countries. When the environmentally hazardous effects of DDT were discovered and the insecticide was banned in the 1970s, bed bugs started creeping back into American beds, returning in the luggage of foreign travelers. Infestations are now common in all 50 states, but the New Jersey and New York City international gateway is the most heavily infested area in the U.S.
Cockroaches
With their repellent appearance, furtive nature and propensity to carry and spread bacteria, cockroaches have earned their reputation as the most disliked of all insect pests and the number one target of Brielle pest control. In addition to spreading diseases such as salmonella and dysentery, cockroaches can cause allergies and other respiratory ailments, especially in children and the elderly.
Silverfish
Silverfish. Silvery gray and wingless, these 1/2- to 1-inch long soft-bodied insects are distinguishable by their two overlong, hair-like antennae and the three long filaments nearly as long as their body that protrude from the end of their abdomen. Most active at night, these swift-running insects are often seen darting across bathroom, kitchen and laundry walls or ceilings and can become trapped in sinks or bathtubs, unable to climb their steep, smooth sides.
Bees
Carpenter Bee. Often mistaken for bumble bees because of their large size and similar black and yellow striped markings, carpenter bees are 1 to 1 1/2 inches long with a shiny abdomen instead of a bee's typical hairy abdomen. Solitary insects, carpenter bees are wood destroyers, tunneling into soft outdoor wood to lay their eggs.
Wasps
Paper wasps might wander into your main living area from inside the walls or other hiding places where queens spent the winter. These wasps are trying to get outside, so they can build a nest and lay eggs. Paper wasps are usually sluggish and not very aggressive when they wake up from overwintering. However, they can still sting if disturbed.
Ticks
Lyme Disease is a serious bacterial infection transmitted by deer ticks and characterized by a telltale bull's-eye rash. Symptoms are similar to rheumatoid arthritis and can include rash, fever, chills, body aches, joint swelling, weakness and temporary paralysis. Heart, brain and nerve problems may also develop. When promptly treated with antibiotics in its early stages, most people recover completely from Lyme Disease; however, some patients experience debilitating recurrent or lingering symptoms long after the infection is gone.
Crickets
Crickets. The strident nocturnal chirping of house crickets, field crickets (also called brown crickets and black crickets) and camel crickets (also known as cave crickets and spider crickets) can be extremely annoying when they harbor indoors, seeking out dark, damp areas like basements and crawl spaces.
Earwigs
Earwigs. These 1-inch long dark brown garden scavengers have flattened bodies and fierce-looking curved pincers at the end of their abdomen. The insects' name comes from an old European superstition that earwigs could enter through the ears during sleep and bore into a person's brain. The legend is completely false; an earwig's pincers are used for defense and courtship and are harmless to humans. Most active at night, earwigs are attracted to bright lights in large numbers.
Mosquitoes
Mosquito. Pale brown with delicate oval wings, common house mosquitoes are 1/4 to 1/2 inch long. Only the females suck human blood through a distinctive long, thin proboscis (mouthparts); males feed on plant nectar. Most active at dawn and dusk, mosquitoes are known carriers of viruses and disease-causing pathogens including potentially fatal West Nile Virus which attacks the human nervous system and can result in encephalitis and/or meningitis. West Nile virus kills between 50 and 200 Americans every year. Control measures include removal of stagnant and standing water sources where mosquitoes breed. DEET-based insect repellent is an effective preventative.
Flies
While their presence is rarely harmful to humans, nuisance insects can invade homes in uncomfortable quantities and some, like flies, carry dangerous disease pathogens. Preventing these pests from entering your home in the first place is the best defense. Exclusion techniques such as tightly-fitting window and door screens, sealing cracks and crevices that may provide entry, outfitting trash receptacles with tight-fitting lids and regularly scheduled pest control perimeter spraying are the most effective methods of keeping these pests out of your home or business.
Centipedes
Centipedes have long, thin legs that protrude along the length of their segmented bodies. Generally brown to red, subterranean species lack pigmentation and have a whitish appearance.
Millipedes
Millipedes are dark reddish brown with thin, cylindrical, worm-like bodies about 1 1/2 inches long with two pairs of short, tiny legs per segment. When touched, they curl into a corkscrew.
Beetles
Carpet Beetle. Several species of carpet beetles are persistent household pests in New Jersey. The most common and destructive of these oval, 3/8-inch long, stored products pests is the black carpet beetle which is completely black. Other carpet beetle species, including slightly smaller spotted and varied carpet beetles, are covered in mottled brown, orange and white scales giving them a spotted appearance.
Scorpions
Ticks. Several tick species are common to New Jersey including the Brown Dog tick, Lone Star tick and Black-Legged, or Deer tick. Flat and seed like with four limbs and no antennae, ticks are not insects but members of the arachnid family like spiders, scorpions and mites. Brown to dark red in color, ticks are tiny, about 1/8 inch, quadrupling in size as they engorge on blood from their human or animal hosts. Found in wooded and grassy areas, ticks transmit dangerous bacterial diseases including Lyme Disease and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. The best defense is prevention. When walking through woods or fields, wear long-sleeved shirts and pants. DEET-based insect repellent is an effective preventative. Veterinarians carry tick preventatives for pets.
Hornets
Hornets are extremely aggressive with a very painful sting. Loud vibrating sounds from lawn mowers or leaf blowers can trigger swarming behavior and dangerous stinging attacks. Multiple hornet stings can be deadly even to those who are not allergic.
Yellow Jackets
The Yellow Jacket is a stocky, black and yellow wasp about 1/2 inch long. Yellow jackets live in huge social colonies. Yellow jackets build massive underground nests harboring thousands of individuals but may also build their layered, papery combs in the attics or wall voids of buildings.
Moths
Indian Meal Moth. Small moths up to 5/8 inch long with reddish copper markings at the tips of otherwise white wings, Indian meal moths get their name from their appetite for corn mean, also known as Indian meal. Problem pests in all phases of the food processing chain, Indian meal moths feed on dried plant products, including grains, flour, cereal, nuts, beans, dried fruit, birdseed, dried pet food, spices and potpourri.
Stink Bugs
Appearing more frequently in our local New Jersey area, stink bugs are becoming the new Colts Neck nuisance for homeowners. If handled stink bugs will exude a strong pungent smell, but it is their strange shield shape, color, and strong desire to move to the inside of your home that makes them a problem pest in Colts Neck. Native to Korea and Taiwan this non-native insect has hit our area in force.
Pantry Pests
Drugstore Beetle. Also known as the cigarette beetle and bread beetle, this tiny 1/10 inch long pantry pest is named for the many products it frequently infests. Oval-shaped and dark red to brown, the head of this pantry pest is not visible when viewed from above. Nocturnal, the drugstore beetle is a good flier that lives, feeds and reproduces in nearly any dried, food-based material, including drugs and many drugstore products, cereal, spices, bread, dry pet food and tobacco.
Stinging Insects
Bees and wasps are the stinging insects of most concern in New Jersey. Found on every continent except Antarctica and in all environments with flowering plants, bees are nature's greatest pollinators and wasps, which feed on other insects, are nature's pest controllers. Both are beneficial insects that because of their stinging behavior can pose a serious threat to humans.
Mites
Clover Mite. Smaller than a pinhead, clover mites are bright red oval arachnids that live outdoors in sod, often congregating on foundation walls and dense vegetation at the edges of lawns. The two forward-most legs of these eight-legged pests are exceptionally long and often mistaken for antennae.
Aphids
Opportunistic feeders, ants are omnivores and will eat nearly anything humans eat. While they are particularly attracted to sweet foods and liquids, they will also eat meats, eggs, fruits, vegetables, breads, fats, oils and dead insects. The sweet honeydew produced by sap-sucking aphids, scales and mealy bugs is a favorite food for most ants.
Midges
Sand flea. In beach areas and marshes along the eastern shore, long-horned sand fleas can be an annoying nuisance problem. Also called no-see-ums, hop-a-longs, biting midges and sand flies, these small waxy white "fleas" are the size of a grain of rice with long rear legs, transparent wings and antennae an inch longer that their bodies. Frequently confused with cat fleas, sand fleas are actually tiny shrimp-like crustaceans, not insects. Although strong jumpers, sand fleas have a limited striking range and bites received while beach combing will usually be grouped around the victim's ankles. Sand fleas are most active at dawn and late dusk. Sand fleas do not infest pets or live in human homes but their bites are painful and can leave itchy lesions. DEET-based insect repellent is an effective preventative.
Sow Bugs
When disturbed, pillbugs curl up into a protective ball, but sowbugs do not. Nocturnal, both of these pests feed on decaying organic matter, particularly garden mulch, and live in damp outdoor environments such as under stones and logs and in mulch and compost.
Boxelder Bugs
Box Elder Bug. Black with distinctive orange or red markings and wings that overlap their backs to form an "X," box elder bugs are 1/2 inch long. Outdoor insects that feed primarily on box elder trees, these insects will also feed on maple and ash trees or low vegetation, but pose no threat to plants or trees. Their tiny bright red nymphs can sometimes be seen swarming on tree branches or leaves where they lay their eggs.
When animals, bats or birds take up residence, they foul structures, insulation and stored items with their urine and feces. Animal urine can soak through ceilings or wallboard. The unpleasant scent of their musk can seep into and permeate your home or business. If wildlife or their offspring die while in residence, the stench of decomposition can be unbearable and last for weeks.
Moles
Raccoons
Urban wildlife carry dangerous diseases and parasitic pests that pose significant health problems for your family or employees. Air-borne particles of dried bird, bat and animal feces can also cause serious respiratory diseases, some of which can be fatal. When wild animals nest near humans, they can also pose a bite risk. Raccoons, for example, are the primary vector for rabies in the U.S. During spring, female animals may attack without seeming provocation to protect their young.
Snakes
Why do mice sometimes make their home inside people’s houses? Mice want to be in a place where they have plenty of food, water and shelter. Staying in your home is enticing to them if they’re able to get these things without having to worry about predators, such as birds and snakes.
Wildlife
New Jersey is home to a wide variety of pest wildlife. As residential and commercial areas have expanded, New Jersey residents and urban wildlife are often forced into close proximity. New Jersey wildlife has proven to be highly adaptable, with many pest animals frequently appropriating residential homes and commercial buildings for their own use. When these animal pests move in they can pose a dangerous health threat and may cause significant property damage. Allison Pest Control provides prompt, effective and humane professional wildlife removal and pest animal exclusion services for both residential and commercial customers.
Armadillos
Pillbug and Sowbug. Also called wood lice, pillbugs and sowbugs are not actually insects but crustaceans like shrimp and crayfish. Gray or brown in color and from 1/2 to 3/4 inch long, they have seven pairs of legs attached to flat, oval, wingless bodies with overlapping armored plates that make them look like miniature armadillos.
Muskrats
Voles. Small mouse-like rodents, voles are actually related to muskrats and lemmings. Voles weight 1 to 2 ounces and have short-furred, brown bodies 2 to 3 inches long with a grayish underbelly.
Depending on your needs, we have a variety of tested pigeon, sea gull, and bird exclusion devices that are sure to quickly resolve your bird problem. Here is a partial listing of some of the systems we use which can be mechanical or electrical.
Starlings
Not only do these products work to exclude pigeons but can be used to control and exclude sea gulls, swallow, starlings, and other nuisance birds that are damaging your roof, signs, warehouse, and courtyard.
Gulls
Pigeons
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With the weather warming up, you’d think that mice would prefer to be outdoors. However, these rodents could be lurking in your home, especially if they’re able to find food and water easily. You might require Monmouth County pest control if you have a mouse problem this spring.
Mice
House Mouse. The most common indoor rodent, the house mouse has short gray or brown hair with a lighter-colored belly, small eyes and large, nearly hairless ears. Weighing 1/2 ounce, the house mouse is 2 inches long with a long, thin, nearly hairless tail longer than its body. House mice can live in outdoor burrows but prefer to live indoors where they will spend their lives within 10 feet of their nest when adequate food and water are present.
Rats
Rats are much larger and darker colored than mice with gray, brown or black hair. Rats can weigh nearly a pound with bodies from 5 to nearly 12 inches long and scaly tails that can double their body length. Young rats can be confused with mice, but their heads and feet will appear overly large in proportion to their still growing bodies.
Squirrels
With its proximity to large outdoor areas, Freehold is vulnerable to indoor invasions of squirrels. They may look adorable with their bright eyes and bushy tails, but the damage caused by squirrels is anything but cute.
Voles
Voles have a rounder head and stouter body than mice with tiny eyes, small, partially hidden ears and a stubby, hairy tail. Adroit diggers, voles tunnel under the ground or travel through vacated mole tunnels to feed on plant roots, tubers and bulbs. In the winter, voles feed on bark, girdling and killing young trees.