How to Prevent Spreading Rat and Mice Populations from Invading Your Home
How to Prevent Spreading Rat and Mice Populations from Invading Your Home By Horizon Pest Control This year, something unique is happening with mice and rats across America. Normally, rodents rely heavily on the food they get from garbage at restaurants and other commercial institutions, but due to the 2020 lockdown, rats and mice nationwide […]
7 Reasons Why Pests Invade Clean Homes
7 Reasons Why Pests Invade Clean Homes By Horizon Pest Control When people think of cockroach and rodent infestations, they often associate them with grungy, grimy conditions that invite the pests to invade. While it’s true that dirty environments can attract a wide variety of bugs and rodents, even a spick and span home can […]
How to Keep Stored Seasonal Clothing Safe from Pests
How to Keep Stored Seasonal Clothing Safe from Pests By Horizon Pest Control Boxing up your warm-weather clothing is a smart way to free up some closet space during the colder months. However, if you don’t store your clothes correctly, you could come back to them in spring to find them infested with moths and […]
4 Essential Facts About Fire Ants
4 Essential Facts About Fire Ants By Horizon Pest Control While a common black ant invasion can be a nuisance, a fire ant infestation is something more to be reckoned with. Fire ants behave aggressively if provoked, and their stings are excruciating–and sometimes fatal to those who are allergic. If you see large, reddish-brown ants […]
Individual Ants Are Dumb, Ant Colonies Are Ingenious | Ant Control
Individual Ants Are Dumb, Ant Colonies Are Ingenious | Ant Control By Horizon Pest Control As far as insects are concerned ants are clearly intelligent. Ants are capable of building complicated nests, and they can navigate their way through long stretches of terrain while still being able to find the quickest route back to their […]
Indicators of Termite Damage
Indicators of Termite Damage By Horizon Pest Control Termites can cause significant damage to your home and other buildings on your property. Wood is the mainstay of the termite diet, but they can traverse through a variety of materials other than wood and cause serious structural damage, even rendering it unlivable. Subterranean termites build their […]
Stink Bug Season Is Almost Over
Stink Bug Season Is Almost Over By Horizon Pest Control When stink bugs are frightened or disturbed, they emit an odor from their glands in their thorax. They are called stink bugs simply because they stink. These bugs can be found in fields, yards and gardens, and at times they can also be found indoors […]
Identifying Bed Bug Bites
Identifying Bed Bug Bites By Horizon Pest Control Bed bugs are rarely caught in the act because they are nocturnal and usually bite people while they are sleeping. Additionally, bed bugs inject an anesthetic when they bite that prevents the bite from being felt and possibly waking the sleeper. So how do you know if those […]
It’s Tick season – How to Prevent Them!
It’s Tick season – How to Prevent Them! By Horizon Pest Control Ticks thrive in New Jersey and all over the eastern seaboard. Ticks are parasites, classified by experts as external parasites, AKA ectoparasites, that have to feed on the blood of hosts to survive. There are many different kinds of ticks, and they can […]
How to Prevent Ants in Your Home
How to Prevent Ants in Your Home By Horizon Pest Control With summer here, we can expect the presence of ants in our kitchen. While they may still be expected, there is no reason why they should not be stopped from even entering our homes. So how do we stop ants from invading our kitchen? […]
