How To Prevent Bed Bugs: Simple DIY Tips for a Pest-Free Home
After returning from a trip, you may toss your suitcase in the bedroom, and a few days later, you might notice itchy bites or small spots on the sheets. This is a common concern for homeowners in Essex Fells, NJ, and surrounding areas. The reality is that preventing bed bugs is much easier than removing […]
New Jersey Bug Guide for Every Season What You Need to Know and When You Will See These Pests
New Jersey is a wonderful place to live but it also supports a wide range of insects and pests throughout the year. Knowing which bugs are active during each season can help homeowners and business owners protect their properties with the right pest control solutions. Horizon Pest Control provides expert pest identification and management across […]
How to Avoid Bed Bugs Coming Home from College with Your Kid
No one wants bed bugs. Good thing we can usually avoid them by following some basic cautionary steps when we travel. However, if you have kids that travel back and forth from college, you can be at risk of getting bed bugs from them. Fortunately, we can tell you how to avoid bed bugs, even […]
Bed Bug Treatment in Your NJ or NY Home
Bed bugs are one of the worst experiences one could ever have in their life. While they seem to have a reputation for congregating around dirty homes, they don’t feed or thrive on any of that. They actually thrive off of your blood like other parasites we loathe. However, they don’t show up spontaneously, and […]
Researchers Determined Which City Is Infected With the Most Bed Bugs
There is nothing new to report about bed bugs, as everyone knows that they are tiny, painful, itchy, annoying, hard to kill and well represented in every region of the world where insects can survive. Since the turn of the millennium, reports of bed bug infestations have been increasing at an alarming rate. In fact, […]
Identifying Bed Bug Bites
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 red, itchy bites you woke up with are […]
How Fast Do Bed Bugs Spread?
While bed bugs were once thought to be near extinction, these pests have made a shocking comeback – and more than a few headlines – in the past few years. Bed bugs spread via infested spaces and items, and once they do, infestations happen seemingly overnight. But how fast can these invasions spread, and what […]