Your Easy-to-Follow Spring Cleaning Checklist

The Time of Year Bugs are Most Active

Your Easy-to-Follow Spring Cleaning Checklist By Horizon Pest Control Spring is here and that means it’s time for spring cleaning! After months of keeping our houses shut up tight to keep the heat in, we are being greeted with warmer temperatures, blooming plants, and an opportunity to really refresh our homes. If your home feels […]

How to Prevent Spreading Rat and Mice Populations from Invading Your Home

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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

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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

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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 […]

6 Ways People Repelled Pests Before Bug Spray

6 Ways People Repelled Pests Before Bug Spray By Horizon Pest Control If you’ve ever been camping in the deep woods and forgot your bug spray, you know what a miserable experience it can be once the mosquitos find you. Interestingly, while bug spray, as we know it, is a relatively recent invention from the […]

6 Tips to Keep Safe from Pests During Outdoor Fun

6 Tips to Keep Safe from Pests During Outdoor Fun By Horizon Pest Control After months of being on lockdown, no one wants to spend their summer and fall stuck indoors. However, before rushing outside, don’t forget that warm weather is prime time for pests! Use the “dos and don’ts” below to keep you and […]

Common Stinging Insects in New Jersey and New York

Common Stinging Insects in New Jersey and New York By Horizon Pest Control At first glance, it’s easy to mistake one stinging insect for another. You may know many people who apply the term “bee” to similar-looking bugs like wasps and hornets. However, knowing the difference between these insects is essential to understanding their behavior, […]

When Animals Invade the Attic

When Animals Invade the Attic By Horizon Pest Control Attics can be the perfect dwelling for some of our wildlife. And, while most of our surroundings are really becoming urbanized, most of these animals are also becoming urbanized as well. Most animals are great climbers, and will choose to climb inside your basement because of the […]

How To Kill Roaches

How To Kill Roaches By Horizon Pest Control How to Get Rid of Cockroaches Are you wondering what the best tactic is when it comes to getting rid of cockroaches? Roaches have always been a common household pest, but they are becoming more prolific in the New Jersey area. A roach infestation can be caused […]

Will Bugs Start to Die out When the Winter Comes?

Will Bugs Start to Die out When the Winter Comes? By Horizon Pest Control Most of us think that we are safe from bugs when the winter comes since we do not commonly see insects during the cold winter. Most assume that they die off during the cold months. But if they do, how come […]