How to Keep Cockroaches Out of Your Apartment
Your apartment is a safe space, a haven to get away from the day and whatever took place. It’s where you wind down, relax, and rest your body and mind. Simply put, it’s where you live. However, it can also become home to free-riding roommates in the form of roaches. The close quarters of apartments…
Read MoreAre You Unintentionally Inviting Bugs into Your Home?
Nobody wants bugs roaming free in their home. Not only does it leave you with a creepy-crawly feeling: It can even be hazardous to you and your family’s health. Roaches, not to mention rodents, can sully household surfaces and get into food. Flies can congregate around open food sources and trash, causing a nuisance and…
Read MoreWhy Are There So Many Bugs in the Summer?
You might notice that summer brings in certain kinds of bugs, and they’re just about everywhere. During outdoor summer fun, you’re bombarded by mosquitoes making a meal of exposed skin. When you head indoors to beat the heat and enjoy some A/C, you see house flies zoom to and fro—even when you were extra careful…
Read MoreHow to Prevent the Worst Summer Pests from Bugging You
It seems everything’s more active in summer. Pests are no different. In summer, insects shake off their winter slumber and begin to forage for food. Not only that: Summer also signals the start of mating season for many. All this increased pest activity can wreak havoc on homeowners’ summertime peace and quiet. While summer pests…
Read MoreDIY Fruit Fly Traps: What Works Best?
Fruit flies make our ripened fruity delights less than appealing. If you’ve spilled a fruit-flavored drink and forgot to clean it up—or left some overly ripe fruit out too long—you’ve probably come across these fluttering annoyances. The good news? There are some quick and easy DIY fruit fly traps you can deploy around your home…
Read MoreWhat Kind of Mouse Is In Your House?
Mice. Some see them as pests, others as pets. But one thing’s for sure, no matter your preference: finding a mouse in your home uninvited isn’t a fun sight to see. And for a good reason. Field mice can contaminate your food, cause disease, and wreak havoc on your home. Different mice species can make…
Read MoreEasy, Natural Ways to Keep Flies Away This Summer
Summer brings with it warm, bright afternoons outside and cozy dinner-time cookouts. However, summer also seems to bring out the bugs, especially those ever-returning flies. Leave out even one hot dog frank—and you’ve got a horde of flies hovering on, around, and over you. Swish them away, and they’re likely back for a return trip…
Read MoreBugs That Are Actually Good for Your Garden
Would you believe us if we said not all bugs are bad? No really, it’s true! In fact, there are bugs that are good for your garden. Yes, you heard us right—some of those busy bugs who buzz about are actually doing your backyard and garden some favors. We’d say reintroductions are in order, wouldn’t…
Read MoreMake Sure You Keep These Spring Pests Out of Your Garden
It’s that time of year again when homeowners head outside and set out for another year of battle with their yard and garden. Before you get to planting, you should know a few bugs to be on the lookout for. Certain spring pests are known to be detrimental to a garden’s success. Grasshoppers Grasshoppers are…
Read MoreWhy Do Mosquitoes Bite Some People More Than Others?
Did you know that mosquitoes are picky eaters? Mosquitoes will bite some people more than others, but why? There are several known factors that come into play when mosquitoes choose to chomp down on one person over another. If you’ve noticed you get bitten more than your friends and family, here are a few possible…
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