Send Pests Packin’

With warmer spring weather come all the things I look forward to — flourishing flowers, beautiful birds, lush lawns, green…

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Deputize a Pest-Control Posse

If you’re using chemical pesticides in your yard because you’re afraid that insects will destroy your lawn and gardens, I…

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6 Signs of a Skeeter-Borne Disease

While mosquitoes do most of their dirty work in tropical countries, they can spread a number of serious diseases in…

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Declare Victory over Vampires!

Don’t become an unwilling blood donor to hungry mosquitoes when you’re relaxing outside this summer. Set out oscillating fans to…

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3 Plants That Keep Wasps at a Distance

There are more than 75,000 kinds of wasps in the world. Nearly all of them are not only harmless, but…

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3 Sinister Spiders

I was clearing away some fallen branches earlier this week, when I came upon a spider so nasty looking that…

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8 Glorious Rose Guardians

Roses are tasty gourmet fare for a whole lot of gluttonous insects — which is why the Queen of Flowers…

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6 Wacky Ways to Control Ant Antics

Are you up to your elbows in ants? The enterprising little insects seem to be everywhere lately — from your…

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Stop 2 Tiny Garden Terrors in Their Tracks!

No gardener likes to hear this, but regardless of what kind of plants you’re growing or how well you take…

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Put “Pest Peeves” in the Past!

Annoying insects come in all shapes and sizes, from munching mosquitoes to freewheeling fruit flies. Try whipping up a pest…

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