It’s always a rewarding feeling when you’re growing vegetables — successfully. Be it juicy tomato plants and zucchini to aromatic herbs, nothing beats the fresh taste. But if you're wondering why your ...

Remove food, water, and shelter in your yard to make it less inviting to pests. Seal up your home’s entry points to keep critters from sneaking inside. Call a pro if needed, and talk kindly with your ...

Last week, I started a short series on Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and focused on the “what.” Today, the next step is diagnosing the specific problem.

Choosing a pest-control caliber is less about raw power and more about managing trade-offs. You want enough energy to ...

Pests and rodents are unwelcome visitors to our homes, but they’re also stubborn and can be hard to get rid of. Here are some tips on how to prevent and rid your home of pests and rodents, from tiny ...

What is that bug? That’s not an easy question with 1 million insects to choose from. Fortunately, only 10,000 species are pests. Entomologists divide insects into 30 categories called orders. Insect ...

SEATTLE — As things warm up outside, a lot of us will wage war inside with an annual invasion of pests. If so, think twice before hiring someone to evict your pests—usually you can take care of the ...

As a writer for Forbes Home since 2021, Emily specializes in writing about home warranties, solar installations, car transportation and moving companies. With a background in journalism and experience ...

Keeping pests in check on your property is less about raw power and more about choosing tools you can afford to shoot often ...

For most humans, ants are a nuisance. But while you may fret about them munching on your meal, according to a new study, ants actually might help to protect our food from other insect pests. In a new ...

Three insect pests have come to my attention in recent days and bear mentioning here. The first of these is the Oriental fruit fly. The adult is a bit larger than the common housefly, except that it’s ...