Q. I am getting ready to move into a new apartment, but before I sign the lease, I want to test for bedbugs. I read about a homemade trap using dry ice to generate carbon dioxide. It is my ...

A lot of our plants have taken a hit in the wacky, up-down-up-down spring weather we’ve had this year. Thin-leafed trees, shrubs, and perennials – lured into premature awakening by the sustained ...

If you're waging war on mosquitoes, don't waste your money on a bug zapper. They aren't much of a solution. You're more likely to catch moths than mosquitoes in the buzzing devices, and, as the New ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." While fruit flies may not leave bug bites or painful stings, walking into your kitchen only to have ...

After spending the summer grazing on crops and landscaping, and mating, stink bugs are looking for a home for the winter. That leaves homeowners looking for ways to trap, kill or repel them. Jody ...

Summertime brings a wealth of fun to the world, doesn’t it? The days are long and warm, flowers perfume the air with their luscious scents, and produce is fresh and abundant. Many people spend as much ...

What has six legs, lives on blood, and strikes fear into the hearts of mattress-owners everywhere? According to the National Pest Management Association, bed bug infestations peak during the summer ...

A Virginia Tech team of researchers has proven that homemade, inexpensive stink bug traps crafted from simple household items outshine pricier models designed to kill the invasive, annoying bugs. This ...