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Pests & Wildlife

Find out how to handle bugs, rodents and other wildlife, including mice, mosquitoes, carpenter ants, termites and garden invaders

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Top 10 Yard Snakes Headed Your Way this Summer

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7 Eco-Friendly Pest Control Tips for a Bug Free Home

Got a Mouse in the House? Get Rid of Them For Good with These Tips!

7 House Spiders to Watch Out for This Summer

How to Get Rid of Thousand-Leggers Without Getting Grossed Out

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Red rat snake

Top 10 Yard Snakes Headed Your Way this Summer

With over 50 different snake species across the USA; it can be hard to know what kind you’re up against if one slithers your way. Here are the most common snakes you’re likely to find.

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Insect Bites: How to Know What Bug Bit You

Let’s face it – being bitten by bugs is definitely not a pleasant experience; particularly if you’re not sure what kind of bug did the dirty work! However, if your pondering what caused a bug bite, there’s one important thing to remember – you mustn’t panic! Most of the bugs that leave a mark on …

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7 Eco-Friendly Pest Control Tips for a Bug Free Home

Keeping the bugs from becoming snug in your rug is a priority for homeowners, whether you do it yourself or hire an exterminator. But while chemical pesticides are effective, eco-friendly pest control is better for you and the planet. Insects are attracted to various types of greenery. The ones that plague your yard and garden …

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Got a Mouse in the House? Get Rid of Them For Good with These Tips!

Mice or rats are pretty hardy rodent creatures to deal with. They can actually leap off tall buildings in a single bound, pass through seemingly solid walls and may even be able to smell nuclear fallout. They’re not superheroes but something far less welcome in your home. Here’s how to evict them once and for all!

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How to Get Rid of Christmas Tree Bugs

If you are one of the millions of households who enjoy having a real, live Christmas tree to gather ‘round, you might be surprised to learn there’s a really good chance your first horde of holiday guests may come with it.  There are over a half-dozen species of creepy Christmas tree bugs that may have …

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7 House Spiders to Watch Out for This Summer

Are you one of the millions of Americans who find spiders frightening? Or the equally large group who find them intriginging? Or both! Either way, it’s a common belief that spiders enter our homes and other structures in the fall and take up residence to survive the harsh winter conditions. However, bad news for arachnophobes: …

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How to Attract Hummingbird Nests in Your Yard

Hummingbirds are one of nature’s marvels. These small birds demonstrate a wing force that is a joy to watch. The rapid wing movement helps these feathery helicopters dart among flowers where they collect sweet nectar. If you’re looking to attract these birds—that really do hum—to your yard, think outside the birdhouse. Hummingbird nests are found primarily on …

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How to Make Homemade Hummingbird Food: 4 Do’s & Don’ts for Delicious Nectar

Attract hummingbirds to backyards is a favorite past time among those who enjoy observing these unique creatures in their habitat. Not only are hummingbirds enjoyable to watch, but they are also beneficial to your yard and garden as they help keep the insect population down and serve as a vector to pollinate flowers. One of …

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How to Get Rid of Carpenter Ants & Bees

Mother Nature has a pretty efficient ways to get rid of dead wood, and the combination of Carpenter Ants and Carpenter Bees adds up to a ground & air assault force that can do some pretty serious damage.  Here’s what you need to know to stop the wrecking crew. Getting Rid of Carpenter Ants Carpenter …

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How to Get Rid of Silverfish

Have you’ve ever opened a box stored in an attic or basement only to be totally freaked out by silvery, slimy alien-like insects that were calling it home?  Meet the Silverfish! These paper-loving invaders will consume cardboard, ruin books and more – all while their fast, fish-like movement set the stage for nightmares to follow. Before …

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How to Get Rid of Thousand-Leggers Without Getting Grossed Out

Imagine waking up and seeing the morning light covering the walls of your bedroom – except for a dark shadow in one spot – that begins to MOVE!   House centipedes travel at night and are frequently visible on walls, floors and ceilings.  And while they have many beneficial qualities, these so-called “hundred-leggers” or  “thousand-leggers” …

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How to Attract & Feed Backyard Birds in Winter

Do you enjoy watching birds visit your hard during the spring, summer, and fall? Not all birds fly south for the winter and with a little preparation, you can attract visits from your fine feathered friends all year long: even in the cold months! According to the experts at Cole’s Wild Bird Products it’s easy to to …

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Prevent Bed Bugs During Holiday Travel

Bed bugs can cause harm to people, and traveling is the fastest way bed bugs spread. Find out what precautions to take when you travel to prevent the transport and spread of bed bugs.

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How to Keep Woodpeckers from Damaging Your Home’s Siding | Video

For some people, it’s not uncommon to encounter a woodpecker knocking at their siding. Fortunately, there are a number of humane, homemade control methods that can encourage woodpeckers to take their pecking behavior elsewhere.

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Natural Ways to Keep Ticks at Bay with Homemade Tick Repellents

Even if they didn’t carry disease, ticks just aren’t something you want to share your summer with. But if you’d like to keep them in place without adding pesticides to your person, there are a number of natural and homemade tick repellents that can do the job, as well as a host of plants that …

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Top 4 Ways to Avoid Tick Bites This Summer

In this season of hiking and camping, it’s important to be on guard against ticks. When you head outdoors, being prepared and alert to tick dangers is the best way to prevent these parasites from biting. Following these safety measures will help protect you and your family from ticks.

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How to Prevent Tick Bites and Lyme Disease

Tips for protecting your family from tick bites and Lyme disease by dressing properly, using repellent, staying on hiking paths, and inspecting yourself and your family for ticks after being outdoors.

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How to Control Common House Pests

Get tips to control and eliminate home pests including silverfish, filth flies and bats. Learn to protect yourself and your home from these pests with the right combination of pest control and prevention steps.

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Bugs that Bite! How to Kill Termites, Carpenter Ants & Wood Eating Beetles

Find out about special pesticides that termites or carpenter ants take back to the nest eliminating the entire termite colony.

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Natural Pest-Control Solutions | Tips for Alternatives to Pesticides

An invasion of your indoor or outdoor home space by creepy crawlies can be truly unpleasant, but pesticides don’t have to be the solution. Instead, there are a number of natural and effective alternatives to pesticides that are much safer for people, pets and the planet. Our tips for natural pest control will help you keep bugs and other critters in check this spring and summer so you can focus on enjoying the weather!

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5 Ways to Stop Tomato Hornworms from Wiping Out Your Garden

You may or may not believe in aliens, but many true believers can be found among those who have had a close encounter with the tomato hornworm. While actually a species native to our own planet earth, this frightening green creature can still be shocking to see as it inches around on your tomato plants. …

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Get Rid of Fruit Flies in Garbage Disposal

Find out how to get rid of fruit flies in your garbage disposal. Learn why cleaning the garbage disposal with baking soda and white vinegar will remove the yeast growth that attracts the flies. Also get tips on making a fruit fly trap.

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5 Tips to Keep Critters Out of Your House This Fall

Mice, rats and other residents tend to move indoors as fall's colder temperatures arrive. Learn how to keep rodents out of your home this fall.

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Best Bug Repellars?

Have you had any experience with electric ultra sonic bug repellers? If so do they work well for bug infestations?

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