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A Pesticide Primer
A Pesticide Primer
When pesticides are needed, one should always start with the safest thing and use it only on the target insect.
Beware of Birdseed!
Beware of Birdseed!
Birdseed carries the eggs of meal moths. In hot weather these varmints hatch, eat starch, then pupate and turn into small tan ...
Cork Flooring for Soft Footing
Cork Flooring for Soft Footing
Cork floors muffle sound and soften footfalls. Made from a renewable resource, they are a quieter alternative to wood or tile ...
Eliminating Summertime Pests
Eliminating Summertime Pests
Common pests don’t have to ruin your summer fun. Here are tips for keeping the top five pests—mosquitoes, ants, wasps and ...
Houseplant Blights
Houseplant Blights
When houseplants get sick and it's not insects, we may say they have blights.
Houseplant Bug Problems
Houseplant Bug Problems
Bugs have few natural indoor predators. It's here that their populations explode and cause real harm to our houseplants.
How Gardens Grow
How Gardens Grow
One of the joys of summer is making time to read technical journals and publications that pile up on the floor that have been ...
Indoor Air Pollution - Pesticides
Indoor Air Pollution - Pesticides
According to a recent survey, 75 percent of U.S. households used at least one pesticide product indoors during the past year. ...
Japanese Beetle Grubs
Japanese Beetle Grubs
Lawn insects are a problem, none more so than Japanese Beetles.
Pest Management
Pest Management
Early detection and treatment of pests means a healthier growing environment.
Prevent Damage from Carpenter Ants
Prevent Damage from Carpenter Ants
Carpenter ants damage wood by hollowing it out for nesting and, unlike termites, wood damaged by carpenter ants does not ...
Preventing Rodent Infiltration
Preventing Rodent Infiltration
Your best solution to stop pests from damaging your home is to keep them out of your house in the first place. Here are a few ...
Preventing Rose Diseases
Preventing Rose Diseases
It's no surprise that roses are among the most popular ornamental garden plants: they're beautiful, fragrant, and easy to grow ...
Termite Control
Termite Control
Termites are the number one wood-destroying pest in the country, so preventing and treating infestation is a top priority for ...
Termites: Identification, Prevention and Control
Termites: Identification, Prevention and Control
Termites are the most destructive wood-destroying pest in the nation and successful management requires many special skills, ...
The Biting Bugs of Summer Are Back
The Biting Bugs of Summer Are Back
Strategies for combating backyard pest, including black flies, ticks, biting flies, yellow jackets, and of course, mosquitoes.
Wildlife Habitat
Wildlife Habitat
Make a home for birds, butterflies, and nature's other creatures.
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