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Red squirrel enters a house through a window surrounded by medium-brown wood trim.

8 Ways to Chase Squirrels From Your Property Without Harming Them

By Bob Vila, Updated by Teresa Odle

A closeup of two Japanese beetles facing each other on a leaf.

9 Things You Can Do to Get Rid of Japanese Beetles

By Rachel Brougham

Red chigger bug crawling between grass

How to Get Rid of Chiggers in Your Yard

By Nicole Shein

Person crouches near low plants to apply insecticidal soap with a pump sprayer and wand.

How to Make Homemade Insecticidal Soap

By Glenda Taylor

Tick on leaf near person

10 Things You Can Do Now to Get Rid of Ticks In Your Yard

By Jennifer Noonan

Woodpecker on a barnlike wood wall, with woodpecker holes in the wood.

How to Keep Woodpeckers From Damaging Your Home

By BobVila.com Staff

Two young women shopping in a garden center holding blooming geranium flower pots, surrounded by colorful plants

How to Spot Problem Plants (and Avoid Wrecking Your Landscape) at the Garden Center

By Sandi Schwartz

Swarm of bugs on a yellow house.

The 5 Invasive Bugs Most Pest Pros Treated Last Year Are Not What You’d Expect

By Sandi Schwartz

A kitten on a watering can in a home garden.

How I Prevent Pets, Poultry, and Wildlife From Digging Up or Otherwise Damaging My Garden

By Audrey Stallsmith

3 Sunday Products Our Lawn Expert Thinks Are Spring Essentials

3 Sunday Products Our Lawn Expert Calls Spring Essentials—and Uses on His Own Lawn

Photo: A bug on the outside of a window screen trying to find a way into a home.

The Surprising Consequence of This Winter’s Heavy Snow? A Banner Season for Mosquitoes, Ticks, and Other Bugs

By Sandi Schwartz

Close-up view of grass seeds coming out of a handheld seed spreader

The Best Grub Killers for a Healthy Lawn, Reviewed by Experts

By Mark Wolfe, Tony Carrick

The best mole repellent option placed in a garden next to tomato plants

Your Lawn Is at Risk—Experts Reveal the Best Mole Repellents to Buy Now

By Timothy Dale

A person spraying the best Tick Spray while kids play in the yard in the background

The Best Tick Sprays for Yards of 2026—Safe for Kids, Pets, and the Environment

By Timothy Dale

Close up view of a fire ant colony on the ground.

How to Get Rid of Fire Ants

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila, James Kidd, Updated by Paul Rankin

Lit carved pumpkins on grass

How to Preserve Pumpkins Without Harming Wildlife

By Gretchen Heber, Manasa Reddigari

Man caulking around a door.

Keep Critters From Moving In This Fall by Sealing These Areas Around Your Home ASAP

By Sandi Schwartz

Woman holds a handful of soil with a chafer grub in the palm of her hand.

How to Get Rid of Grubs

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila

The Best Wasp Spray Options

The 6 Best Wasp Sprays for Safe and Quick Wasp Nest Control

By Tony Carrick

Ants swarm over a peony bud, attracted by the sweet sticky substance it oozes.

5 Plants That Ants Love (and You Won’t Want to Plant Around Your House Perimeter)

By Sandi Schwartz