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Best Carpenter Bee Trap

The Best Carpenter Bee Traps to Protect Your Home From Wood-Boring Bees

By Katie Barton, Timothy Dale

A group of the best bug zappers options sitting together on a green lawn

The Best Bug Zappers for Indoor and Outdoor Insect Control, Tested

By Tony Carrick, Additional research provided by Glenda Taylor, Jasmine Harding

A bird eating a red berry from a fruit tree.

How to Keep Birds Away From Fruit Trees Without Harming Them

By Sandi Schwartz

Many squash bugs on a yellow summer squash on a plant in the garden.

How to Get Rid of Squash Bugs—and Keep Them out of Your Garden for Good

By Jennifer Noonan, Teresa Odle

A drain fly (Psychodidae) hanging around in the bathroom close to a sink.

How to Get Rid of Drain Flies

By BobVila.com Staff

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

A photo comparing a tick on someone's skin and a bed bug on fabric.

Tick or Bed Bug? That Tiny Pest in Your Home Might Not Be What You Think It Is

By Michelle Ullman, Paul Rankin

Red chigger bug crawling between grass

How to Get Rid of Chiggers in Your Yard

By Nicole Shein

Best Ultrasonic Pest Repellers

After Testing, These Are the Best Ultrasonic Pest Repellers

By Paul Rankin, Additional research provided by Tom Scalisi

A can of Cutter bug control spray being sprayed on a lawn

The Best Mosquito Yard Sprays of 2026, Picks by Our Editors

By Timothy Dale

Amazon Dropped Prices on Mosquito and Bug Control—Up to 40% Off Dynatrap, Flowtron, Cutter, and More

Amazon Dropped Prices on Mosquito and Bug Control—Up to 40% Off Dynatrap, Flowtron, Cutter, and More

By Glenda Taylor

A group of the best Mosquito Traps outdoors before testing

Mosquitos Ruining Your Night? These Tested Traps Actually Work

By Michelle Larson, Mark Wolfe, Debbie Wolfe, Glenda Taylor

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

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

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

An emerald ash borer (EAB) coming out of an exit hole in a large ash tree.

I Lost 3 Large Shade Trees and Thousands of Dollars to This Invasive Pest

By Jenny Stanley

Vacuum with attachments tied to the highest step of a ladder with a bungee cord.

How I Got Rid of Cellar Spiders (and Their Wall-Staining Webs) in My Garage

By Sandi Schwartz

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

BugZooka standing near window, waiting to be used to trap pests

My Secret Weapon for Stink Bug Season Uses Zero Chemicals

By Kathleen Corlett