How to Pest-Proof Your Home Against Fall Invaders
If you watched stink bugs pile onto a sunny wall last October and then found them indoors all winter, the fix is not a spray you reach for in November. The one thing... Read more.
How to Get Rid of Cluster Flies
If cluster flies are droning against your windows on a warm winter afternoon, the spray can in your hand will not fix it. Cluster flies spend the cold months tucked... Read more.
How to Get Rid of Boxelder Bugs
If you are seeing boxelder bugs, the fight is on the outside of your house, not the inside. These black-and-red insects swarm sunny south- and west-facing walls... Read more.
Best Boxelder Bug and Asian Lady Beetle Killers
n n n If boxelder bugs and Asian lady beetles are gathering on your house in fall, the fix that actually works is an exterior treatment on the sunny walls where... Read more.
How to Prevent Wasp Nests on Your Property
Wasps pick your house for the same two reasons every spring: a sheltered spot to build under, and easy food nearby. The way to keep nests off your property is to... Read more.
How to Get Rid of Carpenter Bees Without Killing Them
If carpenter bees are drilling into your eaves or deck rail, the move that actually solves it is to redirect and exclude them, not exterminate them, because these... Read more.
How to Get Rid of a Wasp Nest Safely
If you have found a wasp nest on the house, the safe play is not bravery, it is timing and a planned retreat. Treat the nest at dusk, when the colony is home and... Read more.
Best Insect Sting Relief Products
If you just got stung, the first move costs nothing and matters more than any product: get the stinger out fast by scraping it sideways with a fingernail or card... Read more.
Best Wasp Traps for Your Yard, Tested by Type
If wasps are ruining the patio, a trap helps, but only if you understand what it actually does. A wasp trap thins out the foraging wasps and yellowjackets cruising... Read more.
Best Wasp Sprays for Nests: Long-Range Options Compared
There is no single best wasp spray, only the right can used the right way, and the right way is from a distance with a long-range jet, at dusk when the wasps are... Read more.