Best Rat Traps, Tested by Type
If you have rats, the best rat trap is the one a rat will actually touch, and that is a question of patience before hardware. Rats are neophobic, meaning they avoid... Read more.
Best Mouse Traps, Tested by Type
If you keep finding droppings in the pantry, the fix that actually works is a good snap or electronic trap set in numbers, not a single trap and a wish. The short... Read more.
How to Get Rid of Centipedes in the House
If you keep finding centipedes in the house, the fix is not a can of spray, it is drying the place out and taking away their food. Centipedes show up where it is... Read more.
Best Centipede and Millipede Killers and Sprays
If centipedes or millipedes keep turning up indoors, the honest first move is to dry out and seal the house, not to buy a killer. Both are moisture-driven invaders... Read more.
Best Spider Killer Sprays for Indoors and Outdoors
If you keep finding spiders along the baseboards and in the corners, the spray that actually drops the count is a residual perimeter barrier applied where they get... Read more.
How to Get Rid of Fleas: The Complete Pet-and-Home Guide
If you keep finding fleas on your pet no matter how many baths you give, here is the thing nobody tells you up front: the fleas you see are a tiny fraction of the... Read more.
Best Flea Carpet Powders and Sprays for Your Home
If fleas keep coming back after you treat the dog, it is because the dog was never where most of the problem lived. About 95 percent of a flea infestation is eggs,... Read more.
Best Flea Combs for Dogs and Cats
A fine-tooth flea comb is the cheapest and safest tool in the whole flea fight, so it is where every plan should start. It confirms fleas by pulling live ones and... Read more.
Best Flea Shampoos for Dogs: A Buyer’s Guide
A flea shampoo is the fastest way to strip a heavy load of live fleas off a dog in one bath, but that is all it does, because it leaves almost no residual behind.... Read more.
Best Flea Sprays for the Home, Indoor and Outdoor
If you want a flea spray that actually ends the problem, the one feature that matters is an insect growth regulator, an IGR like methoprene, because it kills the... Read more.