Eco-friendly pest control is the best way to protect yourself from nuisance insects while minimizing your impact on the environment. Plant-based bug sprays and repellents have been on the market for years, and some are highly effective against mosquitoes. But what if the plants themselves could take over the task of reducing insect numbers? Most […]
Many people are afraid of spiders and the potential danger they pose. Yet, are all spiders dangerous? Here is a list of the deadliest spiders in the world.
Many of us hate bugs, especially the biting ones. It’s one thing to be pesky and disgusting and a general nuisance, but biting is just one step too far.
What should you do if the unthinkable happens and your dog accidentally eats rat poison? And how dangerous rat poison actually is to dogs? Find out here!
So many people believe that once the winter sets in there is no longer any danger of a flea attack. But do fleas actually die in the winter? Find out here!
Bees are a different matter altogether, you can’t really see into their hives to know how they survive the winter but somehow, we know that they disappear around fall to winter and then we hear their noises again sometime in the new year which announces to us that spring has arrived.
Gophers can be a serious problem for gardeners. These burrowing, sharp-toothed pests will devour the roots of vegetables, berries, and other plants in no time, and an infestation can cause widespread death in your backyard. So, introducing plants gophers hate (like gopher spurge, oleander, lavender, rosemary, daffodils, and marigolds) can help to deter them, especially […]
Stanford University students are developing Shazam for Mosquitoes, app that records the beats of mosquito wings and uses them to identify mosquito species.
