It’s always a rewarding feeling when you’re growing vegetables — successfully. Be it juicy tomato plants and zucchini to aromatic herbs, nothing beats the fresh taste. But if you're wondering why your ...

Integrated pest management (IPM) is a tool used in agriculture to minimize environmental impact. It begins with identifying the plant problem (as I discussed last week) and selecting the appropriate ...

Modern house with a for sale sign in front of it - Spawns/Getty Images Buying a home is an exciting time, as well as a stressful one. The last thing you want to do is add more stress and expenses to ...

It might seem like it, but the fact is that pests don’t just magically turn up in your home from nowhere – they’ll be taking ...

"We can put a man on the moon, but ..." So begins a zillion sentences that bemoan the simple things humans can't master. We can put a man on the moon, but can't invent a string trimmer that works, for ...

SEATTLE — As things warm up outside, a lot of us will wage war inside with an annual invasion of pests. If so, think twice before hiring someone to evict your pests—usually you can take care of the ...

Three insect pests have come to my attention in recent days and bear mentioning here. The first of these is the Oriental fruit fly. The adult is a bit larger than the common housefly, except that it’s ...

No matter how clean you keep your home, you’ll likely have a pest problem at some point. Many pest solutions kill the invading animals, which some may find inhumane or messy. Many of those that claim ...

In the long-term care industry, impeccable sanitation and cleanliness must not only be expected, but also enforced. With consistent exposure to germs, strict sanitation routines are essential in ...