Choosing a safe but potent insect repellent to protect against mosquito- and tick-borne diseases such as Lyme disease, West Nile Virus and dengue fever can be challenging due to the many products on ...

With the pros of the outdoors—hiking, camping, bonfires, you name it—come the cons: bug bites. And this year, those itchy, blotchy, and uncomfortable bites may be more dangerous than ever. More than ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. DEET is a safe and effective insect repellent, despite ...

One stubborn ant marching across the kitchen counter can spark a full-blown war. Most people reach for a pricey chemical spray without thinking twice, but a better solution sits quietly in the cabinet ...

I got a call from a customer last week that I want to share with you. He had just bought a ranch and he said that they had seen scorpions in the cabin. His wife announced, “I’m not coming back until ...

Garden shelves shine with bottles labeled natural, organic, or plant-based, and it feels comforting to grab one when aphids start treating roses like an all-you-can-eat buffet. The problem begins when ...

Procter & Gamble is looking for its next hit within the household insecticide market, according to The Wall Street Journal. This spring it launched a line of bug sprays and indoor traps that are kid ...

Spray away. Despite the bad rep of deet, research suggests it's safe for adults, pregnant women and kids older than 2 months, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (With their ...

Massachusetts is spraying pesticides in some areas of the state this week for mosquitoes with EEE, prompting some to worry about the safety of the pesticides being sprayed. Eastern equine encephalitis ...

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Having pets can enhance your life in ways that you might have never expected. But, they also come with some extra work, like having to be super careful about what kinds of things you put into your ...