Those of us who live in temperate climates are lucky that we don’t really have to worry about being injured by insects. Spiders and scorpions that are capable of causing harm to people are restricted mostly to the warmer places on earth. So while those in northern climates may have to suffer through prolonged darkness […]

No one wants to have bugs. That’s why we invented a whole class of chemicals to get rid of them. Chemical pesticides have played an essential role in human society ever since we first started farming. And without them, we wouldn’t be where we are today. Our planet couldn’t sustain the population of humans it […]

If you’ve been looking for a way to eliminate ants in your home, you may have come across the devices known as ant traps or bait stations. In many most cases, trapping is the most effective way to get rid of entire ant colonies in your home. In this post we review several ant traps […]

As far as bug species go, ants don’t inspire the same fear that, say, wasps or bedbugs or cockroaches do. But that doesn’t mean that these creatures are something that you want to find in your home. While ants aren’t generally harmful to humans, they can quickly become a real nuisance. And some species can […]

In this post, we review the best-known ant powders, and we test the effectiveness of powders on different species of ants. Ants can cause major problems. Especially if they get into your home. Carpenter ants have the ability to cause structural damage to a building. While smaller species such as Pharaoh ants can contaminate food […]