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 get rid of ants in your home, you may have come across the devices known as ant traps. The thing to remember about ant traps is that they don’t actually trap ants. Confused? Here’s the thing: ants are social insects. The foraging workers that you see out […]

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 […]

Ants are an incredibly diverse species. It’s no real surprise that there are many different ways of dealing with these different ant species. In this post we review the best known ant powders, and we test the effectiveness on different species of ants. Ants can cause major problems. Especially if they get into your home. […]

How do you get rid of ants? Found throughout the world, this extremely successful group of insects routinely becomes a plague in warmer weather. If they’d stay outside where they’re supposed to be, they might not be such a problem. But unfortunately, these insects don’t respect our boundaries. They will often come inside homes and […]