Monique, Author at Backyard Pests

10 Reasons Why Bed Bugs Bite Some People And Not Others

Is one person in the house getting bitten by bed bugs but no one else? Then you’re probably wondering why that is. If bed bugs are hungry, they’ll bite anyone closest to them. It’s highly unlikely they’ll crawl further because they prefer one...

10 Things To Do With Snails From Your Yard

by Monique

If you’ve collected snails from your yard or you keep finding them on your plants, you’re probably wondering what to do with all of them. You can relocate snails to another natural area or humanely kill them by feeding them to birds and other predators,...

8 Easy Ways To Get Bed Bugs Out Of Hiding

by Monique

Bed bugs hide to survive: If you can’t find them, you can’t kill them. They crawl into tiny cracks and dark places, and only come out when they have to – or when you use the tactics in this post to draw them out. There’s no sure-fire way to...

9 Ways To Kill Bed Bugs Fast

by Monique

If you’re sure beyond a doubt that you have bed bugs, you’ve come to the right place to find out how to kill them. Bed bugs are killed when exposed to high heat, freezing cold, steam, dessicant powders and insecticide sprays for bed bugs. They also drown...

47 Bugs Diatomaceous Earth Kills (Complete List)

by Monique

If you’re here, you want to know what diatomaceous earth kills. In short: Diatomaceous earth (DE) kills pests, such as ants, fleas, flies, and bed bugs, when they walk or crawl over it. But DE kills good insects that come into contact with it too, like bees,...