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 lure all bed bugs out, but...
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 in oil or...
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,...
Bed bugs are becoming fairly common household pests these days, lurking in our beds and furniture. But do they ever crawl from these items into our hair? Bed bugs don’t live in human hair but they can crawl onto a person’s scalp to bite them, though this is rare. A...
If you’ve found one or many bed bugs in your house, you might be wondering where to sleep at night. Here’s what to do and why: Continue sleeping in your bed if you have bed bugs, unless the infestation is extremely bad. If you start sleeping in another room, you’ll...
I'm Monique. I love gardening and spending time in my backyard growing things. Here's where I share what I know about backyard pests and what to do about them, so you can enjoy your yard too.
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