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Tips for Dust Mites Jun. 25, 2024
Dear Readers: One of the more interesting letters we received recently concerned dust mites, which a... Read More
Sunset Is Coming on the Summer of Cicadas May. 25, 2024
I hate cicadas. I hate their big, beady eyes. I hate their prehistoric bodies, and how they'll fly i... Read More
Slugging It Out May. 14, 2024
Living in the suburbs, I encounter lots of wildlife to keep me on my toes. I've had several run-ins ... Read More
Sharpening My Spidey-Sense Jan. 16, 2024
"Holy Cow," I shouted. "There's a giant spider on the wall. I think it's a tarantula!" "It's not a t... Read More
Tips for Building a Screened Porch Jun. 22, 2023
Dear James: The mosquitoes are really annoyed by my flower beds, so I want to build a screened porch... Read More
The Buzz on Mosquitoes Mar. 31, 2022
I guess it shouldn't come as a big surprise that the mosquito looms large in Native American mytholo... Read More
Prepare Your Garden for Winter by Leaving It Alone Oct. 15, 2021
It's tempting to want to tidy up your garden now that blossoms are starting to fade. Dry flower stal... Read More
The Brood X Cicada Craze and Lessons We Can Ascertain Regarding Time Jun. 11, 2021
I've been all-in for the cicada mania and invasion this summer. I'm not really a diehard bug person,... Read More
This Should Bug You More Than Cicadas May. 27, 2021
A reasonable person living in the United States over the past seventeen years might have been occasi... Read More
This Should Bug You More Than Cicadas May. 26, 2021
A reasonable person living in the United States over the past seventeen years might have been occasi... Read More
How to Make Use of Dryer Sheets Around the House Nov. 11, 2020
Apparently, I'm a slow learner. I can't think of another reason it took so many years to associate m... Read More
Watch What You Eat Sep. 13, 2019
As George Orwell once noted, "The worst advertisement for Socialism is its adherents." According to ... Read More
Get Rid of Bugs and Crawling Insects Fast and Easy Without Poisons Aug. 14, 2019
Got creepy bugs and crawling insects like ants, centipedes, cockroaches, silverfish or bedbugs tryin... Read More
Flood Mosquitoes Jun. 19, 2019
Many areas have continued to experience heavy rains recently, and a number of places are still flood... Read More
Tick Trauma Jun. 01, 2019
"His name is Howell!" "OK, fine. Then I have to remove Howell," I said. My daughter has a love of na... Read More
Spring Buzz Apr. 20, 2019
"What's that black bug on the wall?" my kid asked. "I dunno." "Is it a wasp?" "Dunno." "Cockroach?" ... Read More
No More Castle on the Hill Sep. 08, 2018
I've written of the Castle before. I lived in it for a year while I was in Australia. We sometimes h... Read More
Other Uses for Ordinary Dryer Sheets Oct. 04, 2016
Perhaps you've seen a list of uses for dryer sheets floating around the internet. Who knows where th... Read More
The Pest Years of Our Lives Sep. 08, 2016
To everything there is a season, especially if you're a household pest: A time for mice, a time for ... Read More
These Bugs Detect Water Leaks You Cannot See Jun. 16, 2016
My readers often come up with their own great tips, tricks and ideas for how to save time and money.... Read More
