You're bound to see DEET when shopping for popular bug repellents, but this common ingredient can harm the plants in your ...

Using mosquito sprays for your yard helps prevent mosquito bites by getting rid of the summer-loving pests, therefore ...

Infusing your yard with sunlight is a natural way to deter them from rudely entering your space. “ Trim large bushes, trees, ...

Key TakeawaysVinegar is not an effective flea killer but can be diluted to use as a repellent.Regular pet, yard, and home care—and citrus-based repellents—are more effective in getting rid of ...

"Sand fleas — the name is interesting because they actually are not fleas at all," Dr. Case Tedder said. "They’re small crustaceans or part of the crab family, and they don’t bite.

Adulticides are compounds that kill and repel adult fleas and ticks. Pyrethrins and permethrins are among the most effective and commonly used adulticides. However, permethrin CANNOT be used on cats ...

If you act fast, you can kill fleas on contact and interrupt their reproductive cycles. This includes vacuuming and doing laundry at high heat, keeping your yard neat, and treating your pet with a ...

Scalping your grass might look neat and tidy, but it's one of the worst things you can do for lawn health. Cutting too low severely weakens the root system, dramatically reduces drought resistance ...

“These products will either kill fleas, or prevent them from reproducing further,” he says. From there, you may need to call in a pest management service.

How to Get Rid of Fleas Naturally Fleas can lay up to 50 eggs per day, warns entomologist Daniel Baldwin, so it’s important to act fast once you’ve identified an infestation. 1.

Weeds are springing to life in your yard. Here's how to kill them. Becky Wern For the Jacksonville Florida Times-Union USA TODAY NETWORK 0:00 ...

To kill moss in your lawn, do this Some gardeners like the look of a feral lawn growing moss nicely, under a regimen of no maintenance. Others abhor the sight of anything that intrudes on their grass.