If you suspect you might be unlucky enough to have the critters, you can buy an expensive test, or you can follow these instructions to make one yourself that both costs less and works better. What ...

Q. I am getting ready to move into a new apartment, but before I sign the lease, I want to test for bedbugs. I read about a homemade trap using dry ice to generate carbon dioxide. It is my ...

Ever you ever curled up in bed, ready for a nice relaxing night’s sleep only to see a pesky bug crawling across the ceiling? The sight of just one bug can turn your hopes for nice relaxing sleep into ...

Stink bugs do not bite people or pets, but when disturbed they produce a pungent, acrid odor. Adult stink bugs enter homes in the fall seeking shelter, and emit that foul smell if crushed. You can use ...

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In an unexpected holiday season gift, researchers at Simon Fraser University announced they may have finally cracked the chemical code of bed bugs. In field trials, their blend of bed bug attractant ...

They’re not exactly cute and cuddly. Although brown marmorated stink bugs are generally harmless, they can wreak havoc on crops and invade homes by the thousands. Luckily, you can make a simple stink ...

Here’s an after-school science experiment gone right: researchers at Rutgers University in New Jersey created a homemade bed bug trap using a cat-food dish, an insulated jug and some dry ice pellets.

Right now, there's only one surefire way to know if you've got bed bugs-- and it itches like crazy. By the time you notice the lines of red, itching, burning bites, the bugs could have been ...