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 ...

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What has six legs, lives on blood, and strikes fear into the hearts of mattress-owners everywhere? According to the National Pest Management Association, bed bug infestations peak during the summer ...

Learn how to spot bed bugs, what to do in the event of an infestation, and tips for keeping the critters out of your home.

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 ...

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.

Burrowing into skin, laying eggs in mattresses, and building entire colonies in sofas, bed bugs are any city dweller’s worst nightmare. That nightmare just got worse: A study published in the Journal ...