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Category: Pest control

How to Get Rid of Japanese Beetles

By Andréa Butler | Updated: December 15, 2024
Pest control

How can you get rid of Japanese beetles on your ornamental plants or in your yard? There are a number […]

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13 Plants that Repel Insects

By Jane Purnell | Updated: May 9, 2022
Pest control

You don’t have to buy insecticides at the store. Just head to your pantry or herb garden, or plant some […]

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How to Get Rid of Moles in Your Yard

By Sinziana Spiridon | Updated: February 28, 2025
Pest control

Moles can be a real problem. To keep these pests at bay, create barriers, introduce predators, reduce their food source, and more.

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Grass Spiders: Should You Get Rid of Them?

By Andréa Butler | Updated: December 15, 2024
Pest control

Before Miss Muffet sat on her tuffet, she should have done her homework. Small, grassy mounds like the one on […]

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How to Get Rid of Snakes in Your Lawn, Landscape

By Phillip Forsgren | Updated: May 9, 2022
Pest control

Think fast: You have a snake in the yard. What do you do? If you answered, “Grab the hoe and […]

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How to Get Rid of Squirrels on Your Lawn

By Andréa Butler | Updated: March 28, 2025
Pest control

How can you get rid of squirrels in your yard? You can try exclusion, repellents, habitat modification, trapping, or a mix of all four.

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How to Get Rid of Rabbits

By Ted Rodgers | Updated: March 28, 2025
Pest control

Ways to get rid of rabbits include using netting, pepper flakes, Lysol, talcum powder, and some Irish Spring shavings.

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How to Get Rid of Gophers

By Jane Purnell | Updated: March 28, 2025
Pest control

How can you get rid of gophers in your yard? Trapping, fumigation, and underground fencing can send your burrowing friends packing.

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The Most-Destructive Invasive Pests in Richmond

By Lynn Walker | Updated: May 27, 2025
Pest control, Richmond, VA, Virginia

The Richmond area is blessed with a climate that promises plenty of warmth, rain, and a long growing season. But […]

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How to Stop the Bedbugs From Biting in Washington, D.C.

By Laura Hatch | Updated: May 10, 2022
Pest control, Washington DC

“Don’t let the bedbugs bite” used to be easy advice to follow in the United States. Thanks to the widespread […]

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