The Worst Ways to React to a Bee Attack
Bees want to be left alone, and in return, they typically leave us alone. Even when you see a swarm of bees out in the wild, they’re usually moving from…
The Smartest Way to Keep Pantry Moths Out of Your Kitchen
It’s never great finding an insect or some other type of pest hanging out in your home, but discovering one residing in your food is especially disgusting. Coming across some…
”Ate Worms, Drank Urine”: Man Shares How He Survived In Amazon Forest For 31 Days
He was found by search and rescue teams after a monthIn an extraordinary tale of survival, a Bolivian man has claimed that he survived by eating insects and worms, after…
Don’t Make Your Bed First Thing in the Morning
Photo: wavebreakmedia (Shutterstock) Lazy people, rejoice: There’s a compelling reason not to make your bed first thing in the morning. Yes, you should still make it like a proper grown-up—but…
Don’t Bring Bedbugs Home From Vacation
Photo: Shutterstock (Shutterstock) We can all agree we hate bugs, right? Even if you respect their role in the circle of life or whatever, you probably don’t relish seeing them…
How to Keep Stink Bugs Out of Your Home This Fall
Photo: LisaCarter (Shutterstock) The official start of fall is only about a month away, which means cooler temperatures, changing leaves, and, for people in 47 states, the arrival of brown…
How to Move Without Taking Roaches (and Other Pests) With You
Photo: candy candy (Shutterstock) I had a friend who once lived in a small, run-down apartment in Manhattan that was infested with roaches. When she moved out, she told me…
How to Find an Ant Nest
Photo: Denis Vesely (Shutterstock) Ants in your home is always a cause for concern. Aside from the appearance of a long wriggling trail of ant soldiers just looking gross, ants…
What to Do If You Find Bed Bugs In Your Hotel Room
Photo: Akos Nagy (Shutterstock) Nobody wants bed bugs. You do not want bed bugs. The hotel you’re staying in does not want bed bugs, but it’s entirely possible that it…
Does Stepping on Ants Actually Attract More Ants?
Photo: RHJPhtotos (Shutterstock) Every year around this time, as my house doors open, we begin to subsist on the fresh air of spring through our window screens, and the kids…