Ick! Discovering pests inside your house is just the worst. And when it's an ant you come across, you can bet there's more where that one came from. (Super ick!) But don't panic when you spot a steady ...

If your home has been overrun by ants and you're wondering whether borax is a viable solution to remove these pests, keep reading. Here, one pest control expert highlights the benefits of using borax ...

Sarah in Burke writes: “After all the rainy weather this winter, I have ants everywhere: the dining room, kitchen, even a second-story bedroom. They just laugh at commercial bait traps. What can I do ...

Natural ingredients like cinnamon and citrus oils can also help deter ants. As the weather warms up, our creepy-crawly friends tend to find their way indoors. In particular, you may notice ants in the ...

A question for Dan Gill: A couple of fire ant hills have turned up just inside the edges of my vegetable garden. Do they hurt vegetables? I'd like to avoid fire ant bites while working in the garden.

If you're looking for a way to get rid of bugs in your home, you may have come across borax as a solution. Borax is a pesticide registered with the Environmental Protection Agency and used in the U.S.

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To control fire ants in a vegetable garden, pour boiling water on the mound. (NOLA.com|The Times-Picyaune archive) QUESTION: I have a problem with fire ant mounds in my vegetable garden. How would you ...