Eric Richmond's Article in Gardening

1794 What You Can Do To Stop The Blood Sucking Deer Tick
With summer underway, the stories in the news about ticks will become commonplace. After all, people are heading outside to enjoy the nice weather and unfortunately ticks are really getting active.
Posted on Jul-01-2014

1345 How to Deal With German Cockroaches
What is one of a homeowner’s worst nightmares? Roaches. One would think that since humans are more than 100 times their size, most still go running for the hills at the sight of a roach.
Posted on Jun-04-2014

1500 Pigeon Control Tips to Protect Your Property
Some people are lucky enough to have rooftop access for gardening, star gazing, watching city lights or whatever you like.
Posted on May-24-2014

1189 The Importance of Controlling Cockroaches in Offices
A cockroach infestation is something that absolutely no one ever wants to have to deal with, but it is particularly bad in an office setting.
Posted on May-07-2014

1193 Controlling Spiders in Your Home
Spiders are one of the most misunderstood creatures on the face of the Earth, which is unfortunate for them. For the most part, they are pretty harmless, and they can actually be quite beneficial.
Posted on Apr-22-2014

1250 Working Toward A Whole House Pest Management Program
No one wants bugs inside their home, but never having another pest inside your home is rather unrealistic. Trying to create a primarily pest free home, though, certainly is not out of the question.
Posted on Apr-03-2014

1479 How to Deal with Cluster Flies
Picture this: it’s a beautiful nice warm sunny day, so you decide to bring your lunch outside to eat it on your patio. Only to be bombarded by flies.
Posted on Mar-18-2014

1477 Getting Rid of Bed Bugs is Not a DIY Project
At one time in the not so distant past, bed bugs were once so scarce in this country that the vast majority of the population did not even know they existed, except in that bedtime saying.
Posted on Feb-28-2014

1229 Protect Your Home From Deer Mice
It is more than likely that you have seen some wily little deer mice scampering around your property or one near yours. While deer mice are cute little things that certainly look harmless enough, due to their size, they can actually bring diseases into your home.
Posted on Feb-17-2014

1210 How to Get Boxelder Bugs Out of Your Home
Boxelder bugs are one of those truly annoying pests. While these creatures are not truly harmful, they are not exactly what you want to have in your home day after day either. Getting rid of the annoying boxelder bugs is a must, and these tips can help.
Posted on Feb-05-2014

1087 Finding a Solution to Centipedes in Your Home
Picture walking into your kitchen finding creatures on your floor with a whole lot of legs devouring a house fly. Rightly so, this is not exactly what you want to wake up to, but a centipede infestation is actually more common than you think.
Posted on Jan-21-2014

1110 How to Keep Earwigs Off Your Property
You may have seen some earwigs around your home. They would love nothing more than to feed on the tasty plants in your garden. While keeping them out can be difficult, it is possible.
Posted on Jan-08-2014

1349 Ways to Fight Smelly Stink Bugs
Stink bugs have not always been an issue for homeowners in the United States, unlike some other notorious pests. They odiferous creatures hitchhiked here on some cargo from Asia in the late 1990s
Posted on Dec-31-2013

1313 How to Keep Pests Out of Schools
Schools have a serious responsibility to educate and care for your children throughout the school year. A large part of a schools responsibility is to provide a healthy and safe learning environment for your children.
Posted on Dec-20-2013

1024 Ways to Keep House Spiders Out
Spiders look like something from a scary nightmare and for many people there really is nothing quite as terrifying as seeing a spider in your bathroom sink, on the floor, the wall, or even the ceiling – about ready to drop on you.
Posted on Nov-15-2013

1324 Keeping Deer Ticks Away
Being outside is a joy for most people. The chance to spend time outside enjoying yourself is tantalizing, unfortunately, there is a menace can change all of that –the deer tick.
Posted on Oct-25-2013

1675 Having A Pest Free Home with Integrated Pest Management
Have you ever heard of integrated pest management systems (IPM)? Even if you have you may not know exactly what it is and how it can benefit you, your family, and your home.
Posted on Sep-28-2013

1445 About Professional Bed Bug Treatments
Over the last few years there we have seen a steady increase in bed bug infestations across the country. Often people panic when they discover that there are bed bugs in their home, which is understandable, but quite often it is through no fault of theirs that bed bugs have appeared.
Posted on Sep-25-2013

1316 Those Little Tiny Ticks are a Big Health Hazard
The tick is a very small pest. But do not let its small size fool you. These tiny ticks can pose a big threat to your health. One bite from a tick can transmit several diseases to the host.
Posted on Sep-21-2013

1079 Rid Those Rodents From Your Home
Are you hearing scratching sound in your walls? Or maybe you have found some baseboards that look as if they have been chewed or gnawed on? If so, you just might have some uninvited house guests – rodents.
Posted on Aug-17-2013

1136 Are Carpenter Ants Moving In?
Carpenter ants and termites have a lot in common. The main one is that they can do a lot of damage to the wood of your home. What is worse is that this damage can eventually lead to issues with structural integrity if left unchecked.
Posted on Aug-07-2013

1508 Bed Bugs Oh No!
Most people will get very upset very quickly when they realize that they have bed bugs in their home. This is completely understandable as it is never a pleasant realization that there are bugs where you sleep.
Posted on Jul-30-2013

1032 What to Do When Ants Come Marching In
Like most insects, ants must do a lot of work in order to keep themselves and their colonies fed. The two main things ants need are a safe place to live, access to water, and from there, they will thrive for as long as they can.
Posted on Jul-24-2013

1121 The Basics of Carpenter Ants
You should consider yourself quite lucky if you have not yet met a carpenter ant. Carpenter ants are large in size and in some states they are the largest ants around.
Posted on Jun-12-2013

1082 The 5 Bed Bug Myths You Need to Know
They creep, they crawl, and they are spreading around the county at this very moment. What are they? Bed bugs! This is not just a problem in the United States either.
Posted on May-23-2013