You may not have considered using houseplants to rid your home of bugs, but some common herbs and other plants can act as natural repellents. As a bonus, these plants add visual charm to your home and ...

Ants have evolved an acute sense of smell, which requires each sensory neuron to choose one scent receptor out of hundreds.

Carpenter ants are not squeamish when it comes to caring for the wounded. To minimize the risk of infection, the insects ...

Set out baits labeled for carpenter ants. Baits can be effective because ants share food with each other, says Benson. Place ...

While insects are often associated with summer, many Brits have been shocked to discover swarms taking over their homes well ...

They are among the smallest ants in the world and are still rare in Germany. But if you find them in your kitchen, bathroom, or pantry, you should act quickly. Unlike other ant species, Pharaoh ants ...

While bugs in your home aren't always a bad thing, you almost never want insects in your kitchen. Here are the common bugs ...

Although scientists have identified over 12,000 species of ants, you'll be relieved to know that only a few are likely to turn up in your house or garden. When you find these unwelcome invaders, ...

Bob Bertog, president of Bertog Landscape Co. in Wheeling and a certified landscape professional with the National Association of Landscape Professionals, joins Jon Hansen, filling in for John ...

With over a dozen credit cards and millions of credit card points racked up, Nancy Jiang condenses the complex world of card-churning for maximum rewards with minimum effort. Her work has been ...

Keep up with everything happening in The Commons by signing up for the Chronicle’s Philanthropy Today newsletter or our weekly Commons LinkedIn newsletter. Several years ago, my wife and I decided to ...

My wife “Jane” and I have two girls, “Clarissa,” 3, and “Brianna,” 6. Generally, they get along well, but Clarissa bugs her sister sometimes. When Clarissa recently took apart a Lego set Brianna had ...