These little black beasts can be infuriating, but luckily it's not terribly hard to evict them from your home. Here's how.

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If you're a home gardener, you've likely employed your fair share of tips, tricks, and life hacks to keep pests out of your garden. While it can sometimes feel like a fruitless endeavor, keeping slugs ...

My experience was that, compared to drivers in many other Canadian cities, Ottawa drivers, on the whole, are remarkably courteous. In Ottawa, if you signal to change lanes, people will usually slow ...

Scientists have spotted a never-before-seen tubular structure inside a bacterium, now named Profftella, that lives alongside the world’s most damaging citrus pest. The discovery opens a fresh window ...

A U of I residence hall’s dining room, a Champaign middle school, a food service provider for fraternities and sororities, and a chain restaurant in Rantoul all received less than satisfactory health ...

It turns out that mud dauber wasps have some benefits, but if you want to get rid of them and their nests, learn how to do it the right way.

This is always a bittersweet time of the year for me. Gardening is one of my favorite activities during the summer, but in my opinion, fall weather is the best ...

A coffee expert breaks down the ideal 16-to-1 water-to-coffee ratio for a balanced and full-flavored brew. Pamela is a freelance food and travel writer based in Astoria, Queens. While she writes about ...

Through photosynthesis, plants use sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into energy-rich carbon compounds such as glucose. These compounds not only sustain the plant's own growth and ...