Tag: insects & pests | Apartment Therapy

Tips: Bay Leaves in the Pantry

Why is there a bay leaf in our flour canister? posted originally from: TheKitchn...

How To: Get Rid of Ants (Nontoxically)
Plenty 11.03.2008

We don't have a lot of pest problems. Never seen a bedbug. Not too many spiders. And the cats don't often suffer from fleas. But ants? Ants are a different story....

A Greener Mouse Trap: Mouse in a Pint

I've had luck catching mice by placing an empty tuna can in a garbage can sans liner under my sink. They climb in and can't get out. This idea smells better....

Good Question: Maggots in My Compost ... Help!

(Note: Include a pic of your problem and your question gets posted first. Email questions and pics with QUESTIONS in subject line to: green(at)apartmenttherapy(dot)com) This question comes from Emi...

Functional Landscapes: Planting for Purpose & Function

Choosing plants for more than how they look can add function to an already beautiful landscape or garden deck - and what's more green than something that has multiple functions! For example, did you k...

Catnip as Green Mosquito Repellant?

A couple of our readers recommended catnip essential oil as a superior mosquito repellent to DEET, in response to Janel's recent post: Traditional Mosquito Repellent? The mosquitoes in my yard have be...

Look: Natural Insect Control!
Austin

Mosquitoes and other flying insects can easily ruin time spent in your garden or backyard on hot, summer nights. In lieu of dousing yourself or your yard with chemicals, here’s an all-natural and s...

Traditional Mosquito Repellant?

The mosquitoes are driving us all crazy this summer, and the citronella candles don't seem to be helping all that much. This "Anty Fly" sphere designed by José de la O was recently shown as a mosquit...

Moth-Away Herbal Moth Repellent

Now is the time of year we start packing away our winter clothes (a little later than usual actually, but we're not bitter). If we want to wear those clothes again in the fall, we also have to think...

Good Question: Can You Help Me Save My House?

Mozmun20 left this question as a comment on Wednesday's "Save the Bees" post: "I know that you guys are trying to save the bees, but first thing my wife is really allergic to bees and second is tha...

Spider... Relocation?

We've got too many roommates of the eight-legged variety. What to do?...

Green Tip: Trap Garden Slugs with Beer

This tip from Plenty magazine had us doubled over laughing. Why? First of all, there's the great image above. Second ... ...

Follow Up: AntPro Bait Station Kit

We wish we had good news. But two months after writing about the AntPro Bait Station Kit, we're bummed (oh, so very, very bummed) to report it didn't work. However, you should realize that we only...

Chicago Honey Co-op

Made in Chicago. Although urban beekeeping might not be on everyone's radar, it's a growing trend according to Conscious Choice. Proof in point: the Chicago neighborhood of North Lawndale is home to...

Bat House Kit

Every evening, like clockwork, the moment that the sun sets over the horizon and the sky is streaked with deep pinks, oranges, and the start of the navy blue night, dozens of bats start swooping and ...