There’s a new insecticide on the block, and it’s also bad news for bees

Enlarge / A foraging bee. (credit: Nunzio_Zotti / Flickr) We need bees to pollinate the plants that feed us. And bees need us to stop inadvertently poisoning them with the insecticides we use to keep those plants healthy. Unfortunately, just as we start to make progress on reducing the worldwide use of neonicotinoids (a class […]

How to get rid of spiders in the house WITHOUT using insecticide

Whether you’re an arachnophobe or not, having an eight-legged creepy crawly wandering around the inside of your home, and having your ceilings covered in webs, isn’t always the most pleasant of experiences.  While spiders are most likely to enter your home in the autumn in search of a warm place, they can still find their […]