Barbara has written professionally for more than two decades. In the past five years, she has specialized in creating real estate and home improvement content. Besides writing for Forbes Home, she ...

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Bed bugs, the small, brownish-red insects famous for living in beds and feeding on humans while they sleep, are a notorious household pest that can be extremely difficult to eradicate. So, it's no ...

Shelby is an editor with an affinity for covering home improvement and repair, design and real estate trends. She also specializes in content strategy and entrepreneur coaching for small businesses, ...

With a reliable bug zapper racket, you can dispatch flying insects at close range. Most rackets are durable and designed to kill on contact. This makes them convenient for handling small pest problems ...

BEAUMONT, Texas — As temperatures continue to rise, we're not the only ones looking to seek refuge from the heat, so are bugs. Rising temps means more critters will also be seeking shelter inside of ...

Ahh, spring. The sun, flowers, longer days … and smelly bugs? Much like us, as winter came to a close, bugs started to come out and play. Especially one rather stinky type: a brown marmorated bug, ...