Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Summer means bathing suits and ice pops and, yes, bug bites. Which means we need bug spray. But, take a peek at the label of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. dad and son use mosquito spray.Spraying insect repellent on skin outdoor Mention DEET (chemical name, N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide) ...

With summer come the mosquito bites. And with the bug bites come the bug-borne diseases. But while the threat of West Nile virus or Lyme disease might make you uneasy, so might slathering your kids ...

Warm weather means we spend more time outdoors around the pool, sitting on the patio for meals, at the park for picnics and definitely more time hiking in the hills. But if you can’t tolerate another ...

Hate bugs, but hate bug spray even more? Yeah, I'm with you on that, which is why this summer I decided it was high time to learn how to make an all-natural bug spray at home. Nothing ruins a perfect ...

If you've ever been outdoors in the summer, you know bugs are annoying. Commercial repellents have DEET, a chemical some people want to avoid. Try this recipe for inexpensive bug spray. The recipe for ...

WINTERVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) – One Pitt County mom is on a mission to make sure the products she uses in her home and for her family are safe and natural. In this week’s Make it Monday, Jennifer Smith is ...

If you live in a climate without many summer pests, well, lucky you. For the rest of us, these essential oil repellents will make patio life less insect-filled. Photo by mccun934. How-to-guide ...

In the summertime, I'm all about sitting, cocktail in hand, outside on a fancy patio or heading out of town to drink shandys by a bonfire in my short shorts. Last year, however, I had to sweat it out ...

Tomatoes are pretty easy to grow with plenty of sunlight, water, and nutrient-rich soil, but pests are always a potential issue. Several types of pests have a taste for tomato plants and may cause ...