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Termite Killer Turns Out to Be Powerful Greenhouse Gas

What you can do: Before you resort to fumigation, consider low-impact ways to deal with termites.

5 Ways to Beat Bedbugs

What you can do: Learn where the insects like to hide and scrub them out of your life.

Eradicate Roaches without Polluting Your Home

What you can do: Learn some tricks of the integrated pest management trade—seal cracks, fix leaks, and use chemicals only as a last resort.

The Nickel Pincher: Beat Back Household Bugs

What you can do: Bolster your home against invading insects; use traps and natural remedies to eliminate interlopers.

The Nickel Pincher: Beat Back Household Bugs, Part 2

What you can do: Make your own flypaper, send silverfish packing, set traps for spiders.

New Reports Reveal Chemical Dangers Indoors and Outside

What you can do: Never use foggers or chemical sprays to kill bugs in your house; avoid traffic and local pollutant sources when you can.

Insect Repellent Linked to Common Birth Defect

What you can do: Make your yard unappealing to mosquitoes, and opt for a plant-oil-based natural bug repellent if you need extra protection from a bug bite.

Insecticide Exposure Boosts Childhood Brain Tumor Risk

What you can do: Deal with household pests in a nontoxic way, and petition your local golf course to go green.

Toxins in Your Soap to Become Harder to Hide

What you can do: Use our list of ingredients to look for to keep dangerous household chemicals out of your home.

This or That: Cedar Chests or Ice Chests to Kill Moths?

What you can do: Kick moths out of the closet by knowing where they hide.