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Pest Control: Prevent and Eliminate Roaches, Mice and Other Pests

When unwanted guests visit your apartment, your home can stop feeling like, well, yours. Protect your home from common house invaders by following these tips on keeping pests away and what to do if they show up.
Introduction to Bedbugs
What are bedbugs? And how to tell if you have them in your apartment?
How to Get Rid of Mice
The beginner's guide to mice control. Covers snap traps, humane live traps, glue traps, and mouse poison.
How to Control Roaches With Roach Traps
There are many ways to get rid of roaches. Some methods--foggers, bombs, and sprays--are expensive or may be harmful to your health, young children, or pets. One inexpensive and safe method to get rid of roaches is the deployment of roach traps.
Affordable Humane Mouse Removal
Getting rid of mice doesn't have to be messy or expensive. This video shows you how to use everyday household items to remove mice from your home without killing them—and keep them away.
How to Kill Bedbugs
Guidelines on getting rid of bedbugs in your home.
POLL: Which Pest has Passed Through Your Home?
Vote on which household pests you've seen in your home and see which pests are the most common.
12 Tips on Finding a Qualified Pest Control Professional
A good exterminator can save you money and headaches. Here are helpful tips from the National Pest Management Association on how to find and choose one.
A Primer on Getting Rid of Bedbugs
Prepared by the Harvard School of Public Health, this fact sheet outlines how to get rid of bedbugs, including working with your landlord or building manager.
Preventing Bedbugs
From the Mayo Clinic: steps you can take to prevent a bedbug infestation.
How to Get Rid of Rats
A good article on catching rats through non-toxic methods. Emphasizes rat behavior and why some methods, such as snap traps, are not effective.
Do-It-Yourself Silverfish Extermination
Symptoms of silverfish and how to control them.
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