ormally, humans and bees can share the outdoor world. Most people suffer through a sting or two at some point during their life, but unless you are allergic to them, bee stings do just that – they sting. Most bees tend to ignore the people around...

Your Home Maintenance Checklist Your home is one of the most valuable assets you own. Don’t let neglect eat away at your investment. Follow this yearly home maintenance schedule to keep it in tip-top shape.Home Maintenance: January - March Winter is a good time to...

When people think of organic gardening, they often assume it’s a reference to chemical-free farming. What they don’t realize is that organic gardening in California actually refers to a philosophy. When put into use, its practice supports the...

corpions make a lot of people think of Westerns. Some cowboy is riding a horse in the desert and they cut to a single scorpion in the sand. It symbolizes that the land is rough, rugged, and dangerous. One sting and you’re dead. Now, back to real...

ed imported fire ants get their common name from their ability to inflict painful bites and stings. These dark reddish-brown ants are an invasive species found mainly throughout the southern part of the U.S. Fire ants are omnivorous, meaning they...

The Rapid Spread of Rat Lungworm Disease During our parent’s generation, most people in the United States had never heard of brain worms or Rat Lungworm Disease. Unfortunately, that is not the case today. Public awareness of the disease grows as more and more...

How Can I Avoid Picking Up Bedbugs when I Travel? edbugs are very efficient hitchhikers. They can move across a room with ease and climb onto luggage or anything left on a bed in just one night. Hotel rooms are perfect homes for bedbugs because of...

What is the Powassan Virus? Should People in California Worry? ost people worry about Lyme Disease when they pull a tick from their skin. However, Lyme Disease is not the only tick-borne illness. Though rare, recent occurrences of the Powassan...

We store so many items to keep them in one place, and soon enough, we’re making such a clutter, we don’t even realize we’re creating an environment for creepy crawlers. Us SoCal folks rely on our garages as storage units since most homes don’t come with a good size...

he world of bugs is both odd and fascinating. Did you know that night butterflies have ears on their wings so they can avoid bats? Were you aware that slugs have four noses? What about the fact that Giant Water Bugs deserve the ‘Dad of the Year’...

Although some say differently, there is a slight possibility that people can be stung by a recently deceased bee. Obviously, a dead bee is not in motion so it would require someone to press the sting against the skin in order to be stung. Beekeepers that observe bees...

his time of year, love is definitely in the air. Everyone is spending time with that special someone, going on dates, getting to know one another, enjoying each other’s company, and, without a doubt, kissing. But you know what else enjoys a good...

hen you think of dangerous animals, more often than not, creatures such as lions or rattlesnakes come to mind, not mosquitoes. Yet, those small creatures are responsible for the deaths of over 1 million people every year. They are so persistent...

Slowly… ever so slowly, French cuisine has taken over Southern California, and I mean that literally. In 1850, some well-meaning epicureans brought the brown garden snail over from France to California as food, and now snails are one of the most bothersome pests in...

How to Properly Store Away Holiday Decor The Christmas carols have been played, the presents have been unwrapped - and as the holidays wind down and the new year rings in, your household (and sanity) could likely benefit from having a strategic way of putting away all...

How to Keep Coyotes Away oyotes straying into suburban and urban areas are becoming an increasing issue in Southern California, and residents have been worrying as they have become increasingly bold, aggressive and less intimidated by humans. In...