Not only are mosquitoes, ticks, gnats, flies and other pesky bugs irritating, they can carry diseases that you definitely don’t want. But before you restock your arsenal of pesticides—stop! You can be pest-free without slathering yourself (or the environment) with poisons.

Bugged no more: Last year, the Bottom Line Guide: Bugged by Bugs? was so popular with our readers that we’re bringing it to you again, now updated with new tips and important health alerts—just in time for all your beach, barbecue and other favorite warm-season activities. Check out the amazingly simple way to “uninvite” mosquitoes from your porch or patio…the sandwich ingredient that takes the sting out of a bug bite…the “tea” that gets rid of flies…the life-threatening allergy you can get from a bug bite—we’ll tell you what allergy and what kind of bug…and much, much more.

Read more about these and other ways to safely “debug” your summer…


Ticks, Mosquitoes and Their Dangers

Lyme Ticks Are On the March…and With New Diseases

The Best Defense Against Ticks

When It’s Not Just Lyme

The Zika Virus: Should I Change My Travel Plans?

Don’t Let Your Pet Make You Sick

Sudden Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptoms? It Might Be Chikungunya Virus

Lyme Disease & Other Tick-Borne Diseases Webcast

5 Top Myths About Lyme Disease

Herbal Help for Chronic Lyme Disease

3 Dangerous Diseases on the Rise

Tick Bites Cause Meat Allergy

Is it Safe to Have Pets in Your Bed?


Bug Fighters

Worthless Mosquito Repellents…and What Really Works

Use This to Repel Mosquitoes

Bugged by Bugs? Safe, Natural Ways to Fight Ants, Flies and Crickets

All-Natural Fly Repellent

Keep Mosquitoes Away the Natural Way

Natural Ways to Repel Mosquitoes and Ticks

What Mosquitoes Hate Most

Silverfish Down the Drain

Get Rid of Fruit Flies and Gnats


Bug Bite Relief

Best Itch Control for Bug Bites

The Condiment for Bug Bites

The Potato Cure for Bug Bites

Take the Ouch Out of Stings


Lice, Scabies and Bedbugs

How to Get Rid of Head Lice Nits

Clove Oil Kills Scabies

How to Prevent and Kill Bedbugs

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