Sometimes the best ideas show up while performing the most mundane task. Susan McKnight’s eureka moment came while feeding Jessie, her 9-year-old beagle. Several trips to her local Ikea store and a ...

(CBS) -- Right now, there's only one surefire way to know if you've got bed bugs -- and it itches like crazy. By the time you notice the lines of red, itching, burning bites, the bugs could have been ...

Bed bug prevention is not always possible, but people can use risk management strategies to minimize infestations. The key to limiting the effects of bed bugs is to detect them in the mattress as ...

As a former realtor, general contractor and greenhouse operator, Kristi has touched nearly all aspects of homeownership, from the foundation up. Today, Kristi is a full-time investing and real estate ...

Listen, we're not trying to scare you — the first semester of college can be intimidating enough without the worry of creepy crawlies. But dorm rooms and off-campus accommodation are exposed to people ...

Here’s an after-school science experiment gone right: researchers at Rutgers University in New Jersey created a homemade bed bug trap using a cat-food dish, an insulated jug and some dry ice pellets.

As you might gather from their name, bed bugs are small, brown, oval bugs that prefer to live in your mattress or near where you sleep. These insects are nocturnal and feed on blood, coming out when ...