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A pileated woodpecker with a striking red crest pecks at a tree trunk near its nesting hole.

Home

Homeowner says $10 fix finally stopped woodpeckers from damaging house after years of repairs

Ladybug larvae on a white plant pot.

Home

Gardener pleased after finding plant 'infested' by ladybug larvae

Brown slugs and snails in a clear container.

Home

Grower battling 1,000 Spanish slugs a day hears ducks, beer traps, and pellets may help

A person holding a damaged container of Liquid Fence.

Home

Gardener wakes to emptied fertilizer and Liquid Fence, then learns raccoons love the smell

A bedbug on a blanket.

Home

Arizona resident posts 3 mystery bugs, then learns the 'allergy' spots were bedbugs

A close-up of a decorative pot containing bamboo stalks, smooth stones, and bugs swimming in the water.

Home

Video of squirming creatures in a bamboo pot sparks urgent warning from online users

A pig amid green grass.

Outdoors

Georgia landowners can win a $3,500 hog trap as feral pigs tear through $150 million a year

A tabby cat with striking green eyes.

Home

Homesteaders shared their unofficial 'farm staff,' and the free pest control got wild

A hand holding a spray bottle above a leaf with pests.

Home

Gardener mixed a soap spray for squash bugs, then a trap plant did the rest

A hammerhead flatworm.

Tech

Virginia entomologist lifts flower pot, 'freaks out' over hammerhead worm that multiplies when cut

Wild hogs trapped in a cage.

Outdoors

Florida hog trapper pulls 5 invasive hogs from one yard, then another from a tree farm

An ant in a glass container.

Tech

Singapore homeowner finds 1-3/8" ant in house, and it's one of the world's biggest