Carpenter bees can cause structural damage to your home. Learn how to get rid of them and prevent their return.

Don't let the wood-excavating pests make a mess of your home. Try these tips to eliminate carpenter ants quickly.

Dear Jamie: Stopping insects before they enter your house is always better than trying to treat an infestation once it is established. Insects can cause direct structural damage or increase the wood’s ...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Researchers at Pennsylvania State University have discovered a way to kill destructive pests, such as the emerald ash border, in wood for pallets and other shipping components.

A sunny deck can be a cozy addition to your home. Unfortunately, carpenter bees think it's a cozy home too. This weekend task ...

Dear James: I'm making house repairs and noticed insect damage to the wood. Other than using pressure-treated lumber, can I treat the wood with a safe chemical to deter insects? — Jamie G. Dear Jamie: ...

Infestation rates of bark- and wood-boring insects in wooden packing materials decreased by up to 52 percent from 2003 to 2009 after the implementation of International Standards for Phytosanitary ...

On the House.BY JAMES AND MORRIS CAREYTHE ASSOCIATED PRESSFrom ancient China and ancient Rome to the present, the building point is the same: wood doesn’t last unless it is properly protected.So, if ...

Woman removing ashes from her wood-burning fireplace - Maria Sonia Salvador Verdugo/Getty Images You may already have a habit of reusing ash from fireplaces and fire pits, but are you taking full ...

Shortly after Donald Dickson built a home on the five acres he owns in Gainesville, Fla., he faced a problem all too familiar to him. Within a year, termites invaded the wooden door leading to Dickson ...