Guides
How To Mosquito-Proof Your Yard
Did you know mosquitoes are the deadliest animal on the planet, causing more deaths annually than sharks, snakes, wolves, lions, crocodiles, tigers, bears and humans combined?
How Cedarcide Works to Kill & Repel Bugs
In case our name didn't give it away, cedarwood oil is the driving force behind our pest control products here at Cedarcide. So naturally, the obvious question is: How does it work? How does cedarwood oil (aka cedar oil) kill bugs?
Fleas & Ticks In Winter: What You Need to Know
It’s true they cannot endure freezing weather for extended periods, but they often find ways to survive anyway. In fact, some species of ticks are most active in winter. Adult blacklegged ticks, for example, take their first blood meals during late fall or early winter.
8 Essential Pest Control Tips for Fall
While summer pest control is more about weekly maintenance and daily prevention, fall pest control is about safeguarding your home from the dozens of pests now hoping to move indoors.
9 Ways to Get Rid of Japanese Beetles without Harsh Chemicals
If Japanese beetles are destroying your lawn, or you’re just looking for ways to keep that from happening, here are 9 Natural Ways to Get Rid of Japanese Beetles
How to Apply Outdoor Bug Control and Yardsafe When Rain is an Issue
Our outdoor concentrate, PCO Choice, and its ready-to-use counterpart, Yardsafe, both help keep your yard free of troublesome pests without endangering your family, your pets or the environment.
9 Ways to Kill Weeds Without Harmful Chemicals
The truth is when it comes to weeds, you can go natural and still get the results you’re looking for. Whereas traditional weed-killers endanger our soil, our water, family and pets, the following chemical-free alternatives threaten only one organism: Weeds!
What You Need to Know About Chiggers + How to Get Rid of Them
Most active during spring, summer and fall, chiggers have four life stages: egg, larvae, nymph and adult. But only the larval stage individuals—in other words, the babies—are parasitic.
5 Tips For Starting An Urban Garden
Urban Gardening—essentially, just gardening in urban spaces like apartments—is a way for those without yard space to enjoy the rewarding and therapeutic qualities of gardening.
9 Ways To Get Rid of Spiders Without Harsh Chemicals
Without question, our lives would be overrun with insects were it not for the spider, nature’s ruthlessly efficient exterminator. It’s for this reason that spiders are considered beneficial. And unless you’re absolutely terrified by them—or commonly seeing venomous individuals like black widows or brown recluses—we encourage you to leave them at their work.
How To Bug-Proof Your Yard without Harsh Chemicals
From mosquitoes, ants and chiggers to tick and fleas, bugs can ruin an otherwise peaceful lawn. Pool parties, BBQs and other backyard festivities are much less fun once the biting insects and other creepy crawlies show up.
PCO Choice Vs. Yardsafe. What's the Difference?
To make your shopping experience easier, we’re launching a series of blog posts to help you better understand the differences between our most popular formulas. Today we’re talking about our two all-natural outdoor pesticides: PCO Choice and Yardsafe.