pest control
Expert paints bleak picture of NYC's war on rodents
Pest-control expert Ernie Schicchi thinks like a rat to catch a rat — but for all of New York City, he warns, it's a losing battle.
Stink bugs spreading quickly, 'invasive' pest can overtake US: 'Prepare for change'
This is a stinky situation: A new study warned that "invasive" stink bugs are spreading quickly, and the "foul-smelling invaders" could start becoming even more widespread around the country.
North Carolina company offers to pay homeowners to release 100 cockroaches into their homes
A North Carolina company is offering homeowners $2,000 in order for them to allow 100 cockroaches to be released into their homes.
NYC's rat problem is out of control — and it's not doing enough to stop it
The rats are scampering everywhere in NYC nowadays — and we're not talking about FBI informants.
5 non-toxic ways to get rid of rats, according to pest control experts
Experts have shared their top non-toxic tips for getting rid of rats, including a cheap fix sitting in your kitchen.
The skin-crawling reason these microwave lights were blinking
A Reddit user had social media gagging after disclosing the revolting reason that his friend's microwave lights were blinking.
Letters to the Editor — Aug. 29, 2021
New York Post readers sound off on Mayor de Blasio and Sen. Chuck Schumer turning a blind eye to NYC’s many issues; defending Gen-Z; the “Jeopardy!” jerk: and rampaging raccoons.
Python with bird in its mouth removed from gutter
A large python — with a mouthful of bird — was nabbed by snake catchers in Australia's Sunshine Coast. See how they safely rescue the hungry animal from a roof...
Watch as swarms of mosquitoes transform into a mosquito 'tornado'
In a nightmarish turn of events, video captured by a resident of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula shows millions of mosquitoes amass to form a tornado.
Elon Musk-rats! Rodents chow down on Teslas, cause thousands in damage
Elon Musk may have a rat problem. Fans of the South African billionaire’s electric cars say rats, mice and rodents are chomping down on their Teslas. And despite having dropped...
Prepare for Brood X with these anti-cicada essentials
No need to brood or worry about the upcoming cicada season. If you start hearing their humming sound in your yard and want to remove them, here are some of...
These 'head-splitting' insects are coming back to bug the East Coast after 17 years
They're back from their decade-plus-long dirt nap.
Owl perched on floor lamp surprises homeowner
Well, "owl" be damned. St. Louis, Missouri, man George Sells — and former KTVI news reporter — came home to find an owl nestling in a torchiere lamp in his...
Oh rats! Here's where NYC ranks on list of 'America’s Rattiest Cities'
Rats in the Big Apple are gnawing their way to the top! New York City came in at No. 3 on a list of “America’s Rattiest Cities” — fueled in...
Murder hornets and drunken wasps find 'perfect breeding ground'
The bugs "quickly get inebriated" on fermented fruit.
Crazy cricket takeover! Why thousands of insects invaded this college
Who knew crickets were actually some of the most predictable pests out there? Watch as thousands of the chirping insects completely take over the University of Texas at San Antonio....
Earth to animal activists: New Yorkers don't care about rats' 'rights'
In a sign they really don’t give a damn what the city’s reality-based community thinks, local animal-rights activists are slamming Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams for presenting a better rat...
Brooklyn BP has a new secret weapon in rat war
Rats all, folks. Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams on Thursday unveiled what he hopes will be the city's new secret weapon in the war on rats — plus the furry...
The worst case of bed bugs this exterminator has ever seen
In a sight that nightmares are made of, pest control company owner Rory McCarty arrived at a job in Maryland and was surprised with one of the worst bed bug...
Countless bedbugs unearthed in exterminator's worst case ever
A mega horde of bedbugs was discovered inside a house in Vancouver, Canada. "It was hands down the worst thing any of us have ever seen," pest controller Ryan Osbourne...