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Keep Your Pets Safe While Maintaining Your Lawn And Garden
The ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center answers the most common questions asked when it comes to gardening and yard care.
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Living With Pets And Plants
Adding plants is a great way to spruce up your home, but if you share your home with a dog or cat, you’ll want to choose your plants carefully.
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Pet Protection: Rat and Mouse Poisons Could Also Harm Pets
Place rodent-killing baits in places inaccessible to companion animals.
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EPA Advises Care When Selecting Pesticides for Bedbug Control
EPA advises caution with pesticides used for bed bug infestations and suggests non-chemical methods to eliminate and prevent bed bugs.
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Invasive Bugs Can Cause Serious Damage to Your Home
National Pest Management Association reports an increase in insects of foreign origin.

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Pets Live Here Too
You love your pets, but you don't want your home to look like a zoo. How to keep your home clean yet pet-friendly.
Houseplants
Thumbs-up to Indoor Plants
Get your “grow” on with houseplants.
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Creepy-Crawlies
As temperatures get cooler, insects and other pests start looking for someplace warm and dry.
Entertaining Guests
Outdoor entertaining
How to decorate your patio and clean up your grill for a perfect outdoor party.
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Fall Cleaning
Didn’t finish your spring cleaning? Many experts insist that fall is best time to do a deep, thorough cleaning of your home.

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Silk houseplants
Plastics clean easily. Check for colorfastness before cleaning fabric plants with water.
Houseplants
Dusting and rinsing are the answers.
Pets
No question about it, pets can be a joy, but they will add to the housekeeping load.
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ATP
ATP or Adenosine Triphosphate is the main energy transfer molecule present in all living (and once living) biological cells including animal, plant, bacterial, yeast, and mold cells.
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Bed bugs
You’ll need the services of a pest-control professional to eliminate an infestation.

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Pet Clean-Up Made Easy, 2nd Ed.
Tackle any pet mess, any time, in a snap—from stains and smells to fleas and fur-balls.
Houseplants For Dummies
Cultivate your green thumb.
Squeaky Green
The Method guide to detoxing your home room-by-room.
Cleaning with Kip Koala
Kip Koala helps kids keep their hands and rooms clean and healthy through coloring, word search and interactive activities with parents.
Composting
Composting for Dummies
Step-by-step guide to turning household waste, yard clippings, and more into free, nutrient-filled compost and mulch.