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Not all ants are harmless insects that help gardeners and vegetable growers eliminate pests. Sometimes, these hard-working pests can themselves cause numerous problems in their gardens. They destroy seedlings and seeds, spoil sweet root vegetables and berries, damage flower buds, and infest fruit trees and shrubs with aphid larvae. For these reasons, many gardeners are interested in how to get rid of ants in their gardens and what products are suitable for this difficult task.

The danger of pets becoming infested with blood-sucking parasites—fleas and ticks—is a headache for all dog owners. This problem can be avoided with preventative measures, but if uninvited guests do attack your four-legged friend, it's important to choose the right medication. Let's compare the most popular flea and tick tablets and learn the best treatments for healthy dogs, puppies, and nursing and pregnant females.

Lice are parasites that live in hair and feed on human blood. When they bite, they secrete their own fluid and inject it into the skin. This results in red, itchy bumps. Pediculosis, the condition caused by these insects, is easy to treat with the right treatment.

Pediculosis is one of the most common diseases among children. Once infested, lice begin to infest the scalp. They feed on blood. There are over a hundred species of lice in nature, but only three inhabit humans: pubic, body, and head lice. It's the head lice that we try to get rid of when we discover strange little insects in a child's hair. Various treatments are available for pediculosis. Let's look at how to use them and which ones are most effective.

Summer is the season of delicious fresh fruits and berries, which people look forward to all year long. But along with apricots, peaches, strawberries, and other garden delights, fruit flies—tiny insects that live in fruits, vegetables, and berries—make their way into our homes. It's not exactly pleasant to see them in your kitchen, but we must admit: fruit flies are an indicator that something in the kitchen is starting to spoil, and it's time to check the produce. What kind of flies are these, and how are they dangerous or beneficial to us humans?