It may seem like a never-ending battle sometimes and you just want to give up. Flip on the kitchen light for a snack after dark and immediately you see the scurrying of the most alien looking creatures imaginable; Cockroaches!

Often mistakenly referred to as water bugs, the American Cockroach is dark brown, almost black in color, can live as long as two years, and grows to as much as two inches in length. Periodically, as they grow larger, the cockroach will shed its exoskeleton (turning white temporarily in the process) to make room as it grows larger.

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The household fly is a nuisance that Arkansans have to deal with seemingly year-round, but the summer months are definitely the worst. In addition to being annoying, flies can carry several communicable diseases, including typhoid, salmonella, and anthrax.

One of the most inexpensive (and often most satisfying) ways to deal with them is the good ol’ fashioned fly swatter, but there are a number of other remedies that you can use at home for the prevention of flies:

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