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<p>Michael Allen / Winnipeg Free Press</p><p>A fall webworm silk nest. Winnipeg has been invaded by forest tent caterpillars and fall webworms. On the bright side, such infestations don&rsquo;t last forever, and there are measures you can take to help mitigate the problem in your area.</p>

Do you believe in life after larvae?

Michael Allen
September 2

Renovation & Design

<p>Customized gate latches onto new aluminum post to keep the dogs upstairs.</p>

Opening up your stairwell options

Marc LaBossiere
September 2

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Renovation & Design

<p>Y. Miles Zhang</p><p>Identification is key. The reddish-brown carpenter ant has a rounded back and a one-segmented waist. A mound of sawdust-like particles called frass is evidence of carpenter ant activity.</p></p>

Ants in your plants

Colleen Zacharias
August 26

Renovation & Design

<p>Photos by Marc LaBossiere / Winnipeg Free Press</p><p>The underbelly of the sink in Barb Adams&rsquo;s basement bathroom is comprised of an ABS trap and mesh hoses attached to PEX shut-off valves for the sink and vanity, with faucets.</p>

What lies beneath

Marc LaBossiere
August 26

Renovation & Design

<p>Washington Post files</p><p>Summer&rsquo;s almost over, and for many parents, that means it&rsquo;s back to routines and schedules.</p>

Time to dust off those meal-planning skills

Casey Seidenberg
August 26

Renovation & Design

<p>Among the many renovations made to the interior and exterior of the Woods family home was this new swimming pool. (Laurie Mustard / Winnipeg Free Press)</p>

Improving on a good foundation

Laurie Mustard
August 26

Renovation & Design

<p>Richard Arless Jr. / Montreal Gazette files</p><p>Push a straw through the strawberry until it pops out, removing the stem. Voila!</p>

Plastic straws offer no-waste solution to berry stems

Reena Nerbas 
August 26

Renovation & Design

<p>Michael Allen / Winnipeg Free Press</p><p>Advanced anthracnose fungal disease on an infected American elm leaf &mdash; commonly seen in mid- to late summer. This disease is not associated in any way with Dutch elm disease, but can cause a great deal of premature leaf dropping.</p>

Learn to spot the differences between these diseases

Michael Allen 
August 26

Renovation & Design

<p>Alex Schudtz / The Holmes Group</p><p>A heat-recovery ventilator pulls fresh air from outside and conditions it to indoor temperatures, while expelling stale indoor air and moisture.</p></p>

Clearing the air on furnace flow

Ari Marantz
August 26

Renovation & Design

<p>Washington Post</p><p>Do your research before you buy a new mattress, because you&rsquo;ll be spending a lot of time on it &mdash; probably a third of the next decade.</p>

Decision worth sleeping on

Elisabeth Leamy
August 26

Renovation & Design

<p>Amy Davis / Baltimore Sun / Tribune News Service </p><p>Sarah Marriage (centre), founder of A Workshop Of Our Own, with the students enrolled in a six-week class to make a small bench or table.</p>

Building a way into the boys' club

Brittany Britto
August 26

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