• Preventive Home Maintenance

• What are the Benefits of Air Sealing?
• Prioritizing Air Sealing Projects: Explains where air sealing is most effective in the home and helps homeowners set priorities for air sealing projects.
• DIY – Caulking Around Doors and Windows
• How to Apply Weather Stripping to your Doors and Windows (video) – The Home Depot shows you how to save on your utility bills by weather-stripping around windows and doors.
• Caulking – http://energy.gov/energysaver/articles/caulking
• Weatherstripping – http://energy.gov/energysaver/articles/weatherstripping
• How to Caulk Your Windows (video) – http://www.ehow.com/video_7519196_caulk-windows.html
• Air Sealing Windows for all climates – Air_Sealing_Windows sheet 406

Department of Horticulture Factsheets

• Horticulture Information Leaflets

• Wood-Damaging Pests
• Household Pests
• Selecting a Pest Control Service
• Pest Management for North Carolina Schools
• Bedbugs (Biology & Management)
• Preventing the Spread of Bedbugs
• Preparing Your House for Bedbug Treatment
• EPA-Registered Bed Bug Products (Searchable database)