Once upon a time a pot of honey was left upturned on a kitchen table. It smelled so sweet and delicious that a cluster of flies buzzing about nearby began to search for a way to get into the house. What happened next is up to you. Choose Your Own Ending Which Ending Will You … Read more
Flies are among the most bothersome when it comes to common household pests. But did you know there may be several types of flies buzzing around your home? Distinguishing between house flies and cluster flies can help you better control the pesky insects and prevent them from invading your home. What are cluster flies? Cluster … Read more
Fruit flies are small, but mighty! Under the right conditions, these teeny tiny critters can quickly get out of hand inside your home. Contrary to popular belief, fruit flies don’t spontaneously grow out of rotting materials. They find their way inside by following the odours of fermentation and alcoholic beverages, overripe fruit, or hitching a … Read more
Are you troubled by pesky fruit flies swarming your kitchen counter? Here’s a handy guide to clearing them out for good. Find the sources First, find and eliminate any potential source of your infestation. Decaying fruit is the fruit fly’s ideal breeding ground, but it’s not the only one. These clever critters can breed in … Read more
Of the many flies you encounter in your home, you may be unaware of cluster flies as distinct species. They’re more nuisance than hazardous. If you treat them inside your house with long-lasting pesticides, their dead bodies can attract larder beetles and other scavengers, which may create more troublesome issues in your home. They also … Read more
Use sodium vapor light bulbs not mercury vapor. Have the lights on the ground pointing at the building not on the building pointing at the ground If the lights are on the building do not have them directly above the door. Have them off to the side of the door. The further away from the … Read more
Trap selection is an important component of any trapping and monitoring program within an integrated pest management program. Improper selection of a trap style can lead to misrepresentation of a true pest numbers in an area. This is due to the fact that pests may: Not be able to enter a trap to be captured … Read more
The cluster buster is a fast-acting, long-lasting trap that uses the fly’s natural behavior and an eco-friendly powder made from egg shells to quickly capture these annoying flies. Place one trap in the lower corner of each window where you see flies. As the cluster fly buzzes around the interior of the window, the flies … Read more
Flies that generally invade from outdoors – house flies and blow flies – respond strongly to light, but those that breed inside – moth flies and phorid flies – will not be very attracted to Insect Light Traps. Placement of an insect light trap will not have great benefit for infestations involving these small flies. … Read more
We created this fun quiz so that you can test your knowledge on Fruit Flies! Take the “Fruit Flies Quiz” below and compare your answers to the answer key at the bottom of this post. Good luck! Fruit flies have _______ eyes. Black Brown Red Green Fruit flies are what colour? Yellow/Black Yellow/Gray Yellow/Brown Yellow/Red Fruit … Read more