Insects

If you are wondering do flies bite, the answer is yes – but only certain kinds. The fly buzzing around your kitchen is usually a housefly, and houseflies cannot pierce skin. The flies that do bite have specialized mouthparts for blood-feeding, and their bites often feel sharper and more irritating than a mosquito bite. This […]

Finding wriggling larvae in a compost bin or trash can is unsettling, but the black soldier fly is usually a good sign, not a bad one. In most warm-season backyards, black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) are nature’s fast clean-up crew – they can turn food scraps into a smaller amount of residue while producing protein-rich

If you’re trying to figure out the types of flies in your home or yard, the fastest path is to match two things: where you’re seeing them (fruit bowl, drains, plants, windows) and what they look like up close (fuzzy wings, metallic body, humpbacked shape, red eyes). This guide breaks down the most common fly

Fruit flies don’t come from “thin air” – they come in on produce (as tiny eggs or larvae) or fly in from outdoors, then multiply fast anywhere moist, sugary, and slightly fermented. If you’re suddenly seeing fruit flies around your sink or fruit bowl, it usually means there’s a hidden breeding spot nearby, not just

Horse flies can make a yard, pool day, or barn work session miserable, and the fastest way to get rid of horse flies is to combine three tactics: pull activity away from people with well-placed traps, block bites with clothing and repellents, and reduce the wet, sunny “fly-friendly” conditions around your immediate space. The catch

Finding cluster flies in winter is frustrating, but the fix is usually straightforward: remove the flies you can see (vacuuming works best), reduce what draws them to windows, and then focus on sealing entry points so next winter is quieter. These slow, sleepy “winter flies” often show up on sunny days in late winter because