Phyllis teaches English Literature at a local college and loves writing in her free time. She’s also a great cook – her British beef Wellington is something the best restaurants crave for.
If you have a June bug problem, you might be worried about how to get rid of June bugs using home remedies or how to get rid of June bugs in your house. June bugs can be tough to remove from your yard, and it can even be tough to get rid of June bugs on your porch. June bugs love the light, and they are often most ...
Horse flies are a very common problem for livestock and homeowners. Due to their scissor-like teeth, horseflies are infamous for their excruciatingly painful bites. Female horse flies are similar to female mosquitoes; they are interested in feeding on your blood. Male horse flies ...
There are few things more irritating than pests. They’re also unsanitary and no one likes looking at them. It’s especially bad when you find you’ve got an infestation rather than just one or two, and it’s the same when you have an issue with cluster flies. The question arises: how to get rid of cluster flies?
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The many-legged creature, the centipede, is a creature that strikes fear in the hearts of any casual observer. Its squirmy, wriggly movements are enough to give goosebumps to home residents and throw them into a fit. Some of them are even venomous, causing allergic reactions and being a source of pain and discomfort ...
Do you see small flies flying around your home? If so, you might believe that they are fruit flies. However, if you look closely at them you may be in for a surprise. They may not look exactly the way that you thought. There’s a good reason for this, and that’s because they are not fruit flies but phorid humpbacked ...
The weather is nice, and you are sitting outside. Suddenly you see a tiny little white winged creature that looks similar to a moth or a butterfly. You smile, because you think that you have seen a pretty sign of spring or summer and you go about your day. But what you may have seen is not a moth or a butterfly. It ...
Although millipedes are subtle bugs that don't bite or hurt and typically can't survive inside, being near the sticky irritating substance they emit when distressed can lead to an allergic reaction. These organisms are often brown or black in appearance, with divided bodies and countless legs. They are easily mistaken ...
When you’re looking for solutions on how to get rid of mayflies, the load of information thrown at you might feel a little overwhelming. There’s a ton of information on the internet about removing horse flies, deer flies, white flies, and a million other pest control solutions for thousands of different insects.
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Sometimes, it feels as if there’s a fly for everything. You're not alone if that’s what you think about drain flies. These gnat-sized, moth-looking tiny flies are usually found in drains with stagnant water. And if that sounds like a problem you have, then it’s time for you to learn how to get rid of drain flies.
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You’ve probably encountered slugs in your garden, and even if you haven’t, they might have left traces of their existence. Often this looks like shiny mucus trails and damage to plants. If the slug infestation is big enough, you might one day wake up to a decimated vegetable garden that wastes most of your hard work ...