How to Get Rid Of Flies in the House or Outdoors – Steps To Control a Fly Infestation

Last Updated on: January 11th, 2021 at 11:13 am

As soon as the summer comes around, we welcome the warmth with high spirits and a magic smile on our faces. Summer’s mark the beginning of fun time, holidays, picnics, barbecues, fresh breezes, and …pesky flies. Yes, troublesome flies. The warmth of summer seems to bring out the worst in the insect population, with pesky […]

How to Get Rid of Flesh Flies and Keep Them Away

Last Updated on: January 28th, 2020 at 8:45 pm

Have you ever been to a butcher shop and found lots of small black, red eyed flies? Well if yes, then you must stop buying meat from that shop as it means that the shop has been infested by flesh flies. Flesh flies usually thrive on dead animals, human and animal excreta. They don’t bite […]

How to Get Rid Of Fruit Flies And Keep Them Away

Last Updated on: January 28th, 2020 at 8:15 pm

Let me start off with a simple question. Which flying insect loves fruit more than you do? Any Guesses? Yes, you are right – we are talking about fruit flies. Fruit flies are known by many names like Vinegar or Pomace flies. The scientific name of a Fruit fly is “drosophila”. In the world of […]

Cluster Flies – Information, Images & How to Get Rid of Them

Last Updated on: January 28th, 2020 at 8:17 pm

Cluster flies are large black coloured flies with the scientific name ‘ Pollenia rudis’, they show up in homes from late fall through early spring. A Cluster fly is very much similar to a house fly. Cluster flies come from the ‘Calliphoridae’ family. This is the same family to which bottle or blow flies belong. […]

How to Get Rid of Sand Flies

Last Updated on: January 28th, 2020 at 8:31 pm

Sand Flies or Sand Fly are also known as Sand Gnat, Sandflea, No-See-Um, Granny Nipper, Chitra, Punky, Biting Midges or Marumakshika. Their most important ability is to bite and suck blood. You might want to compare it to a mosquito. But believe me, mosquitoes are much like an angel before these blood sucking midges. Their bites are […]

How to Get Rid of Yellow Biting Flies

Last Updated on: January 28th, 2020 at 8:33 pm

Yellow biting flies are one of the fiercest types of flies present in the world. These flies are mostly found in the south-eastern parts of U.S. from New Jersey to Texas; Bahamas; Mexico to Costa Rica. The physical appearance of these flies is very much similar to deer flies and hence any one can easily […]

How to Get Rid of Bottle Flies

Last Updated on: January 28th, 2020 at 8:34 pm

Bottle flies also known as blow flies, is a bright blue green species of flies usually larger than a common house fly. These flies belong to the Calliphoridae family of flies, which are polyphyletic in origin (developed from more than one ancestral type). The most peculiar trait of these flies is that, they make a […]

How to Get Rid of Horse Flies – Facts & Control Techniques

Last Updated on: January 28th, 2020 at 8:37 pm

Horse flies are one of the most ferocious breed of flies. Unlike a common house fly, horse flies have cutting and tearing type mouth parts. They are a nuisance for livestock, horse flies (particularly female ones) land on the body of cattle and bite them to draw their blood. And unlike mosquitoes, the bite of […]