Homeowners often find a variety of insects and pests inside their kitchens. The kitchen is where food, pet food and crumbs are often located, and insects gravitate to these areas. Small worms on kitchen counters and in the corners of cabinets are the larval form of Indian meal moths and ho...
However, drain flies are larger, moth-like, gray insects and are common in kitchens. Black houseflies tend to fly around erratically and are typically found on windows. Small Black Flying Bugs in the House That Are Not Fruit Flies Many people assume that tiny flying bugs are fruit flies. ...
The last thing I need to do is walk closer to that side of the house where I cut down the tree. Too many people keep asking me why I cut down that tree. I don’t’ need to tell this person that I couldn’t stand the sight of it and how the flowers smelled like moth balls. ...
Don’s fairy moth monograph was finally published in 2023, just in time for all the new species he described in it to be included in the new checklist. Meanwhile, he informed me that now he had two other projects that he wanted to finish before turning his attention back to Gracillariidae...
Bluebirds have visited our bird house, and this year, three small bats moved into our bat box mounted on the south side of the house (7 years later after installing it!). Skinks and a family of ground squirrels dart across the patio, and barred owls perch in our sweet gum trees in ...
My walk took me along the quays on the south side of the River Liffey, with wonderful views across to the Custom House and the Four Courts, not to mention historic bridges like the Halfpenny Bridge footbridge. This was my Dublin born mother’s favourite landmark in the city and I was ...
Some victims have even resorted to substance abuse, vandalism, and in one particular case, the physical harm of their pet cat as manifestations of their frustration over bedbug infestations. “The issue with bed bugs is that you’re going to bed and you know that at any time some insect ...
Eacles imperialis imperialis: Imperial moth C. Freshour // Shutterstock Eacles imperialis imperialis: Imperial moth - Size: 7 inch wingspan Most of the imperial moth's life isdedicated to pupating, the stage in which it grows from larva to a mature adult. Because of this, it takes great...
But then I went to Lyon, historical centre of France’s silk industry,and I met a silk moth for the first time. It looked like a fluffy white rabbit and like the white rabbit inAlice in Wonderland,it was the moth itself that would be my guide into the rabbit hole of research into,...
and hedges along the house and fence lines.Prunethese base plantings to expose their “ankles,” so to speak, and remove dense vegetation, especially along fence lines. Pruning like this in spring is paramount, but if the pests are still lurking in summer, you’ll have to keep up with ...