From the category archives:

Flies and Gnats

Raise the white flag against the whiteflies

Normally I don’t do garden or plant pest articles and concentrate solely on house hold pests but these little buggers get me so riled up every couple of years and I just know there are others out there who have been as frustrated as I was. Whiteflies in fact aren’t a true fly but are [...]

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Cluster flies and Christmas lights

promised a quick response. I can only assume they wanted you to call them before you checked your most favorite pest control website and found the answer.

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Using snail mail to Ask the Bug Doctor

t never fails that when I open the envelope the bug falls out in about 20 pieces & I have no idea of how to even start reassembling the insect puzzle.

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Gnat Trap Gnat Trap Gnat Trap

They will spend all day searching up and down the sides of the bottle but never find their way out. Adding soap breaks the tension of the liquid and the sink if the land or walk on the liquid.

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Fly control on a shoestring

For lack of a better description they seem instantly addicted and almost held to the bait as if by a magnet or glue. Then in about 20 seconds or so their wings start beating furiously but they can’t let go

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Net results for mosquito’s is 100%

One way which can be one hundred percent effective has actually been in use for thousands of years.

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Potato recipe getting rid of Fungus gnats

I believe sometimes the gnats basically ‘run their course’ and disappear naturally but we coincide the sudden vanishing with our pest control method

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How to deal with pesky gnats

High end homes as well as some that aren’t kept up so well share in the torture that these winged terrorists engage in.

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Conspiracy of Love Bugs

There is a rumor that the LSU Tigers are working on training the Lovebug to fly in the face of Tim Tebow cardboard cutouts in hopes they can somehow stop him with next seasons game.

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Can Fruit flies cure cancer?

The same fly that buzzes your mouth and nose and is so annoying when it’s in your home could hold the keys to a healthier life for us all. Genetic testing has been going on with the Fruit fly for about 100 years now but recent advances in DNA research has got these scientists, well, buzzing!

So the next time you have one of these little guys swooping down to get a taste of your

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