by John Bozarjian | Jan 10, 2022 | Blog, Pest Control
Massachusetts is home to many fly species that are either biting pests or indoor pests. The most common fly species that bite humans in Massachusetts include stable flies, horse flies, greenhead flies and black flies. Biting flies remain outdoors and they are not...
by John Bozarjian | Oct 5, 2021 | Blog, Pest Control
Filth flies are a fly pest species that congregate on pathogen-rich sources of decaying organic matter for reproductive purposes. Landfills, garbage receptacles, discarded food, compost piles, manure, latrines, lawn waste and dead animals are just a few common filth...
by John Bozarjian | May 15, 2020 | Blog, Pest Control
More than 100,000 insect species belong to the Diptera order, including house flies, gnats, mosquitoes and all other two-winged insect species. All fly species that live in close association with humans and breed in rotting organic matter like excrement, carrion, and...
by John Bozarjian | Jan 23, 2020 | Blog, Flies
Numerous insects are attracted to lights, including non-pest insects. In order to use light for insect pest control, special types of bulbs that emit distinct lightwaves are used as a lure in light traps, such as “bug zappers.” Insect light traps are used mainly for...
by John Bozarjian | Jan 10, 2020 | Blog, Flies
Most airborne insects possess four wings, and they include dragonflies, damselflies, butterflies, moths and reproductive alates from ant and termite colonies. True flies of the Diptera order, which include fruit flies, house flies, little house flies, and cluster...