Three insect pests have come to my attention in recent days and bear mentioning here. The first of these is the Oriental fruit fly. The adult is a bit larger than the common housefly, except that it’s ...

When my house suddenly filled with flies two years ago, I didn’t know how to handle the problem. I made sure every screen was secure, thoroughly cleaned my house to make sure there was nothing out to ...

There’s a pest control trick that some Americans have long been using to repel flies, and it involves a handful of pennies, water, plastic bags and sometimes string. Residents of the southern U.S.