by Robin | Apr 21, 2022 | Pest Identification, Spiders
The brown recluse spider or violin spider, Loxosceles reclusa, is a well-known member of the family Sicariidae (formerly placed in a family “Loxoscelidae”). It is brown and sometimes an almost deep yellow color and usually has markings on the dorsal side of its...
by Robin | Apr 21, 2022 | Pest Identification, Spiders
Latrodectus hesperus, the Western black widow spider or Western widow, is a highly venomous spider species found in western regions of the United States of America. The female’s body is 14-16 millimeters in length and is black, often with an hourglass shaped red mark...
by Robin | Apr 20, 2022 | Flies, Pest Identification
The housefly (also house fly, house-fly or common housefly), Musca domestica, is the most common of all flies found in homes, and indeed one of the most widely distributed insects, found all over the world; it is often considered a pest that can carry serious...
by Robin | Apr 20, 2022 | Flies, Pest Identification
Drosophila are small flies, typically pale yellow to reddish brown to black, with red eyes. Many species, including the noted Hawaiian picture-wings, have distinct black patterns on the wings. The plumose (feathery) arista, bristling of the head and thorax, and wing...
by Robin | Apr 20, 2022 | Flies, Pest Identification
Flesh-fly maggots occasionally eat other larvae although this is usually because the other larvae are smaller and get in the way. Flesh-flies and their larvae are also known to eat decaying vegetable matter and excrement and they may be found around compost piles and...
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