Archive for July, 2012

The House Fly

Monday, July 23rd, 2012

Most of us will open the doors and windows to enjoy the feel of fresh air, but we may not aware of welcoming the commonly known pest called the house fly along with that pure air. House flies are considered to be the major carrier of infectious diseases. The National Pest Management Association (NPMA) advices that every homeowners should take precautions in order to prevent these tiny pest before they create health burdens.

Facts About House Flies by the vice president of NPMA

Missy Henriksen the vice president of public affairs for the NPMA has said that the House flies do not bite off, but they are able to transfer more than 100 pathogens, including malaria, salmonella and tuberculosis. She also added that they not only carry diseases but also contaminate food and surfaces by spreading disease organisms which is carried on the silla of their bodies as well as through their saliva. The saliva is used to break down foods. House flies will frequently defecate the food when there is no enough saliva to break down their foods.

Places where you can find House Flies

House flies are found wide spread in large countries is because of their quick breed and they are well known to move nearly twenty miles from the place of hatching. Naturally they used to used to stay a mile from their birth place. House flies are commonly found in manure and other organic matter. They can also be found in areas like garbage and sewage.

Tips given by The National Pest Management Association to prevent house flies in your homes:

  1. Try to keep the surfaces and vessels as clean as possible.
  2. Ensure that you have kept the kitchen trash in a sealed container.
  3. Keep the waste things away from your home and try to dispose it regularly.
  4. Try to keep the doors, windows and vents closed whenever it is possible for you.
  5. Make sure that the windows are properly screen and try to repair the tears if any in the screen. Also try to seal the possible entryways for house flies.
  6. Keep your yard and surrounding areas clean by removing the feces of your pets regularly.
  7. Search for a potential licensed and certified professional pest control company in case you are unable to control house fly population.

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Life Cycle of Wasp

Thursday, July 19th, 2012

Introduction:

Wasps are considered to be one of the beneficial insects since they kill number of flies, caterpillar and some other insects. Though they are beneficial, they are considered as pest during the season of summer when they go in search of food and pamper their passion for sweet foods. They can cause hurting sting by inserting the poison into the victim by means of the egg laying tube of the females. Our body contains Histamine which reacts with the venom causing redness, flare and swelling in the skin.

Wasp comes in several species and some of these are up to 30mm in length. The one that differentiates mining bees from wasp is their pointed body and waist. Wasp nest can be found in trees, bushes, sheds, garages, houses etc. The common place for wasp to nest is roof spaces.

Queen wasp is much larger than the workers and will start a new nest every year. The Queen will bring the first kid of Worker wasp by herself and upon hatching these workers will carry on the structure of the nest. The size of nest will grow quicker with increase in number of workers.

Life Cycle of Wasp:

Wasp life cycle is divided into four stages. They are egg, larvae, pupa and adult stages. The eggs are first laid into the initial layer of the nest built by the Queen. They are cemented into place and the larvae will emerge that will hatch in a few days. They isolate themselves after full growth within the cell in order to pupate. The first making of workers wasps come out with completion of six weeks after the eggs are laid.

Males and some females are considered to be the worker wasp since they are not capable to reproduce. However the laid eggs will produce productive females throughout the late summer. These will mate and will be the only wasps that lie dormant over winter to be next year’s Queens. And the current year’s Queen and all the workers will expire with the beginning of colder weather.

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Flies Control

Tuesday, July 17th, 2012

Flies which are about 100 meters long when they hatched usually feeds on decaying matter such as feces or food things that left open. Flies are powerless to feed on solid food. They become nuisance and tend to harm humans and animals by spreading diseases such as dysentery, food poisoning etc via bacteria and disease spreading organisms.

Flies like mosquitoes may impact a painful bite while feeding blood on humans and other animals. These flies will occur mostly due to poor maintenance of waste storage. Flies often feed and lay eggs on trash, dung and waste storage.

Some of the flies that are considered to be the nuisance are the house fly, stable fly, face fly and some species of garbage fly.

Few Steps to Reduce Flies

The following are some tips on how to keep the flies away from your home and in surrounding places.

  • Clean up your home and surroundings frequently and promptly. Wash your pest regularly and clean up it feces thoroughly.
  • Try to keep your garbage can tightly closed with lids.
  • Don’t accumulate your garbage with waste products and practice to place your garbage can as far from building entrance.
  • Prevent the entrance of flies in to the building by providing barriers such as closing the doors and windows with well fitted screens.
  • Regular removal of organic waste such as pet feces, rotten fruits etc and other waste products at least once in a week.
  • Seal your wet kitchen waste products in plastic bags before disposal.
  • Wash your garbage cans when it has been emptied.
  • Don’t use pesticides to control flies. Proper cleanliness is the right way to reduce the number of flies.

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Wheel Bug – Characteristics and Its Behavior

Wednesday, July 11th, 2012

Wheel bug which is fairly common in Mid-Atlantic region is very large, about 1.5 inches long and well-camouflaged dark grey or brown in color. This wheel bug flies and if you mark one resting you will notice the unique spine half-wheel on its back which tends to form a protective shell.

Feeding Characteristics of Wheel Bugs

This wheel bug is considered to be the beneficial insect and it preys on other pests like beetles, caterpillars etc. Their way of feeding will be on the inside of its prey in a quite freighting manner. The wheel bug pins the meal down once it catches with its front legs and then slices the exoskeleton with its beak adding an enzyme that liquefies soft tissue so that it can be swallow up easily.

About Wheel bug bites

Wheel bug is beneficial and at the same it is very harmful causing extreme pain with its bite that makes a weeks or months to cure. It may also leave a permanent wound.

Mating Process of Wheel bug

Occasionally the wheel bug indulges in cannibalism with nymphs feeding on each other and the females might feed greedily after mating. This violent insect is considered to be the largest true bug and the mating of this insect happens between the month of October and November. The part of male is completed during the mating process if it escapes from being eaten by his mate. The female wheel bug lay about 50-200 eggs usually on small stick and then dies.

If the laid eggs stay alive the winter season they will emerge during the season of spring each developing a nymph that looks alike to an adult wheel bug. But the nymph’s abdomen color will be bright orange in color. After the completion of molting and metamorphosis stages the nymphs develops into adults by summer that makes a long survival in comparison to many other insects.

Guard Yourself from Infestation of Wheel Bugs

It is very to see a wheel bug and it is doubtful to undergo with its infestation. Avoid picking or touching the wheel bugs if in case you met with them.

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