Field Cricket
Description Field crickets are a larger cricket species with adults growing to between 1/2 to 1 inch in length. Adults are winged and are dark brown or black; they use their large hind legs jumping. Biology and Behavior Field Cricket Prevention Tips Action’s Cricket Control Services
Phorid Fly
Description Phorid flies are small flies, tan to dark brown in color, up to 1/8 inch in length, and distinguished humpbacked. Any organic material that remains wet can potentially be utilized for food and breeding by this fly. The female deposits 20 eggs at a time and can produce 40 eggs in 12 hours. Larvae […]
Indian Meal Moth
Seen worldwide, this stored product moth is also one of the easiest to identify. Description One of the most common residential stored product insects can also be more than a nuisance in some food plant and warehousing situations. Cosmopolitan in distribution, these insects may be found in nature and infest a structure from its surroundings, […]
Mole
Description As may be commonly thought, moles are insectivores (not rodents, as may be believed). They have adapted to living underground, and this is where they find their prey which includes earthworms and other small invertebrates. Moles can tolerate higher-than-normal levels of carbon dioxide and, as a result, can survive in environments with lower-than-normal oxygen […]
Camel Cricket
Description Camel crickets are light to dark brown, and they can be mottled and have dark banding on some of their body segments. Adults are wingless and grow to between 1/2 and 1 1/2 inches in length. Camel crickets get their name from their humpbacked appearance. These crickets have large, powerful legs that they use […]
House Fly
Description The house fly is a medium-sized fly, about 1/4 inch in length. The house fly is primarily grey with four dark longitudinal stripes on its prothorax and a sharp curve on its leading wing edge in its fourth longitudinal vein. Often confused with the face fly, a house fly’s calyptere is bare while the […]
Fruit Fly
Description Adult fruit flies are about 1/8 of an inch (3mm) long, with bright red eyes, tan heads and thoraxes, and blackish striped abdomens. Like all flies, they develop by complete metamorphosis. The female deposits eggs (as many as 500) on the surface of fermenting organic material. Larvae can begin to emerge in as little […]
Moth Fly
Description Moth flies are approximately 1/8 of an inch in length, with their entire body and wings covered in tiny hairs, giving them a moth-like appearance. Most species are black, but at least one commonly encountered species is mousy brown. Antennae are 13-segmented, with each segment having a bulbous swelling and circle of long hairs. Local […]
Blow Fly
Description Blow flies and bottle flies are medium-sized, robust flies approximately 1/5 of an inch in length and are easily identified by their metallic appearance. Coloration varies mainly from blue, green, and gold to shiny black. Biology And Behavior Blow Fly Prevention Tips Action’s Fly Control Services
Clover Mite
Description Clover mites are very tiny in size; adults only grow to be about the size of a pinhead. Clover mites have an oval body, are wingless, and have four pairs of legs; using magnification, you can see that their front legs are much bigger than the rest of the legs. Clover mites are usually […]