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Flies
Questions about fruit flies, horse flies, common house flies, or any other insect with a single pair of wings.
2,194 Questions
How do you make a horse fly trap?
Horseflies are attracted by warm dark objects. Hang a black plastic ball below a light coloured textile gone. Place a trap-can on the top. A horsefly tries to bite the ball and after it flies away upwards and ends up to the trap can.
Try google "Horsefly Trap"
How quickly does a maggot grow into a fly?
about 3 days according to the mythbusters episode "bugs special"
Can you fly abroad after having two brain hemorrhages?
The decision on wiether or not you can enter a country is decided by the embassy of that country when you apply for a visa to visit that country. If you are honest about your medical record and they still give you a visa, then you would be good to go. However I would ask your doctor if it is safe for you to travel with the medical issues you have had.
Is it true that flies are attracted to smells that humans don't like?
Yes and no I mean they like trash, but they like deserts and food and we like the smell of foods so the answer is 50/50
If you find one maggot in your house does that mean there's a bunch more you haven't found yet?
Maybe, maybe not. It is fairly likely that what you saw was not a maggot (fly larva) but rather the larva of a 'pantry moth', or Indian Meal Moth, which infests dried foods in the pantry, everything from chili powder to flour.
The larva can get into closed jars, ziploc bags, and tupperware-type storage containers; and generally has slight webbing around it.
Eradication requires removal of all infested foods, perhaps baited glue/pheromone traps available at some grocery and hardware stores, and thorough cleaning of all nooks and crannies in the infested area (perhaps including underneath cabinets, behind refrigerator, etc.) .
Prevention of re-infestation is aided by freezing dry goods for 48 hours before putting in cupboards (to kill any possible larvae in the new food), rearranging of cupboards (the moths like a settled locale).
See related links below for more info and brands of moth traps.
Why do flies fly around in the middle of a room?
primarily its a vantage point. but you'll notice often there will be more than one. they do battle. with only a short lifespan, they look for females and fight off other males.
Can I use Hartz One Spot for cats and kittens on dwarf bunnies?
first off no because it is for cats number two never ANY kind of Hartz products on your pets because it has been proven to be hazordist to animals and in some cases cause death!
What is the meaning of maggot?
Larvae of a fly are called maggots. When a house pet gets a wound it can be infested with maggots if not treated in time. Flies get attracted to such open wounds and lay eggs in it which eventually produce maggots.
What is the purpose of a housefly and what would happen if it became extinct?
If flies were to become extinct, there are two things that could happen:
1. Diseases would drop majourly.
2. Dying matter/ feces/ decaying matter would last longer and NOT be pretty.
Simply, the fly is to simply exist, and nothing more.
Can a bee fly into an empty jar and get out?
Certainly a normal empty jar would pose no problem for a bee to fly in and out. Like most insects they do tend to fly towards the light and upwards - but if that fails then they try other directions albeit on a fairly random basis.
Habitat accessible by strong-flying, wind-dispersed adults and conducive to creating, depositing and hatching eggs in food-filled, mating-friendly niches is what causes fruit flies. The insects in question need access to decaying, organic-rich sweets, such as fermenting fruit, for feeding larvae and to dry darkness for protecting pupae. They then need opportunities, after four days each in larval and pupal stages, to mate two days after emerging from pupation.
No, black flies are not poisonous. Some may bite and leave marks as they were infected, but they are not poisonous
Is there pieces of flies in applesauce?
in processing there are bits of them in applesauce due to the way they are collected and processed, but the fruit is processes and sanitary. I beleive there is a limit also of how many is allowed by regulations for comsumer goods
Honey draws more flies than vinegar. There is company called "RESCUE!", offering reusable fly traps for house flies, false stable flies, blowflies, flesh flies, face flies, and blue green bottle flies, but it kills your specimens.
What bug looks like a cranefly but has a dragonfly like tail and bites stings?
An ichneumon wasp. Found out the hard way when one stung me on the face.
It is probably an Ichneumon wasp. Their antennae are longer and have more segments than most other wasps. These are not known to sting people.
How long can maggots be kept in a fridge?
Okay, unusual question. If you go fishing and use live bait, you probably store your bait inside a refridgerator. I always wondered why keeping them cool would keep them alive since the dirt they're in is already on the colder side. Anyway, I'd say unless you want them to reproduce like crazy and get a fly farm (yeah, maggots are baby flies), about a month, more or less. But like I said, unless you want a bunch of flies, keep checking every so often. Good luck!
How do you cure mosquito bites?
What you need:
Cold wet rag, Benadryl Itch Relief, Ice, Bar of soap
Directions:
1. Wash your mosquito bite with a cold wet rag
2. Dab Benadryl Itch Relief on your mosquito bite
3. This is weird, but it prevents it from itching, rub a bar of soap on your mosquito bite
4. Wrap ice in the rag and place it on your mosquito bite
Good luck! These steps worked for me!!
Another thing that you can us is Hydrocortisone!!
dragonflies eat things like insects , other bugs, and plants
Can you fly if you have a shunt?
i heard u can fly on short journeys
Yes, you can fly if you have a shunt, however the affects, as far as the pressurized cabin goes will depend on the type of shunt you have.
I have a VP shunt in my head and have no trouble flying and I fly often, as I work for an airline.
