Whether it's fruit flies lingering in the kitchen or houseflies buzzing in your ears, there's nothing worse than pesky insects inside your home. Flies and tiny gnats can also be a nuisance outdoors — ...

Every year, there comes a time when you don’t have to check the weather to know it’s warming up. The fruit flies setting up shop in your produce bowl will let you know. During bug season (a.k.a.

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The flypocalypse is upon us: Where there’s one, there’s soon to be a hundred. And even though they aren’t feasting on you like mosquitos tend to, they can crowd you out at barbecues and picnics and ...

Over the past few years, I’ve learned to always keep indoor fly traps on hand. The seasonal infestation is inevitable. It always starts out slow: One day, I notice a couple of fruit flies buzzing ...

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