by John Bozarjian | May 15, 2020 | Blog, Cockroaches
For the first several decades following the establishment of the American pest control industry, treating homes for pest infestations consisted primarily, and often solely, of pesticide applications. Pest control professionals addressed indoor cockroach issues by...
by John Bozarjian | May 14, 2020 | Blog, Pest Control
The insects that are commonly referred to as “bottle flies,” “greenbottle flies,” and most frequently, “blow flies,” belong to the Calliphoridae family in the Diptera order of insects. More than 1,200 Calliphoridae fly species have been documented worldwide, and they...
by John Bozarjian | May 12, 2020 | Blog, Pest Control
Allergic conditions occur when the body’s immune system overreacts to foreign substances that are common in the environment, such as pollen and dust. Foreign substances that trigger allergic symptoms are known as “allergens,” and allergens are unavoidable both indoors...
by John Bozarjian | May 11, 2020 | Blog, Pest Control
Several fly species in the Diptera order are well known to be occasional pests of homes, including face flies, cluster flies, and blow flies, but the common house fly (Musca domestica) is a unique pest in that it lives solely in association with humans or human...