All about cottage-country bugs

Our most popular articles on fending off common cottage foes

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Want to learn more about mosquitoes, clusterflies, horseflies, and other common cottage enemies? Here’s a collection of some of our most popular buggy articles and Q&As.


How to ward off 5 cottage-country bugs

How to ward off 5 cottage-country bugs

What you can do to keep bites and stings to a minimum

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Horseflies

Horseflies

Female (and only female) horseflies attack because they need a meal of blood protein to hatch their eggs. When you’re feeling...

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4 ways to repell bugs naturally

4 ways to repell bugs naturally

Forget chemicals—discourage bugs from biting you with these eco-friendly solutions

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What male mosquitoes eat

What do male mosquitoes eat?

If male mosquitoes don't go after blood, what do they snack on? Find out the answer and learn more about cottage-country wildlife in our Q&A section.

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Cluster flies

Cluster flies

There are a few possibilities, but outhouse flies are most likely cluster flies or filth flies. Cluster flies get into...

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Mosquitoes and LED lights

Mosquitoes and LED lights

Actually, mossies aren’t very attracted to light of any kind, LED or otherwise. Both light and heat are very mild attractants...

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Sudhakar

Aug. 1, 2011

11:25 am

good article


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