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…tive house longhorn beetle attack is under the influence of the age of the house. If the house is less than five years old, it is rarely possible to find any attacks. But the risk increases until the house’s twentieth year, after which it will fall again. If the house is more than 70 years old, it is one of the rarities that a new attack is underway. Unless the house has had new woodwork installed in connection with repairs. Prevention and pest co…

…living rooms around the world and is incredibly widespread. In Latin, the housefly is called Musca domestica, and originally it comes from Siberia. The housefly is an ancient species, it is believed that it came to Denmark during the Iron Age. So, it is an insect that has been part of our lives in Denmark for a very long time. Appearance The gray-colored housefly is about 6-8 mm long. It can be recognized by the four black stripes on the back and…

…es, but the symptoms can be reduced by taking some precautions. Allergy to house dust mites is not uncommon, but fortunately there is much one can do that will prevent symptoms and reduce the symptoms of allergy to house dust mites. It should be noted that house dust mites as such are not dangerous to humans unless one develops house dust mite allergy. Appearance A house dust mite is an exceedingly small, whitish animal. House dust mites will be n…

…h enough nutrient content for other animals. In the wild, white-shouldered house moth and white-shouldered house moth larvae live in wasp nests or bird nests, where they “clean up” by eating remnants of feed as well as feathers and the like. They are not carnivores, so the other animals also often tolerate them because they are not a danger to the birds or wasps. Damage Although white-shouldered house moth has been quite troublesome in the past, m…

…r normal circumstances, the house cricket will not do very well inside the house. Especially not in newer houses where the climate is dry. At the same time, they need a place to be able to lay their eggs, which the home can rarely accommodate. However, the house cricket may find itself placing its eggs in a corner or nook where moist sand or soil tends to accumulate, such as a utility room. Prevention and pest control The house cricket needs heat…

…e over abandoned nests from birds. In general, you have to look up to find house martens. House martens give birth to pups during the spring, specifically March and April, although some litters can be born as early as February. An adult house marten grows to about 70 cm long, but the tail alone is about 25 cm. To the untrained eye, a house marten can look like a ferret or a weasel with its brownish fur, pointed snout and round ears. The house mart…

…was no heating. Although the cluster fly is a species in the family of the housefly, it does not look very much like its family members. Spit flies are typically recognized by their shiny appearance, almost like metal. The cluster fly, on the other hand, is not metallic, but instead golden and hairy. Appearance Cluster flies are slightly larger than ordinary houseflies. Instead of the metallic, shiny appearance that houseflies have, the cluster fl…

…ch season can offer many generations of new yellow swarming flies, but the fly only overwinters as an adult fly and not as a larva. During the spring months, the air can swarm by small yellow swarming fly that are on their way out of their wintering grounds and are in search of food. The adult flies’ feeds, among other things, on the nectar that comes from flowers. However, the spring swarms are not at the same height as the swarms that occur in t…

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…at have been stored too moist can also provide a hearty meal for the brown house moth. It is even worse if the brown house moth attack grain ceilings and seed stores or other places where different types of plant materials are stored. For instance, moist feed, flour, groats, or powdered milk. Here, the brown house moth can quickly do great damage to the stock. Prevention and pest control When it comes to keeping brown house moth from buildings, th…

…mayhem. Appearance Every people will probably all be able to recognize the house mouse and the yellow-necked mouse but there are a few differences in their appearance. A house mouse can either be dark gray all over the body or only on the head and back, where it is lighter in its color on the belly. The solid colored is typically found in South Jutland, where the one with a lighter belly is found in the rest of the country. The house mouse body le…

…y aphids for a year, one would therefore expect to find many overwintering common green lacewing the following winter period. Damage It is the common green lacewing’s appetite for insects and pests such as aphids that makes the common green lacewing a useful animal in the garden. They therefore pose no harm. Prevention and pest control The common green lacewing does no harm. In fact, they are useful helpers in the garden and nature. They must ther…

…boring beetle larva will cease. This is also the reason why attacks by the common woodboring beetle are rare in newer houses, as the climate indoor is healthy with a low humidity. Damage There is no doubt that the common woodboring beetle leaves harmful traces that are highly visible. As the larvae get bigger, they will gnaw further into the wood and thus expand their boreholes. This results in small holes in the woodwork. In the case of a powerfu…

…asses of jam are just some of the many temptations that attract the banana fly. The banana fly does not just eat these goods. The female also lays her small whitish eggs in these surroundings. The female can lay 25 eggs in one day, just as she can lay 200 eggs in total in her lifetime. The female’s eggs take about a day to hatch. And out of the eggs come the small larvae that search down into their edible surroundings. The larvae then undergo thei…

…f cause live on pets. They will most likely prefer wild birds. It is not uncommon for a louse fly to bite a human, but they rarely stay on for long, as human skin is not an ideal environment for them. Besides, a bite from a louse fly is not dangerous, just unpleasant. One of the biggest nuisances of lice flies is that they can be very discouraging to some people. Their shape and movement, which is considered crab-like, can be unpleasant for some….

…water. In the house mosquito group, there several species, where the most common is the large house mosquito and the small house mosquito. Large house mosquitoes are called Culiseta annulata in Latin. They are gray and have white rings on their legs. If you get a mosquito bite in the winter, it will typically be by a large house mosquito. The small house mosquito is called in Latin Culex pipiens. They are brownish in their color, and they do not…

…depending upon whether the larva has been feeding on bark or sapwood. Very common in houses where bark-covered timber is used (see p. 122). Dendrobium pertinax exit-holes in timber Dendrobium pertinax The exit-holes have a diameter of 2-3 mm. This species is found almost exclusively in softwood that has been damaged by damp. It works mainly in the spring wood, while the summer wood remains behind in the form of lamellae. The wood dust is similar…