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…be mistaken for the housefly, except that the small housefly is obviously smaller. In fact, a small housefly is only 4 to 7 millimeters long. They have three dark stripes on the chest. If the strips are more evident, it is most likely a female. The hind body of the female is dark gray with a golden shade and is completely egg-shaped. On the male, the hind body is brownish black with yellowish spots and the shape is elongated. As a caterpillar, th…

…dity level. Prevention and control Since the false scorpions and book scorpions are not dangerous to humans or our things, there is no reason for controlling them. In the wild, they cannot harm humans, but are an essential part of a healthy ecosystem, as they eat mites and other small animals. Indoors, book scorpions can help keep small animals away from important papers and books. If you notice many book scorpions indoors, it is typically a sign…

…ad beetle can lay about 100 eggs. It takes between 1 to 2 weeks before the small larvae hatch from the eggs. The newly hatched larvae are extremely small and measure only about ½ millimeters. They therefore easily penetrate seals and packaging that are not properly sealed. The larvae thrive best in very starchy and dry products such as pasta, biscuits, and crispbread. But they can also find their way into dried vegetables, spices, nuts or even pha…

…makes them stick to surfaces. The female lays her eggs individually or in small groups. She places her eggs in carefully selected and protected areas where the small, hatched larvae can feed on the surrounding material. Here the larvae have every opportunity to develop. The small larvae spin their own whitish cocoon in which they pupate. The cocoon has an almost tissue-paper-like appearance, and the webs of the larva can be seen as thin threads a…

…tched, the larvae take over the work themselves. The larvae gnaw their own small passages from the mother passage. The small bark beetle larvae live mostly on the liquid that comes from the tree and which leaks into the passages. This is a real meal for the larvae, as the liquid is quite sugary and starchy. The bark beetles are not picky when it comes to choosing wood. And they like to attack deciduous trees as well as conifers. In imported woods…

…o the scalp. When the lice are fully developed inside the egg, it pushes a small lid off the top of the egg. The newly hatched lice are quite small and measure just between 0.5 and one millimeter. When the lice leave the eggs, they stay out on the hair shaft, where they grow out with the hair and at the same time become more visible. These eggs are whitish. However, dark-colored eggs can also appear on the scalp, and this type of egg usually conta…

…alle types resemble each other a lot. The common feature is that they are small and do not sting. The fungal mosquito is 3-5 mm and therefore relatively small. Biology and behavior The fungal mosquito, as the name suggests, is often found in and around fungi. You can find them in the mushrooms you buy as well as those in nature. They are often seen as small worm-like insects that make cavities and passages inside the fungi. They are worm-like, as…

…yellow swarming fly belongs to the family (Chloropidae), a large family of small flies, most of which are associated with plants in the grass family. The yellow swarming fly larvae develop in the plant roots from, especially grass. Here the larvae feed on the small root lice that are under the grass. Each 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 spri…

…laying tube, which – when she rests – stick out behind her coverts like a small pin. The female places her eggs about 20 millimeters inside the cracks in portions of 20 to 30 eggs. A house longhorn beetle female lays eggs for a few weeks, and during this period she can manage to lay several hundred eggs. The adult house longhorn beetle only lives for 10-15 days. After the larvae have hatched from the eggs, they gnaw into the tree through a small…

…illow. The larval tunnels lie between the bark and the wood (see p. 139). Small black ant exit-holes in timber Small black ant These ants form labyrinthine tunnel systems in soft, crumbling timber which has been attacked by fungus or possibly by wood-boring beetles. The surface of the timber takes on a typical rounded and polished appearance. When the colony is deserted the tunnels are completely empty ( see p. 145). There are other ants which…

…ly. 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 their development from larva to adult banana fly. A process that lasts 4-5 days,…

…to is greyish, and the larvae are whitish. The larva has a dark head and a small breathing tube at the backend. Typically, only this breathing tube protrudes. Although the butterfly mosquito is small and with relatively large wings, it is poor at flying. When it moves, this happens in a bouncing and soft manner- or simply just by wandering around. At rest, the wings are held over the body like a roof. Biology and behavior Butterfly mosquitoes lay…

…to 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 feed of human blood. This does however not mean, that the small house mosquito is not annoying because they are to be found in damp basements in large quantities where they stay during winter times. The large amounts can cause a fear of a mosquito plague but this fear is…

…times be compared to fleas. Prevention and pest control Due to the thrips small size, they can hide in small gabs. They can be found behind wallpaper, behind the glass on picture frames as well as other places with tiny gabs, which makes it difficult to keep them outside the home. However, you can prevent them, by keeping both windows and doors closed on hot summer days. If they do enter, they will die after a few days. Thrips will typically occu…