Many people may think they have suddenly found themselves in Florida after encountering swarms of “love bugs”. This pest, usually only encountered during a getaway to the coast, has come to visit Birmingham and the surrounding area. Our recent invaders, fungus gnats, are related to love bugs, mosquitoes, biting midges and sand flies. Compared to […]
Now that we’ve had several below freezing evening temperatures, some green-thumbed homeowners have brought their potted plants indoors for the Winter. Depending on how long the outdoor plants have been indoors, homeowners may be seeing tiny, slow-moving flying insects. Several species of small flies can set up housekeeping in the moist organic rich soil required […]
