Numerous insects are attracted to lights, including non-pest insects. In order to use light for insect pest control, special types of bulbs that emit distinct lightwaves are used as a lure in light traps, such as “bug zappers.” Insect light traps are used mainly for...
Flies are not usually associated with blood-sucking feeding behaviors, but some fly species inflict painful bites before sucking the blood from humans and many animals. Horse flies are probably the most well known of all blood-sucking fly species, but female deer...