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2. Cluster Flies Are a Winter Pest—Getting Rid of Them Is ...

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   How to Get Rid of Cluster Flies. The simplest and most immediate method is to vacuum up visible cluster flies. Be sure to use a vacuum cleaner with a HEPA filter to trap any eggs or larvae that ...

3. List of pest-repelling plants - Wikipedia

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   Peppermint. repels aphids, cabbage looper, flea beetles, squash bugs, whiteflies, and the Small White [3] Petunias. repel aphids, tomato hornworm, asparagus beetles, leafhoppers, [2] and squash bugs [3] Pitcher plants. traps and ingests insects. Radish. repels cabbage maggot and cucumber beetles [3] Rosemary.

4. Insect winter ecology - Wikipedia

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   Insect winter ecology describes the overwinter survival strategies of insects, which are in many respects more similar to those of plants than to many other animals, such as mammals and birds. Unlike those animals, which can generate their own heat internally ( endothermic ), insects must rely on external sources to provide their heat ...

5. Pollenia rudis - Wikipedia

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   Musca rudis Fabricius, 1794[1] Pollenia rudis, the common cluster fly, is a species of fly in the family Polleniidae. [2] Pollenia rudis is also known as the attic fly, [3][4][5] the loft fly, [2] pollenie du lombric [French], [6] and the buckwheat fly. [4][5] During the autumn and winter months, Pollenia rudis can be found overwintering inside ...

6. Prevent Thrips on Plants Naturally with These 10 Must-Know Tips

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   Try Companion Planting. Basil and other strongly scented herbs naturally repel thrips, while flowering plants, like yarrow, dill, and parsley, attract ladybugs and other thrip predators. Growing ...

7. Insect repellent - Wikipedia

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   Insect repellent. A mosquito coil. An insect repellent (also commonly called " bug spray ") is a substance applied to the skin, clothing, or other surfaces to discourage insects (and arthropods in general) from landing or climbing on that surface. Insect repellents help prevent and control the outbreak of insect-borne (and other arthropod ...