We live about 40 mi outside chgo.
The back of our home looks out to a creek and to a farmer's field.
We have spiders i have never seen before, tiny teetsy flies and i don't know how to control it.
What do i have to do, "bomb" the house periodically?
2007-10-05 18:35:03 · 3 answers · asked by ? 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
The small flies are probably midges belonging to the family Ceratopogonidae. They are variously called biting midges, punkies or no-see-ums, depending where you live. If they do not bite they do not belong to this group but to another family of midges. They live in the water or the mud along rivers and lakes and can be avoided by moving away from the water. It is doubtful to eliminate them but you may be able to reduce the amount around the house by keeping puddles and mud from forming.
Check site "whats that bug.com". You will need a magnifying glass for the midge. But maybe the spider is larger.
2007-10-05 19:24:17 · answer #1 · answered by paul 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they are red and very tiny those are common red spider mites. They are about a half a millimeter across. If they weren't bright red in color you'd never see them. The other ones that fly could be gnats or fruit flies. Fruit flies can be extremely small in some species about the size of gnats. You might try removing all standing water possibly like from old tires in swing sets and the like. Try to clean up and eliminate decomposition which attracts them.
2007-10-06 01:54:18 · answer #2 · answered by Professor Armitage 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
those sound like what we call no-seeums. and they bite ferociously. they are around in the fall, dont know how you get rid of the dang things, tho.
2007-10-06 01:49:29 · answer #3 · answered by vanessa c 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋