What Are No-See-Ems?

What Are No-See-Ems?

There is an annoying, tiny creature known by the scientific name of Ceratopogonidae that is barely noticeable yet powerful enough to scare grown men. Common names include biting midges, punkies, sand fleas, sand gnats and black flies but the most common of names is no-see-ems.  Many other names cannot be written as they are a…

Silverfish 101

Silverfish 101

Silverfish are small, nocturnal, wingless insects also known as fishmoths, carpet sharks or paramites and get their name from their silvery-blue hue and their wiggling, fish-like motion. They have been around for 300 million years which means they lived with the dinosaurs and are truly living fossils. These pests can cause a great deal of…