This article was co-authored by Joshua Bloom and by How.com.vn staff writer, Kira Jan. Joshua Bloom is a Pest Control Specialist and the Vice President of Operations of Standard Pest Management, a pest control company based in New York City. He has over 20 years of experience in the pest control industry and specializes in commercial and large facility pest control management. Standard Pest Control also specializes in ant, bed bug, cockroach, fly, and rodent control. Joshua is licensed by the NYSDEC (New York State Department of Environmental Conservation) for termite control.
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What’s that bug flying around your house? Is it dangerous or just a nuisance? Whether you’ve got a pest problem or just want to learn how to tell apart commonly confused insects, we’ve put together a guide on the most common flying insects you’ll see. There are 25 orders of flying insects, and within the largest orders, the bugs can look really different (bees and ants are technically in the same order!).[1] To make things easier, we’ll first cover how to identify specific insects you’re likely to see around your home or garden. Then we’ll go over a few of the less-common insect orders so you can identify flying insects like a true entomologist.
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- ↑ Joshua Bloom. Pest Control Specialist. Expert Interview. 22 April 2020.
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- ↑ https://ucanr.edu/sites/insectconnect/Identification_information/Identify_to_Order/
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- ↑ https://genent.cals.ncsu.edu/insect-identification/order-coleoptera/
- ↑ https://genent.cals.ncsu.edu/insect-identification/order-coleoptera/family-cerambycidae/
- ↑ https://www.si.edu/spotlight/buginfo/bugnos
- ↑ https://ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthropoda/uniramia/odonatoida.html
- ↑ https://www.amentsoc.org/insects/fact-files/orders/lepidoptera.html
- ↑ https://www.loc.gov/everyday-mysteries/zoology/item/how-can-you-tell-the-difference-between-a-butterfly-and-a-moth/
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- ↑ https://www.amentsoc.org/insects/fact-files/orders/orthoptera.html
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