They emerge when they perceive the vibrations of an animal walking by. In order to control fleas successfully, all stages must be attacked at once. The adult fleas must be controlled on the animal using sprays, dusts, or dips and at the same time the immature fleas must be removed by washing or destroying bedding, as well as vacuuming. There are several species which may enter houses, including the southern fire ant, odorous house ant and the pavement ant. Often their nest remains out of doors, although fire ants may establish a nest inside houses.
Ants are social insects that live in large groups.
Baits treated with insecticides often offer the best control because the worker ants carry the poison down into the nest and feed it to all the members of the colony. For ant nests found outside, homeowners may grind up three or four orange peels and immediately pour the slurry down any entrance holes seen. This method works best during the hottest days of the summer. Blow Fly Diptera Blow Flies Adults are shiny, metallic blue, green or copper colored flies. The immatures are white, legless maggots that generally feed on dead animals, but some species complete development on pet droppings.