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04 February 2010

Fireflies Is Number One – But Not In The Pest Control Chart

Written by Jackie
Countries cluster fly, fireflies, house fly, lightning bugs 2 Comments

Fireflies = lightning bugs = beetles“You would not believe your eyes if ten million fireflies light up the world as I fell asleep…” so the #1 song in the UK goes by Owl City.

Am sad to say this then got me a little bit intrigued about these Fireflies (also known as Lightning bugs). Judging by the images I discovered through the magic of online search, they do indeed glow brightly (a bit like those glow in the dark bugs toys). They flash / glow to show their interest in the member of the opposite sex and each species of Firefly has a different flash pattern.

If our every day House Fly or Cluster Fly could glow, they may well be more interesting…. but still a pest of course! As it is, when the fly season kicks off, I will be resorting to the usual tried and tested methods to get rid of flying insects in my home.

Interestingly though, these Fireflies, or Lightning bugs – however you want to refer to them – are not technically flies but are in fact beetles. Isn’t it strange how a song can set your mind off……..

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Jackie

I joined UK Marketing for Rentokil Pest Control in January 2009. What an enlightenment that has been….cheese mites, bed bugs and confused flour beetles, I never knew such things existed but I’ve certainly learnt how Rentokil expertise and experience eliminates them. Now my mission is to use the website to show the population of the UK that whatever their pest problem, Rentokil have the solution. Life outside of work revolves around my husband and kids, so life is pretty hectic!

2 Comments

  1. Cara Reply to Cara to Cara" aria-label=' Reply to Cara to Cara'> Reply to Cara
    February 8, 2010 at 12:28 am

    There’s a big difference between Fireflies and House Flies: the latter bugs people while the former doesn’t.

  2. Danusia Reply to Danusia to Danusia" aria-label=' Reply to Danusia to Danusia'> Reply to Danusia
    February 23, 2010 at 12:23 pm

    Ha ha. Did anyone hear Chris Moyles talk about this on the Radio 1 Breakfast Show yesterday morning regarding the Top Ten???

    His comment went along the lines of “if I had that many fireflies I’d call Rentokil.” Any why not? We are the Experts in Pest Control after all!

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