February 21, 2014
Fiction: Most spider bites are from brown recluse spiders. Fact: Northern yellow sac spiders (Cheiracanthium mildei) are responsible for more bites than any other spider and are frequently misdiagnosed as......
February 20, 2014
Fiction: Dogs only get dog fleas, and cats only get cat fleas. Fact: Dog fleas (Ctenocephalides canis) are uncommon in North America. Most dog infestations are actually cat fleas (C.......
January 20, 2014
Fiction: I have a bunch of fruit flies, but they all look different. Fact: Not all small flies are fruit flies. Many flies are found in the same environment and......
January 17, 2014
Fiction: I found worms in my cake mix. Fact: Chances are those weren’t worms, but Indianmeal moth (Plodia interpunctata or IMM) larvae. Adults lay eggs in the cracks and crevices......
December 10, 2013
Fiction: Canada geese take turns leading the flock during migration. Fact: The notion geese take turns sharing the responsibilities of migration is a myth invented by motivational speakers. A flock......
August 10, 2013
Fiction: Vole is just another name for field mouse. Fact: Voles are frequently called field mice or meadow mice, but they occupy a different branch of the taxonomic family tree......
July 10, 2013
Fiction: Termites are ants. Fact: Ants belong to the order Hymenoptera and termites are classified with cockroaches in the order Blattodea. Winged ants and termites are called alates, which refer......
March 01, 2013
Check out some of these fact vs. fiction about hornets. ...
February 01, 2013
Fiction: All ticks carry Lyme disease. Fact: The only ticks that transmit Lyme disease are the blacklegged species (Ixodes scapularis). This means you cannot get Lyme disease from other insect......
August 01, 2012
Fiction: Mice have poor eyesight. Fact: Mice see up to 3 ft., which doesn’t seem like much until you consider their whole world is about 10 sq. ft. With the......
