Why Mosquitoes, Flies, and Ticks Are So Bad in Indiana and Kentucky Right Now

Ever since the weather turned from blazing hot to nice and mild, my family and I have been eaten alive (literally) by mosquitoes, flies, ticks, and a whole host of creepy critters. I’m sitting here itching just thinking about it.

Out at the horse barn, the flies seem to have multiplied exponentially overnight. Sure, you always expect flies, but lately it’s like walking through a wall of them whenever the sun hits. The barn owners put up an array of fly catchers and within days they were full. Gross.

Why Late Summer Brings a Surge of Pests

I looked it up, and late August into early September is peak breeding season for pests in Indiana and Kentucky. Cooler temperatures mixed with bouts of rain create ideal con

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