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Urban and Community Integrated Pest Management
Posts Tagged: hawk
"Mosquito Eaters" and Mosquitoes

Warmer weather means many pests are flying and joining you indoors while you shelter-in-place or outdoors while you are getting some exercise or keeping connected yet socially distant from the neighbors. Lately you may have seen some large, leggy...
Mosquito Eater? What's That Flying Insect?
![Adult crane fly. [J.K.Clark] Adult crane fly. [J.K.Clark]](http://ucanr.edu/blogs/UCIPMurbanpests//blogfiles/42605small.jpg)
It's now spring, which means the appearance of all kinds of insects, including those large, leggy insects sometimes called “mosquito eaters” or “mosquito hawks”, which fly awkwardly in or around your house. These insects are...
‘Mosquito Hawks’ in Your House?

You may be seeing long-legged, flying insects in your house lately, bouncing around the walls, ceilings, and corners. Many people call these “mosquito hawks” or “mosquito eaters,” but unfortunately, they are not predators of...