Why are there so many dead flies in my window?

I was destined to write this article. I look at fly-infested windows with people every day.
My son-in-law Kevin Blauth investigates proteins by playing with the genetics of fruit flies as a doctoral candidate in a laboratory at the University of North Carolina. My youngest daughter’s boyfriend Karl Wyant studies insect habitats in the soils of Arizona as a doctoral candidate at Arizona State University. And most compelling, my marvelous (yet now perturbed) Maggie came to me this morning wondering why so many dead flies congregate in the window sills of her new town-home.

So that Maggie’s builder might get through next week unscathed, and you might be well-served, I thought I’d look into flies at windows. I’ve …

Window mold — in Colorado?

Yes, we have mold in our homes, walls, and window and door components in Denver and Colorado. Mold spores are present on moist surfaces, even in the dust in the air. If moisture is continuously present, or even if the humidity in the home is occasionally too high, mold will grow. It is a myth that chlorine bleach kills all molds – spores will remain, and if the water/moisture presence is not also eliminated, mold will grow again. The cure comes with the removal of the mold in its entirety, and the removal of the threat of moisture. See Mold Basics, an EPA publication, at http://www.epa.gov/mold/moldguide.html for more remediation details, and information on health effects.
Where …