All of these fly species reproduce quickly, and infestations can spread diseases to residents. The first step to control the pests is to identify which of the different house fly species is causing problems. Divided into two groups by size, these types of house flies frequently invade homes. Adult house flies are ash gray to black in color. The pests search for food waste or pet feces as sites to lay their eggs. They infest trashcans, sewers, and carrion.
This house fly species also spreads diseases, such as salmonellosis, when the insects contaminate kitchen surfaces. Slightly bigger than the common house fly species, cluster flies are dark-grey in color and have golden colored hairs on parts of the thorax.
These pests invade homes in autumn as they search for a protective place to overwinter. Cluster fly infestation problems occur at two points in their lifespan, one is when the insects get inside while seeking overwintering sites in attics or wall voids in large numbers and the other is when they complete their overwintering phase, known as diapause, and begin to look for a way to leave the home and return to the outdoors.
As temperatures rise, cluster flies can swarm indoors as they look for an exit. Also called bottle flies, these pests develop inside carrion or rotting meat. Finding many of the shiny blue or green insects indoors usually indicates the presence of an animal carcass in the attic or walls. The blow flies found in buildings are fairly large, metallic gray, blue, or black colored flies. Two of the more common species are the black blow fly and the blue bottle fly. Although often mistaken for a small version of the common house fly species, drain flies have a distinctive furry or moth-like appearance.
They infest sink drains or unused garbage disposals to lay their eggs in the organic sludge that builds up inside pipes. And, once they get to the window, they simply get confused as they fly around trying to find a food source. You may have a housefly problem outside because flies will sleep in plants, fence wires, garbage cans, and on the ground. Conversely, on cooler days, houseflies hitch a ride on a warm air current, such as any heat coming from your house.
Houseflies are found throughout the U. The larvae are maggots—those creamy white-gray rice-like critters that you see wiggling around on an old banana peel in the garbage. Houseflies, like their many cousins, eat filthy things—such as garbage, manure, rotting fruit, and dead animals. You can reduce the number of flies that come into your backyard by making sure all dog messes are cleaned up, and your trashcan has a solid lid on it.
Flies can transfer bacteria from feces to food. Flies are just trying to survive and, inside your house, flies will land on your food, soda, dog food and many other things to get a tasty meal.
Anything sweet will definitely attract flies. Can houseflies smell? Yes, they do. When flies smell something awful, like a lot of trash lying around, they will assemble in your yard or your home. Yes, actually they are. Plus, these filthy flies constantly defecate—wherever they happen to land, including your kitchen island. Additionally, houseflies will eat a piece of food or garbage, throw it back up, and then eat it again in liquefied form.
Where do houseflies lay their eggs? In the same places where they eat. Houseflies will lay eggs on garbage, manure including any dog or cat feces or dead animals also known as carrion. As stated earlier, houseflies carry over diseases, such as salmonella, malaria, and tuberculosis, among many others.
If you have a cookout, you may spend half your time swatting flies away from your grill. Will houseflies bite you? But other types of flies will bite, including the horsefly, mosquito yes, mosquitoes are part of the fly family , and the stable fly. If your home is in a rural area, you may notice more houseflies and other fly species. Most importantly, Houseflies are disgusting and spread disease by feeding on, among other things, dog poop, garbage, rotting carcasses and an array of other lovely menu items.
When Houseflies land, they poop — and vomit wherever they want! Bio Treatments For Sanitation. House Fly. Flesh Flies. Identifying Characteristics: 2 to 3 times larger than a housefly: gray and black checkboard pattern on the abdomen Host Material: Garbage, manure, and animal carcasses Adult Occurrence : Common in warm months Life Cycle weeks Management Methods : Residual and contact sprays; baits, traps Sanitation, exclusion, habitat destruction.
Blow and Bottle Flies. Identifying Characteristics: About twice as large as house fly; metallic blue or green color Host Material: Animal carcasses, garbage, and manure Adult Occurrence: Spring and Summer Life Cycle: weeks Management Methods: Residual and contact sprays; traps Sanitation, exclusion, habitat destruction.
Fruit Flies. Fungus Gnats. Cheese Skipper. Identifying Characteristics: Black, shiny, with bronze tints Host Material: Moist sources: overripe and moldy cheese, ham. Adult Occurrence: Most abundant in warm and moist conditions Life Cycle: weeks Management Methods: Pyrethrum contact and fogging sprays Sanitation and habitat destruction.
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