People encounter some flies, namely house flies, cluster flies, phorid flies, and hoverflies. More details about a house fly are given below.
House flies (Musca domestica) belonging to the Muscidae family are dark grey and 5-8 m long, four dark longitudinal stripes are visible on the thorax. Their larvae or maggots are of cream color, 8-12 mm long, and have no feet. The pupae have different colors from yellow to black brown. They lay eggs in moist organic material including garbage, decomposing vegetable matter, and animal manure, eggs hatch in 8-24 hours. The larvae move to a drier location, pupate and adults emerge in about a week. Each female housefly can lay up to 500 eggs in her lifetime, in several batches of about 75 to 150. The eggs are white and are about 1.2 mm in length, and they are deposited by the fly in a suitable place, usually dead and decaying organic matter, such as food waste, carrion, or feces. They complete their life cycle in 1-2 weeks under favorable conditions.
House flies feed on filth and human food, contaminating the food. They can also transmit disease and parasites. Garbage and dumpsters are often the problem source.
Control measures include sanitation and cleaning. Their potential breeding sites such as garbage, sewage, and other organic matter must be disposed of regularly. Caulking around all openings such as windows, screens, eves, and doors helps in controlling house flies. But sanitation is the key to success, without proper and regular sanitation other control methods are not very effective.
We recommend a professional inspection before treatment. The IPM approach is better than a traditional treatment to control flies.
Flies
People encounter some flies, namely house flies, cluster flies, phorid flies, and hoverflies. More details about a house fly are given below.
House flies (Musca domestica) belonging to the Muscidae family are dark grey and 5-8 m long, four dark longitudinal stripes are visible on the thorax. Their larvae or maggots are of cream color, 8-12 mm long, and have no feet. The pupae have different colors from yellow to black brown. They lay eggs in moist organic material including garbage, decomposing vegetable matter, and animal manure, eggs hatch in 8-24 hours. The larvae move to a drier location, pupate and adults emerge in about a week. Each female housefly can lay up to 500 eggs in her lifetime, in several batches of about 75 to 150. The eggs are white and are about 1.2 mm in length, and they are deposited by the fly in a suitable place, usually dead and decaying organic matter, such as food waste, carrion, or feces. They complete their life cycle in 1-2 weeks under favorable conditions.
House flies feed on filth and human food, contaminating the food. They can also transmit disease and parasites. Garbage and dumpsters are often the problem source.
Control measures include sanitation and cleaning. Their potential breeding sites such as garbage, sewage, and other organic matter must be disposed of regularly. Caulking around all openings such as windows, screens, eves, and doors helps in controlling house flies. But sanitation is the key to success, without proper and regular sanitation other control methods are not very effective.
We recommend a professional inspection before treatment. The IPM approach is better than a traditional treatment to control flies.
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