The Common House Fly

The house fly is a common flying insect which is found all around the world but is mostly in warmer climates because it is perfect there for their growth. It is an insect with 2 weeks of breeding cycle and lays as many as approximately 500 eggs at a time.

The longest life span of the common house fly is four weeks. Because of such breeding behavior, its number increases numerous fold within a short space of time, if supplied with appropriate conditions.

Sitting on piles of dung and spoiled food like eggs, fruits, flesh etc, house flies serve as one of the most common means of transferring germs to human beings and other animals.

These insects equally love to sit on fresh and rotting food, hence becoming a source of serious diseases. A single leg of this insect carries millions of dangerous germs which are the causes of significant diseases to human beings, threatening their health. They transfer numerous parasitic, viral, and bacterial diseases.

Whilst in large numbers, these small pests can be a serious problem for residents of that region. To get rid of house flies is more difficult and more challenging because of the domestic disposition of these bugs.

It does not matter that these are also flying insects just like mosquitoes, we can’t use the same methods to kill them because flies are bigger in size and are found near food. It can be very hazardous to use insecticides on the flying insects to kill them.

If we do so, it could poison our food and the area too, resulting in significant health hazards. They can be killed by striking them with a fly swatter but this procedure is also risky and awkward because it is impossible to kill a substantial amount of flies like that.

It can also become very unpleasant to see them dead in front of you, especially while you are eating. Instead of targeting the mature flying insects, we should target the breeding sites of these flies.

In order to do that, it is very important to know where the house fly lays eggs. Usually it lays eggs around dead and decaying organic material. Its eggs are whitish in colour and the larvae or maggots are yellowish.

Inspect your surroundings to determine which places could become appropriate mating and breeding areas for house flies such as places where there is rubbish or faeces. Cleanliness is the first step to take in action against these pests.

It is practical to use some insecticides to kill the larvae and pupae of these bugs together with the adults. It will reduce the chances of growth in numbers of these flies. Rather than simply throwing your waste out, always process it before throwing it away.

Always keep it covered and never let it become a place for such bugs to feed and grow on. You should always dispose off your garbage with proper care. The likelihood of suffering from health issues by such pests can be greatly reduced if we make a little effort to keep our environment clean and hygienic.

There are also devices that you can use to kill adult house flies like sticky tape hanging from the ceiling or shelves, although they can become unsightly and the electric fly traps that lure flies with a blue light and kills by electrocution.

Owen Jones, the author of this piece writes on several topics, but is now concerned with the House Flies. If you would like, go to our web site at Indoor Bug Zapper.