Information that should be known about House Flies.
| 1.) This is how the house fly feeds.
2.) This is how you will know if you have house flies, they are gray with 4 black lengthwise stripes on thorax.
3.) Body hairs. When the fly lands in trash cans and sewers, the body hairs pick up the bacteria.
4.) The eyes on a house fly have a
reddish tent.So when you trap or kill flies you can now look at its eyes and if they have a reddish tent and four lengthwise strips on the thorax (What appears the be their back) You know that you have house flies. |
House flies are often carriers of harmful diseases such as cholera, typhoid fever, dysentery, trachoma and anthrax. These flies feed through their sponge like mouths and legs. House Flies can only eat liquids and can liquefy most solid foods with their saliva. When a fly ands on a surface weather is you arm, food or table it leave behind thousands of bacteria and can cause diarrhea and other health problems.
House flies are responsible for millions of infant deaths a year. The source of death is dehydration and it’s usually cause by diarrhea. These are things that need to be watched carefully with infants and young children.
There are two other types of flies in the house fly family. The first are called the little house fly. It looks like a smaller house fly. The other fly in the house fly family is called a stable fly. This fly will bite and feeds on blood. These flies are also like many other flies and love to sleep in corners, on the fence, in brush and make other places.
FAQ About House Flies
Where do flies go in the winter?
-The house flies are in the larval or pupal stage hiding in rubbish, animal manure and any other place with protection.
Where do flies gather the bacteria that’s on their body?
- The bacteria is typically gathered from garbage cans and sewers. How long do house flies live?
- Female house flies normally live around 2 ½ months. Males live 2 ½ to 3 months. In the warm weather season house flies go through 10 to 12 generations.
What’s the best way to catch house flies?
- Fly zappers and fly traps and the best reasource. Fly trap will capture large and small flies. Fly zappers seem to let the little flies get through.
How many egg are laid by the female house fly?
- Normally the female house fly will lay between 600 and 1250 eggs.
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