Insect Control Services: House Fly
House flies are typically 6mm in length and grey in colour with four dark stripes on top of the thorax or middle body region. Houseflies are covered with small hairs and their red compound eyes are extremely complex consisting of thousands of individual lenses allow them to see 360-degrees.
Background: House Flies
Flies troublesome infestations occur mainly in the spring, summer, and fall. However, they may live year-round in heated buildings on farms. Starting each spring, house fly populations are low and gradually increase throughout the summer months and peak in the fall just before the frost.
Preferred Environments
House Flies are active only during the daytime, and rest at night. Some are even able to hibernate and survive the coldest winters and when spring arrives, adult flies are seen only a few days after the first thaw.
Treatments & Solutions
House flies can only ingest liquid or semi-liquid substances, but they can soften solid matter with their saliva or vomit. After collecting millions of microorganisms through feeding, regurgitating and defecating, they invade homes, recreational properties and businesses and land on food, people and personal belongings, leaving behind the bacteria they have collected along the way.