Filth Flies
Many times if a person sees a cockroach the thought of disgust runs through their mind and typically the thought that they must take action soon follows. However, when the same person sees a fly its just an annoyance. The fact is, Filth Flies can carry many, many more contaminants and germs than roaches because of the fact that they breed and rest in extremely unsanitary areas. Flies can have millions of germs on them and since they fly they can spread those contaminates to many different places. Here are the most common Filth Flies people encounter.
House Fly
The House Fly is 1/4 inch long and gray to black with 4 dark lines on their thorax with red eyes. Adults feed on a variety of foods. Females lay their eggs in garbage, waste and animal feces. They can lay up to 100 eggs at a time which usually hatch within 48 hours producing maggots.
Blow Flies
Blow Flies get their name from the fact that they often lay their eggs inside of dead animal carcasses causing the body to swell and having a bloated appearance. They are about a 1/4 inch long sometimes slightly bigger and are a metallic blue or green color. It is essential that eggs are deposited in rotting meat as larvae depend on it for survival.
Flesh Flies
Flesh Flies are similar in appearance to House Flies being gray to black in color but slightly larger and have a checkerboard pattern on their abdomen. They get their name due to the fact that they mostly deposit their eggs in scraps of meat.
Fruit Flies
Fruit Flies are smaller than other flies about 1/8 of an inch and are often mistaken for gnats. They are generally a tan color and have red eyes. They are attracted to liquids like syrups, soda, liquor, vinegar,etc. Also fruits and vegetables. They are also found near garbage cans, empty bottles and cans, drains and other unsanitary areas that it is a potential breeding site. Females lay their eggs near these items and can reproduce at an astonishing rate. A female can lay up to 500 eggs and 1 fly will complete a life cycle in about 1 week.
Phorid Flies
Phorid Flies are small, about 1/8 of an inch. Usually brown or black but can also be a yellowish color which gives them a similar appearance to Fruit Flies. Their breeding sites are typically decaying organic matter with moisture present, such as sewage or in drains with a build up of sludge. They are not very good fliers so often times they will run when threatened, as opposed to other flies that will immediately fly away.
Drain Flies
Drain Flies are about an 1/8 of an inch long and are identifiable by their broad hairy wings. They are also called Moth Flies. As the name Drain Fly assumes, they often breed in drains where there is a build up of organic sludgy material. They also feed on this material.
Fly populations can build up quickly so call Kyle's Pest Solution @ 623-760-6025 for more information. The first step in controlling/preventing fly population is sanitation. Then we can look to removing breeding sites and use a combination of residual applications and bait applications to control them.
Many times if a person sees a cockroach the thought of disgust runs through their mind and typically the thought that they must take action soon follows. However, when the same person sees a fly its just an annoyance. The fact is, Filth Flies can carry many, many more contaminants and germs than roaches because of the fact that they breed and rest in extremely unsanitary areas. Flies can have millions of germs on them and since they fly they can spread those contaminates to many different places. Here are the most common Filth Flies people encounter.
House Fly
The House Fly is 1/4 inch long and gray to black with 4 dark lines on their thorax with red eyes. Adults feed on a variety of foods. Females lay their eggs in garbage, waste and animal feces. They can lay up to 100 eggs at a time which usually hatch within 48 hours producing maggots.
Blow Flies
Blow Flies get their name from the fact that they often lay their eggs inside of dead animal carcasses causing the body to swell and having a bloated appearance. They are about a 1/4 inch long sometimes slightly bigger and are a metallic blue or green color. It is essential that eggs are deposited in rotting meat as larvae depend on it for survival.
Flesh Flies
Flesh Flies are similar in appearance to House Flies being gray to black in color but slightly larger and have a checkerboard pattern on their abdomen. They get their name due to the fact that they mostly deposit their eggs in scraps of meat.
Fruit Flies
Fruit Flies are smaller than other flies about 1/8 of an inch and are often mistaken for gnats. They are generally a tan color and have red eyes. They are attracted to liquids like syrups, soda, liquor, vinegar,etc. Also fruits and vegetables. They are also found near garbage cans, empty bottles and cans, drains and other unsanitary areas that it is a potential breeding site. Females lay their eggs near these items and can reproduce at an astonishing rate. A female can lay up to 500 eggs and 1 fly will complete a life cycle in about 1 week.
Phorid Flies
Phorid Flies are small, about 1/8 of an inch. Usually brown or black but can also be a yellowish color which gives them a similar appearance to Fruit Flies. Their breeding sites are typically decaying organic matter with moisture present, such as sewage or in drains with a build up of sludge. They are not very good fliers so often times they will run when threatened, as opposed to other flies that will immediately fly away.
Drain Flies
Drain Flies are about an 1/8 of an inch long and are identifiable by their broad hairy wings. They are also called Moth Flies. As the name Drain Fly assumes, they often breed in drains where there is a build up of organic sludgy material. They also feed on this material.
Fly populations can build up quickly so call Kyle's Pest Solution @ 623-760-6025 for more information. The first step in controlling/preventing fly population is sanitation. Then we can look to removing breeding sites and use a combination of residual applications and bait applications to control them.