Rocklin Fly Control

Are All Flies Dangerous?

Flies belong to the insect order Diptera, with around 125,000 species officially described. Within this insect order are horse-flies, crane flies, hoverflies, fruit flies, tsetse flies, blowflies, and the common house fly, among others.

Not all flies are pests, but pest control experts pay particularly close attention to these three types of flies:

The House Fly

The housefly (Musca domestica) is the most common type found in and around homes. They are typically gray in color with stripes and red eyes.

The house fly lays eggs that resemble grains of rice. When they hatch, they become cream-colored maggots, and eventually full-grown adult flies. This happens in a span of only 6 days so, nope, when you spot a fly or two at home, don’t take them for granted. As early as possible, contact pest control.

House flies love to feed on human food, garbage, animal carcass, and pet waste. This makes them good vehicles of pathogens including but not limited to salmonella, typhoid, and tuberculosis. They contaminate surfaces by leaving trash and feces stuck on their legs. And the biggest problem: they defecate everywhere. (We crap you not!)

The Fruit Fly

The fruit fly (of the insect family Drosophilidae) type is found throughout the US and usually stays indoors (they live in lockdown even without a pandemic). They are brown or tan and have red eyes, although others have darker eyes.

Female fruit flies can lay 500 eggs at a time that can hatch within 24 hours. Their life span can go from 25 to 30 days. Stop them from multiplying by enlisting pest control which would know how to exterminate the flies and their eggs immediately.

Fruit flies love to eat rotting matter, from food, fruits, and vegetables to fermenting liquids. They love moist, unsanitary spots like drains, garbage shoots, and trash bins. Like house flies, fruit flies can contaminate food with disease-causing and harmful bacteria.

The Horse Fly

Nope, this is not a flying horse. But it is a fly that loves horses and other animals. They are commonly found in farms or rural areas with bodies of water and where other animals would most likely be staying.

Horseflies are gray or black with green or purple eyes. They are attracted to light and will sometimes stay outside the windows. Their larvae develop in wet soil near bodies of water (check if you have this in your home).

Female horse flies bite and lap up blood (versus mosquitoes who only suck blood). They do not carry disease-causing bacteria but their bites may cause allergic reactions. They are also known to chase their target mammal so, yes, this is a flying stalker!