House Flies are the most common pests in and around homes. Houseflies are 8mm to 15mm long and grayish in color. There are four darker, blackish stripes behind the head and one of the wing veins is distinctly and sharply bent.
Most adult house flies travel within 1 kilometer of the egg laying site and the larvae develop. In heavily infested areas, the larva breeding site is almost certainly within 100 yards. Garbage cans, poorly drained areas, compost piles, pet excrement and processing plants are likely breeding sites. Housefly maggots need a damp or semi liquid medium in which to live. They feed on almost any man made or naturally occurring moist or animal waste material such as household garbage.
The house fly's life cycle requires about 2 to 3 weeks from egg deposition to adult emergence during warmer periods of 70 to 90 degrees F., but may take several weeks longer under cooler conditions. There may be as many as 10 to 12 generations in a summer. Adult flies feed primarily on sugar and protein rich foods.
Adult houseflies usually live only 2 to 3 days without food but can survive up to 50 days where food is available. Females deposit an average of 400 to 600 eggs each. This egg production and their short life cycle allow houseflies to develop large populations rapidly.
During daylight hours houseflies rest indoors on floors, walls and ceilings. They can be found outdoors on plants, ground surfaces, fences, garbage cans and other surfaces. At night they will rest indoors on ceilings, walls and lights. In all situations they prefer corners and edges or thin objects to perch themselves on. Night resting places are usually 5 to 15 feet off the ground near daytime food sources.
Adult house flies often seek over wintering shelter in wall voids and attics of homes or other buildings. Here they cluster together and remain largely inactive until temperatures warm up in the spring. Flies also may enter rooms of the home from the attic or wall voids at different times during the winter.
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