Published on: August 3, 2015
Summer is in full gear and along with warm weather comes the abundance of some seasonal insect pests such as flies. Of the thousands of fly species, only a few are pests in and around the home, the most common one being the house fly.
Flies can carry bacteria and viruses that cause conditions such as diarrhea and food poisoning. House flies pick up disease agents while feeding on materials like feces and then deposit them onto human food after contact with or feeding on human food.
The best way to deal with house flies is to use a combination of exclusion and sanitation practices. While humans commonly find adult flies to be the most bothersome life stage, the larval stage is the best target for management efforts....
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