House Fly
Order/family: Diptera/Muscidae
Scientific Name: Musca Domestica Linnaeus
Description:
Touse Flies are 1/8 inch long. They House -are dull grey with four dark stripes on the back of the thorax. They have two wings; the fourth longitudinal wing vein has a sharp upward turn. The head is dominated by large red-brown compound eyes, surrounded by a light gold stripe. Short antennae emerge from between the eyes, and they have sponging mouth parts. Mature house fly larvae or maggots spindle shaped and creamy white. House Fly larvae are ¼ to 3/8 inch long.rotting, fermenting, organic matter including animal a Female flies lay their eggs in clusters of 75 to 1502 accumulated grass clippings, garbage, spilled animal o and contaminated soil. A female may lay more than 500 in a lifetime. The eggs hatch within a day and the young larve days to several weeks depending on temperature and quality burrow into breeding medium and complete development food materials. Larvae migrate to drier portions of the bro medium to pupate for three days to four weeks before emer as adults. Under optimum conditions, House Flies can compie their entire life cycles in less than seven days.
Habitat and Economic Importance:
The adult flies may migrate to un-infested areas up to 20 min away, but most stay within one or two miles of the breeding Adult house flies have a general appetite, feeding on food an from the excrement of human food. They feed on liquids but eat some solid foods by liquefying it with the help of diges tract fluids. During the day, house flies rest less than five above the ground and at night, they rest above this height. How flies have been associated with many health-related diseases thus are a significant health concern.
Common Site of Occurrence:
As the house flies have an appetite of feeding on range from human food to the excrement / garbage their presence is fu wide spread. Their preference is seen to rest on the hang objects. They are found in a restaurant, garbage heap, office canteens, retails, hospitals, hotels, manufacturing units, religious trace of food left uncleaned or spillage.
Management:
The initial inspection should focus on the identification of the fly (adult/ larva) causing the problem and location of all resting and larval development sites. The adults often rest in breeding reduction, is the most important step in housefly control because it areas; it is helpful to inspect at night. Sanitation along with source eliminates larval breeding sites. When successful, it significantly reduces the need for pesticides applications. If trash cans are the problem, property owners must be instructed to empty and clean them at least weekly intervals.
Mechanical control measures include insect proof garbage containers, self-closing doors, screening, air curtains. Sticky traps and other devices are also available to reduce adult fly populations indoors and outdoors.
Any insecticide applications should be directed at adults because sanitation and removal are the best control measures for larval breeding sites. Products used for fly control include baits, aerosols and residual insecticides. Most residual applications are made to the daytime and evening resting sites. Ultra-low volume and aerosol applications should be made when the adults are most active and there is the least risk of drift, surface contamination, and human or animal exposure.
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