Flies
Flies
Flies are irritating and hard to avoid in the Australian summer. More importantly, flies are also a health hazard because of their potential to transmit disease.
Flies eat just about everything liquid or easily liquefied and need sugar and protein. In order to feed, they regurgitate digestive juices and wait for the meal to liquefy before sucking it up. As they defecate and vomit whenever they land, flies can contaminate surfaces with potentially disease causing germs.
During warm weather, fly numbers can build up rapidly. For example, house flies can develop from the egg to adult stage in less than 14 days. Thus with each female laying as many as 500 eggs, fly problems can become serious.
Mortein has a range of pest control solutions to control flies both inside and outside of the home. Have a look at our range of products to find a solution which best suits your needs.
Handy tips:
- The best way to reduce the number of flies around your home by eliminating breeding sites such as dung or garbage.
- Always cover garbage bins and compost heaps with tight fitting lids.
- Regularly remove pet manure, soiled bedding, straw, garbage and any other decaying plant and animal matter from around the home and garden.
- Wet garbage should be wrapped in old newspaper and then put in plastic garbage bags. This results in easier emptying and cleaning of garbage cans and less material remaining to serve as fly breeding sites.
