FLIES
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When you need professional fly exterminators, turn to Terminix Canada. We permanently remove flies so you can maintain a safe and healthy space.
Fly Biology
Flies are insects making up the order Diptera, which means “two wings”. With over 110,000 species of fly around the world and found in every part of the inhabited planet, Canada is home to five major species – blow / bottle flies, cluster flies, drain flies, fruit flies, and house flies. Most abundant in tropical and subtropical areas, flies are attracted into homes and businesses in search of food. Flies carry and spread bacteria and disease. An immediate health risk to you and your family, effective fly control and fly removal is of utmost importance to Terminix Canada.
Did You Know?
Thanks to tiny lenses called ommatidia, these compound eyes allow flies to see behind them – 360 degrees at once.
Fly Behaviour, Diet, Habitat and Life Cycle
In short, all flies carry danger. Essentially, species like house flies, fruit flies and cluster flies carry and spread bacteria and disease. Picking up pathogens from places like trash bags, they can transfer them to wherever they land. Elsewhere and according to the exact species, some diseases spread by flying insects include cholera, dysentery and typhoid.
Food preparation and disposal, along with air currents, attracts flies into homes. Flies detect the odours of food inside or from garbage containers outdoors. Some flies can breed in drains and garbage containers, and thus develop populations inside buildings. On cool days, a warm building attracts flies, while during hot days, cool air from a building may attract flies. Because flies primarily breed outdoors in manure, garbage and the carcasses of dead animals, they may carry bacteria into the home.
Wondering How To Get Rid Of Flies?
Are you wondering how to get rid of flies? Firstly, you should know that different types of flies require different methods of fly control. Each fly type has its own habits and preferred living conditions. Fruit flies prefer ripened/rotting fruit or fresh garbage, while moth flies prefer drains. House flies primarily breed in fresh manure, while blow flies prefer dead animals or rotting garbage. Positive identification is often a key to discovering active breeding sites.
Efficient residential and commercial fly control and fly removal is of great importance to us because flies jeopardize your health and safety by carrying toxins and diseases. When it comes to residential fly control or commercial fly control, the best way to get rid of bed bugs is to hire a Terminix Canada exterminators
Terminix Canada Fly Exterminators Can Help You
Flies are a common source of problems for home and business owners when they turn up in unwanted places. Choosing our fly exterminators is the best and safest way to rid your property of irritating flies for good.
Common Flies In Canada
Blow / Bottle Flies
Size: 6 to 16 mm long.Colour: Shiny, metallic blue, green or copper, depending on the species.
Behaviour: Important scavengers in nature as they are one of the first insects to reach a dead animal. These flies are part of the decomposition process that recycles nutrients back into the soil. The maggots of these flies may be used by forensic entomologists to place the time of death in murder cases. They also breed in garbage containers, dumpsters and decaying vegetative matter like compost. Learn More
Cluster Flies
Size: 8 to 10 mm long.Colour: Dark grey with golden hairs and overlapping wings.
Behaviour: In the late spring/early summer, cluster flies lay their eggs in soil cracks, and the maggots enter their earthworm hosts. The life cycle from egg to adult cluster fly is about 27 to 39 days. Starting in mid-August, adult cluster flies seek out protected locations—preferably sunny, light-coloured buildings. Cluster flies enter a home one at a time, but collect throughout the house in swarms. Learn More
Drain Flies
Size: 1.5 to 5 mm long.Colour: Adult drain flies have a dark grey body and lighter-coloured wings. Fine hairs on their bodies and wings give drain flies a fuzzy, moth-like appearance. Hence why they’re often called moth flies. Behaviour: Drain flies are most active at night. They are weak flyers that make short hopping flights of a few feet when they are disturbed. Drain flies rest on surfaces with their wings held over their back like a roof. You’ll usually find a drain fly close to its breeding ground. Learn More
Fruit Flies
Size: 2.5 to 4 mm long.Colour: Varying shades of yellow, brown-yellow or brown-black.
Behaviour: Fruit flies can be seen year-round, usually in the kitchen. There they can be found around areas where decaying or overripe fruits or vegetables are found. They are attracted by bananas, tomatoes, onions and other produce. They are also attracted to other foods that are left unrefrigerated and to food containers that have not been rinsed where there may be residue traces or strong residue aromas. Learn More
House Flies
Size: 4 to 7.5 mm long.Colour: Light grey bodies and dark stripes running the length of the thorax.
Behaviour: A house fly can live anywhere from two-and-a-half weeks in hot climates to three months in cooler areas. House flies are notorious for spreading disease. It’s been shown that each fly is capable of carrying more than a million bacteria. House flies can spread diarrhea, typhoid fever and cholera. House flies spread bacteria that contaminate your food and the surfaces where you prepare your food just by landing on them. Learn More
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