Corbett Pest Identification
FAQ's  | Quality Control  |  Licenses & Certifications  |  Pesticide Information  |  Pest Identification

Bedbugs  |  Carpet Beetles  |  Pantry & Stored Food Pests  |  Fleas  |  Ants & Termites
Flies  |  Cockroaches  |  Lice  |  Rats & Mice  |  Stink Bugs

FILTH BREEDING FLIES

• All filth flies have an egg, larva (maggot), pupa, and adult stage in life cycle.
   
• Are scavengers in nature and capable of transmitting diseases to man.
  – Houseflies
  – Flesh flies
  – Blow flies
  – Bottle flies
  – Filter flies
  – Soldier flies
  – Vinegar (fruit) flies
   
• In warmer months can produce a generation in less than 2 weeks.
  – Eggs are laid in any type of warm organic material.
  – Eggs hatch within 24 hours
  – In 4-6 days the larvae migrate to drier portions of breeding medium and pupate.
  – Pupal stage varies but is about 3 days.
  – House fly can go through entire life cycle in 6-10 days, can live an average of 30 days.
   
• Stable Fly or Dog Fly
  – Primarily attack animals but can bite man
  – Can fly up to 70 miles from breeding sites
   
• Flesh Flies
  – Scavenger species feeds on carrion or meat scraps in garbage
  – Can breed in dead rodents and birds in attics or wall voids of houses.
   
• Blow Flies and Bottle Flies
  – Can breed in dead rodents and birds in attics or wall voids of houses.
  – Garbage cans have been known to produce 30,000 blow flies in one week.
   
• Hump-Backed Flies
  – Breed in decaying vegetation, animal debris, garbage, an in ant and termite nests.
   
• Filter Flies or Moth Flies
  – Breed in decomposing organic matter such as plant litter, garbage, sewage, around kitchen or bathroom sinks and water traps.
   
• Vinegar (Fruit) Fly
  – Breed in fruit, dirty garbage containers, or slime in drains feeding on yeasts.
  – Attracted to fruit, vegetables and soda bottles and cans.
   
• Sanitation is best method of control
  – Do Not let garbage accumulate, make sure garbage cans have sound bottoms and tight fitting lids.
  – Good fitting screens on windows and doors prevent flies from entering homes.