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House Fly
• House Flies are mainly gray in color, and are about a 1/4” in length. The have 4 very distinct black stripes on the thorax, or what would appear to be their backs. They're pretty quick little fliers and can be fairly difficult to control, as most flying insects are, by traditional pest control techniques.
• They prefer corners and edges to rest on. Inside the home, they will rest on floors, walls and ceilings during the day and at night they rest in places that are usually near sources of food. They spend 85% of their time resting 5 to 15 feet off the ground.
• They love human food, cat and dog food, farm animal food, of course garbage and excrement, and the ever popular - carcasses.
• This wide variety of food choices gives way to the reason why Houseflies are known to carry over 100 different diseases, including cholera and tuberculosis. They transmit those diseases both by carrying pathogens on their feet and mouths and then happily sharing them with us on our food.