House Flies
Pest Description
- Dark gray
- Four dark stripes on the thorax
- Abdomen yellowish at sides
- 5 to 8 mm long
Life Cycle
- Complete life cycle takes 10 to 21 days
- Female lays up to 150 eggs in moist, warm, decaying organic matter
- In about 12 hours, eggs hatch into maggots that grow to about 1/2 inch
- Maggots pupate in the ground for 5 to 6 days up to a month
Food Source
- Animal manure, decomposing grain, animals and plant materials
Threat
- Can carry diseases that may threaten your livestock operation
Control Method
- QuickBayt® Fly Bait
- QuickBayt® Spot Spray
- QuickBayt® Disposable Fly Bait Strip
- QuickBayt® Spot Spray 3 oz in a Spray Bottle
- Tempo® 20 WP Insecticide
- Tempo® SC Ultra Premise Spray
- Tempo® SC Ultra Pest Control Concentrate
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