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Flies

   

Fly Species

  

Host Material

  

Characteristics
   House Fly  

  • Animal waste
  • All sorts of Garbage

 

  

  • 1/4 inch long
  • Dull grey with 4 reddish brown stripes on its body
  • Active late summer and early fall

 
   Flesh Fly  

  • Garbage
  • Manure
  • Carcasses
  

  • Grey and black checker-board pattern on body
  • 3 times larger than house fly
  • Common in warm climates
 Bottle Fly Blow Fly  

  • Garbage
  • Manure
  • Carcasses
  

  • Metallic bluish-green
  • 2 times larger than housefly
  • Active in Spring and Summer
 Fruit Fly  

  • Garbage
  • Rotten fruits and Vegetables
  

  • 1/8 inch long
  • yellowish-brown
  • hover around ripe or rotten fruits
  • Active in late summer, early fall.
   Drain Fly / Moth Fly  

  • Decaying organic matter
  

  • 1/8 inch long
  • wings and body covered in long hairs
  • found around sewers and drains
  • Active in warmer climates