You may have noticed an increase in the amount of flies swarming inside your house. When this happens, you question where they are coming from? In addition, what is attracting these flying black bugs to invite themselves inside your house?

Why are there so many Flies in My House, all of a Sudden?

With the spring and warm weather comes the buzzing of flies as they sneak inside homes in search of food and water. When you have a compost pile or live near a farm, you understand the meaning of an infestation of flies.

When flies go inside your house, they are in survival mode, seeking anything that will provide them with a meal. That could be dog food, human food, even soda. Flies like anything sweet.

What do Houseflies Eat?

Houseflies recognize odors, and when they pick up on a rancid scent, such as garbage, they head for it. The smell of garbage will attract houseflies as a food source. In addition to all sorts of filth, manure, fruit that is rotting, and even dead animals.

If you have livestock or outdoor dogs, ensure to clean up their feces, and place a solid cover over trash cans. Houseflies feed on these food sources and then transfer the bacteria indoors to your food supply.

Where do Flies lay their Eggs in a House?

Female houseflies typically lay eggs in areas that are moist. Usually, this is in the material of decaying organic matter, such as grass clippings, feces, or garbage.

They appear in a cluster that is a light color and elongated. Soon after, they will begin to quickly hatch.

What Attracts House Flies to your home?

Organic matter that is moist and rotting is what attracts flies. Unfortunately, it also brings flies in your home. Bright, artificial light is another attraction to flies, also responsible for them coming inside your house. Many homeowners use yellow-colored bulbs in outdoor lighting as fly control to get rid of house flies.

Ensure to discard food sources that have spoiled in outdoor containers with sealed lids. Additionally, all animal and pet feces should be routinely cleaned up, and properly disposed of in these sealed receptacles as they attract flies.

How do you identify the different types of flies?

Houseflies, or Musca domestica, come from the order of insects referred to as Diptera.  Mosquitoes are also included in this insect species.  These pests are often described as “filth” or “nuisance” flies. They not only bother us, they also spread germs and bacteria.

Anywhere humans live, you will find these flying bugs. They will breed and feed on the feces of animals, trash, and organic rotting matter. After they feed on this stuff, they fly indoors, landing on surfaces for food preparation and food sources. Spreading disease and bacteria everywhere they tread. They are also attracted to and known to land inside sweet-flavored drinks.

The worse part is where houseflies feed, they actually regurgitate what’s inside the stomach to soften and liquefy it. They will also defecate on surfaces and food items they land on to cause further contamination.

“True flies”, one of the largest insect groups, is what the Diptera order of insects is comprised of.  One can recognize the Diptera species by their wings, they have a single set of two wings. This is in comparison to other fly species. Who only has two pairs of wings.

Filth flies may be placed in two categories. These groups are based on their preference for food and appearance. Species such as the Blowfly, Flesh fly, and Housefly, have eyes that are recognizably larger than their small size. In addition, the Fruit flies, Phorid flies, Drain flies, and others have bodies significantly smaller.

How to identify the large from the small filth flies

Large filth flies can be recognized for their short legs and stout bodies. These are the Flesh, Blowflies, and Houseflies species. These flies primarily feast on feces, rotting organic material (such as dead animals), and trash. They have larvae, which we call maggots.

Smaller filth flies have longer legs, and slim bodies, they also have worm-like or maggots as larvae. These flying pests eat sludge, scum, material from rotting plants, and organic debris in drains.

Some popular flies

• Common Housefly: these houseflies feed and mate in the trash, animal feces, discarded food, and compost piles.
• The lesser Housefly: This flying insect is also called the Little Housefly. It causes the same issues as the common Housefly but is only ⅔ the size.
• Blow flies: eats and mates on animal carcasses, scraps of meat, and moist trash.
• Cluster flies: reproduce in a cluster in the burrows of earthworms, and moist soil.
• Fruit flies: these insects find decomposing fruit and various organic matter a delicacy to eat and mate in. They also consume/reproduce in damp rags, vegetables, empty beer and wine containers, leaky pipes, and pet food.
• Drain flies: consumes and mates in decomposed organic matters, and drain scum. They can also be found in a cluster in sewers, sink traps, and similar areas.
• Horse flies: They mate in the moist dirt near water bodies. They are also discovered in forests and/or woodlands. Most cluster during the hot, sunny, windless days of summer.

Why are so many flies in my house this year?

Do you notice a lot more flies this year than ever before? Do you feel you are experiencing an infestation of flies? This next section will answer these questions and help you to find the source of a fly infestation.

How do you know if you have a fly infestation?

There are several factors that cause a cluster of or fly infestation. Perhaps you had a mouse or other rodent set up housekeeping in the insulation that has since been abandoned.

Flies are attracted to the scent of the rodents and the decaying organic material contained in its former nest.

What factors exist in a large fly invasion?

A fly infestation can be the cause of several contributing factors. Some of these factors have to do with the environment of your home, as well as the fly’s natural habits. Here is a list of some of these factors that create a large fly invasion:

• Flies breed rapidly: during the lifetime of a single fly, they might reproduce over 100 eggs up to six times. Therefore, one fly can produce 600 flies, the result is a large infestation.
• A short cycle of life: Flies mature from egg to adult in around 7 10 days. This can create the appearance of several flies all at once. If their life cycle has no interruptions, it becomes an infestation as flies continue to reproduce.
• Sources of sustenance: Flies will eat whatever they find to sustain themselves. They are not picky eaters. As long as your home provides them with constant food sources, they will continue to breed and buzz around.
• Temperatures are warm: When you maintain a warm temperature inside your home, you create an inviting environment for these pests. Flies remain active in warm temperatures, which help them mature rapidly.

What are flies a sign of?

When you notice a lot of flies swarming in confined areas, it could indicate something deteriorating in that area. It could be a pet’s feces, or a nearby wild animal that has died.

There might also be some garbage left out in an uncovered trash bin. Whatever the reason, the flies have found it and are now seeking a place to breed and eat.

Are there scents that deter flies?

Are there scents that keep flies out of your home? Yes, there are certain natural essences that will deter flies, such as eucalyptus, lavender, basil, peppermint, lemongrass, and cinnamon. In addition, flies dislike the organic compound smell of camphor.

What are cluster flies?

These pests are called attic or cluster flies, part of the Pollenia genus or blowfly Calliphoridae family. The bluebottle genus, Phormia doesn’t lay their eggs in your food as the blow flies do.

The larvae of a cluster fly mature within earthworms that live outside of the house in the ground. This larvae then turns into a cocoon and then hatches to become cluster fly adults.

Where do flies lay their eggs in a house?

The start of an insect's life cycle is when they lay their eggs. Depending on the fly's habitat preference, it has a lot to do with where their eggs are laid. There are several places indoors that are perfect for these flying bugs to mature in.

To get rid of fly populations, you must know their patterns for breeding and eating. This is particularly imperative to know where the eggs of certain species are laid.

Homeowners are able to search out and deter fly infestations, when they know where the eggs are. Fruit flies and house flies are popular species of indoor bugs who finish the cycle of life inside a house. This results in the importance of eliminating their breeding locations as a method of getting rid of them.

How to get rid of flies

The first step is to prevent the eggs from maturing and becoming adults by taking the right preventative measures. When you discover there is an infestation of flies, all of a sudden, it’s time to take immediate action! Search out the source of rotten food, and half the battle to get rid of flies in my house flies is won!

Typically, flies will exit the area once the source of filth is found and cleaned up or discarded. Call A.N.T. Pest Control New Lenox to get rid of those stragglers that continue to hang around. It normally takes several techniques and methods of pest control treatment to get rid of flies for good.

Is a House fly harmful?

The most popular insects in the world are house flies. They mate and reproduce in the grime and filth of rotten spoiled food, garbage, and feces. Torn screens, absence of sanitation, and cracked, unsealed doors and windows lead to infestations of house flies.

House flies dwell in areas close to humans. Although they are normally just a nuisance, they may spread diseases harmful to pets and humans. These flying bugs are carriers of fungi, viruses, and bacteria.

Are House flies Dangerous to Humans?

These little flying bugs carry more than 100 pathogens every time they land on something you might eat. Whenever they land on something, adult flies lay eggs and defecate on it. When house flies consume garbage or food, they instantly regurgitate it, then eat it again in its liquified state.

Did you ever wonder where adult flies breed? Houseflies reproduce where they find their meals.  In cat or dog feces, manure, garbage, and even dead carcasses (or carrion).

There are more than a hundred diseases a housefly carries. Sickness, such as tuberculosis, malaria, salmonella, and a lot of others not mentioned.

You are probably aware, the house is not their only hangout. Particularly if you have had a barbecue outdoors and you spend much of your time swatting away flies!

Do houseflies bite? No, they won’t bite you. Yet, there are several other flies, such as the horsefly and the stable fly does. In addition, did you know the mosquito is a part of the fly family? They are, and you already know they definitely bite. The more rural the area you live is, the more chances you will recognize species of flies buzzing around.

 Why are so many flies in my house?

If you suddenly recognized a lot more flies buzzing around your home or kitchen, this is a common question. Flies come from areas with little to no sanitation, allowing them to transfer whatever bacteria they pick up where they land.

The best way to find out why there are so many flies inside is to look for their breeding sites. Once found, these breeding grounds will need to be sanitized and discarded. If this is not done, the flies will continue to be a nuisance.

A professional pest control company, such as A.N.T. Pest Control, knows how to do this. We can also show you issues, such as torn screens, or weather stripping damage that allows flies entry points. After you have removed their breeding sites, repaired the structural damages, it is time to get rid of the adult flies. This can be done using fly traps or bait, depending on the circumstances.

Flies are rapid at reproducing

One of the primary reasons for so many flies suddenly appearing in your home is how rapidly they reproduce. The lifespan of a fly is pretty short, approximately 15 to 30 days long.

A fly’s lifespan is dependent on many factors, such as conditions of the environment, availability of food, and species. However, even though the adult fly does not live very long, it can still multiply rapidly in little time.

Ways to Take Control

Below are some tips for how to take control over a fly problem, and where fly’s lay eggs and reproduce:

• Ensure all garbage cans have lids that close and seal tightly. Also, take out the trash and have it emptied regularly, particularly if there is old food in it.
• Make sure to keep any indoor compost containers tightly sealed, and also clean them every time you dump them.
• You need to remove cat feces from the litter box daily, as well as clean the entire box weekly.
• Keep dirty dishes out of the sink, and don’t leave any food uncovered on the counters.
• Make sure the dishwasher door is always closed tight; particularly, if you only run it every few days. In addition, in the hotter months of summer, run the dishwasher more often, since this is when flies are more rampant.
• Take periodic walks around your property to verify there is nothing flies are attracted to. Such as dead animal carcasses lying about.
• When cleaning out the refrigerator of old food, do so the day prior to weekly trash pick-up. This ensures flies will not be attracted to spoiled food lying in the hot trash cans.
• Lastly, purchasing outdoor garbage receptacles that have tight-fitting lids, is possible.

Call a Professional

After trying the above preventative actions, and you still have flies in your house, it’s time to call the professionals. Call the professionals at A.N.T. Pest Control to schedule an evaluation of your home.

A.N.T. Pest Control uses only the finest in products to finally squash your fly problem for good. We have the answers for fly control, and how to get rid houseflies and other flying species.

If you want to know how to trap and get rid of flies and how to kill flies and fly eggs, A.N.T. Pest Control is the solution. Eradicate those flying bugs once and for all, and give us a call today!