Fly control

The presence of flies can be distressing and stressful for both homeowners and business owners. Aside from biting flies such as Horse Flies, all species feed by vomiting saliva on to the food surface and then sucking up the resulting liquid. Whilst doing this, the fly contaminates the food with bacteria from its gut and feed, transmitting a range of bacterial diseases, food poisoning and even parasitic worms.

Suddenstrike Pest Control are here to help, we are your local, friendly, professional pest control providers, with British Pest Control Association (BPCA) certified technicians, ready to assist you, with a range of treatments available, including non-chemical measures and environmentally friendly solutions.

Why control flies?

Different flies pose different problems; however, if you followed a fly for a day, you wouldn’t eat for a week! moving indiscriminately from dirty to clean surfaces and foodstuffs, flies are vectors for disease and in large numbers they are seen as a sign of poor hygiene.

Although the presence of some insects can not be prevented, they can be controlled or eradicated. Insects such as flies, contaminate freely and are a nuisance, compromise public health, safety and hygiene.

Suddenstrike Pest Control has a range of control methods available to resolve your issues from insecticide applications to electronic fly control units, call us today to discuss how we can help.

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Flying insects

Common House Fly (Musca domestica)

• Approximately 7-8mm long, grey in colour with black stripes on the back with a buff or yellow abdomen. • Covered in small hairs that act as taste organs. • Large compound eyes. • Major carrier of disease and can infest all types of premises. • Attracted to all types of food.

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Fruit Fly (Drosophila melanogaster)

• Approximately 3mm in length, yellow-brown in colour with bright red eyes. • Slow in flight and tend to hover. • Associated with rotting fruit and vegetables or fermenting liquids. • Will contaminate food stuffs.

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Filter Fly (Psychodidae)

• Small flies, approximately 2mm in length and covered in tiny hairs giving a moth like appearance. • Tan to grey in colour. • Generally associated with sewage beds or blocked drains.

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Cluster Fly (Pollenia rudis)

• Approximately 6-8mm long with dark grey-olive thorax covered with yellow coloured hairs. • Congregate in large numbers on South facing walls during the autumn in preparation to hibernate in loft spaces and rooms. • Commonly found hibernating in loft spaces over winter. • Sluggish in flight and generally a nuisance when present.

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Lesser Housefly (Fannia canicularis)

• Approximately 3.5-6mm long, grey in colour. • Covered in small hairs that act as taste organs. • Large compound eyes. • Major carrier of disease and can infest all types of premises. • Attracted to all types of food. • Fly in erratic patterns.

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Bluebottles (Calliphora vicina) and Greenbottles (Lucilia)

• Both species fall under the family group of Blow Flies. • Approximately 9-12mm long with a characteristic metallic blue or bottle green sheen on the back. • Lay their eggs in carrion. • Often found around bins, refuse tips, rotting animal matter, dirt and dustbins. • Commute from filth to food and carry bacteria on their legs, feed and bodies.

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