Drain Flies Pest Control

 Fruit Flies Pest Control

 House Flies Pest Control

 Humpback Flies Pest Control

 Flies General Information

GD Pest Control services all over India. 

Preventive measures for all pests you can take are :

• Do not leave piles of clothing, papers or other miscellaneous things laying around
• Regular cleaning and maintenance of your home or business
• When cleaning, check under carpet edges and baseboards
• Do not have dirty dishes piled up and sitting for long periods of time, especially not in old water
• Especially in hot weather, put your food scraps in plastic before disposing of them
• Schedule regular pest control maintenance
• If you see one pest or insect, chances are you are not seeing rest.  A call to GD Pest Control should be made to schedule an appointment as soon as possible.

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  Flies

General Information

• The life expectancy of a fly is 8 days to 2 months
• Flies belong to Order Diptera, and there are 16,000 species of flies in the US
• Flies are found in every part of the world except the polar caps
• Up to 33 million microorganisms may flourish in a fly's gut, while half a billion more swarm over it's body and legs
• Flies spread diseases quickly because they move from rotting disease laden garbage to utensils and foods
• Some diseases flies carry and spread are : Typhoid fever, cholera, bacillary dysentery, hepatitis, polio, tuberculosis and infantile diarrhea
• A fly deposits thousands of bacteria each time it lands
• U.S. Department of Agriculture : flies contaminate and destroy $10 Billion of agricultural products
• For every fly seen, there are approximately 19 more hidden, meaning humans don't see 95% of the infestation

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    Drain Fly   (Family Psychodidae)

Characteristics

• The Drain Fly is 1/16 inch long
• They are light gray or brown in color, with lighter colored wings
• Their bodies and wings are covered with long hairs

Habitat

• Adults are found on bathroom, kitchen and basement walls
• The Drain Fly is more active at night
• They do not bite or transmit diseases

Diet

• Organic matter and sewage

Reproduction

• Eggs are laid anywhere that decomposing organic materials are found
• They can go through an entire generation in 1 - 3 weeks

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Fruit Fly   (Family Drosphilidae)

Characteristics

• 1/8 inch long
• The Fruit Fly has red eyes and a tan thorax, and the abdomen is black on top, gray underneath

Habitat

• Adult Fruit Flies are strong fliers, can fly up to 6 1/2 miles within 24 hours
• Populations tend to build in the summertime, and are abundant at harvest time
• Indoors, Fruit Flies are active all year long
• They are seen flying in areas away from the infestation source

Diet

• Ripened fruit and vegetables
• Fermenting products

Reproduction

• Larvae develop in moist areas where organic material and water are readily available
• Life cycle of a fruit fly is 25 days

Prevention

• Pour bleach or vinegar  down the drain while running hot water.

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House Fly   (Family Muscidae)

Characteristics

• Gray, less than 1/4 inch long
• 4 Black stripes on the thorax
• More than 100 pathogens associated with the house fly may cause disease in humans and animals

Habitat

• The House Fly prefers corners, edges or thin objects to rest on
• Indoors, they rest on floors, walls and ceilings during  the day
• Night resting places are usually near food sources, 5 - 15 feet off the ground

Diet

• Wide variety of food, including human, animal food, carcasses, garbage and excrement

Reproduction

• House Fly eggs are laid in warm, moist material that will supply food for the larvae
• Females lay eggs a few days after hatching, laying a total of 5 - 6 batches of 75 - 100 eggs
• In warm weather, eggs hatch on 12 - 24 hours

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Humpback Fly    (Family Phoridae)

Characteristics

• Most Humpback Flies are  black or dull brown, but some are yellowish
• 1/16 - 1/8 inch long
• The arched thorax gives them a humpback appearance

Habitat

• Short and erratic flight
• Adults have a habit of running across windows, TV screens, tables, walls and plant foliage
• The Humpback Fly is often mistaken for gnats

Diet

• Fungi and parasites of other species

Reproduction

• Larvae develop in most areas where organic material and standing water are present, but also develop in animal matter
• Their life cycle is 25 days

                    Flies General Information

Life cycle : fermenting, manure, vegetable refuse, kitchen garbage, human & animal faces, Food stores and establishment, slaughter house, dirty garments with poor personal hygiene, animal shelters, unsanitary latrines etc. provide favorite breeding media for the housefly.
Life cycle passes through four stages egg, larva, pupa & adult.

Under Warm summer days egg stage requires about 10-20 hours, larval stage about 4-6 days, pupil stage about 4 days, taking a total of 10-12 days from egg to adult fly.

Adults live for about 50 days. Female begins laying eggs from six to nine days after emergence depositing eggs on moist places in clusters of 75-150 oval shaped 1 mm long eggs each time.

During her lifetime a fly may lay five to eight batches at several days’ intervals between each batch.
Eggs hatch into larva in 8-12 hours.
Larval stage is the growing period of the fly. Larvae when emerge are creamy/white colored leg less forms burrowing into the food material on which they hatch. Larval stage last for 4-6 days.
These are commonly called as maggots.
At times these wriggle out of their foodstuff & move around in open indicating presence of dead and or their foodstuff & move around in open indicating presence of dead and or decaying matter around. These have also been seen falling on people from the roof.


Investigations revealed a dead & decaying body of rat on the roof with large number of maggots on it. When the larva becomes fully grown it moves to a dry cool places in soil nearby beneath stones, boards & other similar objects Larva remains in pre pupal or migrating stage for 3-4 days. Pupa is unsheathed in a case formed from the last larval skin. Its colour may vary from yellow-red brown to black.

It is noted that smaller pupae are mostly male while the larger ones are female. Pupa transforms into an adult in three days to four weeks or even longer depending primarily on temperature & humidity. Emerging fly escapes from the pupal case & normal activity is reached within one to twelve hours of emergence.
House Files reach sexual maturity within three to four days and start depositing eggs from 6 to 9 days after emergence.

Temperature plays an important role in completion of the cycle, completing the life cycle within as little as six days. There may be as many as 10 to 12 generation in one summer. Housefly normally lives for about 50 days with good food availability but can survive for 2 to 3 days without food.
In Hibernation Files may live over winter.
Flies normally move within a radius of 1.6 kilometer (one mile). Houseflies use their wings effectively & may also be carried away by wind to Long distance & as such these are described as migratory insects. Houseflies have been found flying up to the height of 50 feet in the air. Ordinarily fly control in the range of 1 to 1.5km will prevent the nuisance of house files. Potential reproductive capacity of files is tremendous, but fortunately it can never be realized.


Fly Management-
The best & lasting way to control files is to eliminate the availability of food & harborage/ breeding areas in the environment by a very effective sanitation programmed so as to include.
(a) Collection of garbage & trash in plastic bags & placing these in closed receptacles and its weekly removal.
(b) Removing foodstuff, excreta & manure which provide harborage sites and breeding ground for egg laying & completion of life cycle. Scattering of manure & storage of manure in closed pits may be resorted.
(c) Doors & windows in the building should be fitted with screens of 18 mesh to prevent entry of files.
(d) Air curtain be installed at the doors for entry of persons but to prevent fly entry.


Chemical control:

Where breeding areas can be reduced or eliminated chemical control can be very useful.

Larval Control:
Application of insecticides to manure in dust & surface spray formulations of insecticides, Pyrethroids etc.

Adult control
Space sprays, residual sprays, or thermal fogging in the form of mist, aerosol, wet spray or fog of insecticides can be very useful. Files are inactive at night and rest on overhead structures such as light wires, cords, edged beams & other wood work and such structures should also be covered in the treatment plan so that files resting in the night are killed.