House flies are commonly known as nuisance flies and house flies come under one set of insect breeds known as Diptera and they have only one set of wings and house flies are gray in color.
Houseflies are common thing nowadays you can find it everywhere.they usually breed by laying your eggs on garbage & in decomposed organic things
Getting a housefly infection is not a big thing nowadays. There are many ways to safely prevent it or get rid of them when they happen but the problem occurs when disease starts spreading and that's where you have to be very careful.
Are house flies dangerous?
Mostly housefly infection are not a big deal but it some case they might carry virus which can spread when they bite you.some of the diseases that house flies carry are given below :-
Eye infections
Tuberculosis
Food poisoning
Cholera
Typhoid fever
Some of the methods that will remove house flies naturally are given below :
By using some specific herbs & flowers
You can plant some specific herbs and flowers in your house in a pot or outside of your home or in your garden to prevent house flies from entering your house or to keep them away and there are many herbs and flowers that keeps house flies away from your house and some of them are given below:
Bay leaves
Lavender
Basil
Catnip
How to use vinegar and dish soap to kill house flies
This is a good method to trap flies what you have to do is mix some apple cider vinegar(about an inch) and a few drops of dish soap in a taller glass and after that cover the tall glass with a plastic wrap after that tighten or secure the wrap with a rubber band and put some holes in the top and place it in the fly affected area in your house.
After what happens is that the house flies will be tempted by the vinegar in the tall glass and they will get inside the glass though the hole and here is where the trick happens the flies will try to land on the vinegar but they will sink because of the soap water and dies.
Water & cayenne pepper
Mix cayenne pepper with water and spray it in the fly affected area or all around your home. It will prevent 95% of the flies from entering your home and it is also one of the easiest ways to keep your house safe from house flies.
Eliminate flies using Venus flytrap
Venus flytrap are a type of plant that eats insects. What they do is that when you plant or keep them in a fly affected area they will naturally trap the fly and eat them. how they do is that when a fly gets inside the plant trap they will close it and squeezes the insects after that the plant ejects a type of digestive fluid to dissolve the insects. The usual time venus flytrap takes to eat an insect is around 7 to 11 days.
Natural fly trapping bait ideas
Flies feed on many things some of the things which you can use to attract flies to your traps are given below :
Honey
Sugar
Vegetables
Meat
Human feces
Animal feces
Fruits
How to get rid of flies from my house or garden?
you can use many fly repellents to keeps flies away from your home or can also try planting flowers and herbs that prevents flies from entering your home such as bay leaves,catnip,lavender etc..or you can even plant many venus flytraps outside or inside your home to prevent flies.
What most people do is they use insecticides to kill flies but what happens is that after some times they develop resistance to these insecticides so for some cases it is useless to use insecticides. I think using residual pesticides is much better because they last longer when compared to indoor pesticides or you can even contact a pest control service provider near your locality for help.I have hired many pest control services in Dubai in the past and they get the job done easily.
What are all the things that attract house flies to your house?
Houseflies are usually attracted by bright lights or on things which they can lay their eggs on such as :
Human feces
Animal feces
Garabage
Rotten meat
Rotten vegetables
Any food waste
How do you prevent a house fly infestation?
First thing you have to do is to make sure that your house and surroundings don't have places where flies can lay their eggs on and also remove things from your home that attracts house flies such as rotten meats,rotten vegetables,garbage,animal feces,food waste etc..
*Always keep your pets clean
*Always clean up animal feces on time before it attracts flies
*Hire a flies control or pest control services provider to eliminate flies from your home
*Always clean your dirty dishes and plates
*Always move your garbage bags out from your home as soon it full dont keep it inside your home for too long it will attract flies
*Always switch off lights outside your home when you are done with it because bright lights always attracts flies
*keep foods in a airtight container
*Always close your doors and windows at after use so that it prevent flies from getting inside your home
*Don't leave anything to decay near your home it will surely attract flie