The common housefly as the name implies, plague the households of homeowners and tenants around the world. It cannot bite or sting, but its physical structure and feeding habit makes it a carrier of disease and dirt. Flies spread the organism that causes some of these illnesses, such as typhoid fever, dysentery, tuberculosis, leprosy, hookworm, cholera, diarrhea and other painful diseases and parasite that inflict suffering and death on humankind.
It is A Dangerous Pest
Before you arrive a spotless and clean kitchen, flies may visit along the way, or they are already there. Flies often visit lavatories, decaying animal carcass or an open dump, the home of diseases and germs. Flies are also capable of flying from these breeding sites to our food; this may bring unwanted bad tummy ache when the food they perch on is consumed.
It is a Menace To Human Health
A significant factor that makes flies a menace to human health is its structural characteristics. First, it is an actual insect. It belongs to the order of insect named Diptera; which means two wings. Its two transparent wings fall back to give it a triangular appearance when it is not flying. It has a hair-like body. These hairs are one of how the flies picks up and transports millions of diseases and germs as it visits sources of contamination. Been a real insect, the house flies have three distinct body parts; a head, a thorax and an abdomen. The head bears the eyes, antenna and mouthparts. Between its compound eyes is a structure called the ocelli or simple eyes combined with the antenna, which it uses for detecting the odor.
They Have Interesting Feeding Habit
The fascinating feeding organ of the flies is the proboscis. It can be retracted almost immediately into the head of the flies when not extended for feeding. The end of the proboscis is a spongy L-shape structure composed of two lips, which the flies press against any substance upon which it desires to feed on. Disease, germs and parasite may adhere to the two lips as the fly feeds. They may then be carried to the next place the fly visits and deposit as the fly takes or feast on the new substance.
Flies Have Excellent Means of Locomotion
The wings and legs of the fly located on the thorax provide excellent locomotion for the fly. Both wings and legs are exposed to dirt; this is a critical factor in the disease and germs spreading activities of the fly. Some segments of the legs are sensitive to taste. On each foot when looked from beneath is a light-colored structure called pulvilli. The pulvilli help the flies’ feet stick to smooth substances and also supports the flies walk upside down on the ceiling or climb walls with ease. This feature although helpful to the fly makes the fly more dangerous transmitter of the disease since its sticky feet can pick up germs and parasites and distribute them everywhere the flies walks.
Flies Have a Rapid Rate of Reproduction
Flies lay their eggs anywhere they find their kind of medium or food the fly loves or feed when they hatch. An uncovered open garbage can is an open invitation to breeding flies. Accumulation of reuse is also breeding places for flies. A single fly lays an average 100-150 eggs at a time and may lay up to 7 batches of eggs in an average of 2-3 weeks. In warm weather, the eggs usually hatch within 8-24 hours.
Nonetheless, sanitation is the only sure cure for all of the fly menace and hygiene begins at home, each citizen home and with each citizen personal habit of cleanliness. If you do not have the time and energy to get rid of houseflies from your home, hire a professional pest control company near you