Getting rid of flies at home is not always easy, but it is vital. We will look at the most popular methods, and also figure out where flies in the house come from, and how to make your home unattractive to these insects.
When flies fly around a room, it can sometimes drive you crazy. Slippers and fly swatters are used, but the next day there are even more insects. Is this a familiar picture? If you are constantly thinking about how to get rid of flies in the house, approach this task comprehensively.
The housefly, or housefly, cannot imagine its life without a person. Thanks to his activity, she actively feeds and reproduces. The body length of the insect is 6-8 mm, the abdomen is yellowish. The fly is attracted to garbage, feces and other waste materials needed for its maggots.
Due to the fact that flies spend most of their lives in an environment saturated with dangerous bacteria, they are carriers of various diseases. On the legs and wings of insects there may be eggs of worms, pathogens of intestinal infections (salmonellosis, cholera, dysentery, typhoid), tuberculosis, etc.
Particularly dangerous is the blowfly , which is also not averse to flying into the house. It is larger than the domestic one, up to 25 mm in length. Differs in grey, blue or green color of the abdomen. Its larvae can parasitize the skin of domestic and farm animals and even humans, causing a disease such as myiasis (ulceration). Products containing fly eggs or maggots are also dangerous. If you have a weak immune system or stomach disease, they may not be completely digested and cause serious problems.
Therefore, if “a fly lands on the jam”, be careful, perhaps the food is already contaminated and is not suitable for consumption. Fruits and vegetables should be washed in hot water after flies have crawled on them.
Where do flies come from in an apartment?
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It’s easy for a fly to get into an apartment. Open windows and doors, half-closed vents and transoms, a ventilation shaft - insects will not fail to take advantage of them to fly into the room. But there is another, less pleasant way: when flies appear in the house from eggs and larvae laid on vegetables, fruits or flowers. Adults begin to actively feed and look for a place to lay eggs. And even if they wanted to, they won’t be able to fly out of the apartment, because... they don't see the glass.
Sometimes a fly appears in an apartment in winter. This means that the adult was hibernating, and then suddenly came to life, feeling warmth. Larvae and pupae also hibernate.
Now let’s look at how to quickly get rid of flies in the house so that they do not have time to multiply.
When a person is not the owner of the house, but a tasty morsel
Flies are extremely annoying, but not because the purpose of their life is to drive a person to white heat. We can safely call them acrobat insects: they perform many tricks in the air, are able to spin in place and move backwards. This activity requires a lot of energy. It is not surprising that flies spend most of their lives searching for food.
Flies constantly land on humans because they feed on microelements from his sweat and sebum.
For them, human skin is like a self-assembled tablecloth; fat and exfoliated particles of the epidermis can be found on it. And human sweat is simply a storehouse of useful microelements for these insects! It contains various salts (calcium, phosphorus, potassium), sulfuric acid compounds, and products of protein metabolism. In a word, for them we are a walking pharmacy and a canteen rolled into one, and even free of charge.
In ancient times, the wingspan of flies reached one meter. Can you imagine such a giant chasing you from room to room? We can only be glad that we live here and now. Or is it too early to rejoice?
How to kill flies using chemicals
Chemicals will help deal with the abundance of flies. Among the popular ones: Dichlorvos, Chlorophos, Tsifoks, Mukhoyar, Mashenka, Muskachid, Fly Byte, Karakurt. Baits are produced in the form of emulsions, powders, granules, sticky tapes, etc. After treatment, the flies will die, and the eggs and larvae will not move on to the next stage of development. Just be careful when using any chemical fly repellent at home. Read the instructions for the medications carefully and do not exceed the dosage.
Which flies pose the greatest danger?
There are a huge number of insect species in the world. However, only some of them are carriers of pathological microorganisms that cause diseases. We are talking about synanthropic flies, ecologically associated with human activity and existence. These include the following groups of creatures:
- Real flies. Includes indoor pests, market household pests, and burners.
- Carrion flies. On the territory of Russia they are represented by green, blue, gray and red-headed species.
- Gadflies. Abdominal, subcutaneous, gastric.
- Other Diptera. Bloodsuckers, fruit flies, cheese flies and cereal flies, blackbirds and other representatives of the suborder Brachycera.
Folk remedies for flies in the house
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If sticky tapes with garlands of flies look unsightly, and dangerous poisons cannot be used due to the presence of children and pets in the house, use folk remedies. They will cope no less effectively with even the most annoying individuals.
First of all, a repellent smell will help. As soon as there are too many flies in the room, dissolve 2-3 tbsp. vinegar in 1 liter of water and wipe all tables, window sills and other surfaces attractive to flies. Spraying essential oils of mint, lavender or eucalyptus will help enhance the effect. And finally, place bunches of tansy and wormwood on the windowsills or hang them from the ceiling. Flies hate these plants!
Another simple recipe: cut a lemon and stick a dozen cloves into each half. The pungent smell will repel flies and at the same time freshen the room.
If you see a spider at home, do not rush to drive it away. These insects will help you fight flies.
How to prevent flies from appearing in the house
You can use traditional methods and repel insects with the help of odors: place cloves, mint branches, lemon cut into slices around the house, and regularly wipe the trash can with vinegar. But all this, of course, provided that you yourself are not irritated by these aromas.
Remembering that flies scurry around the house mainly in search of food, it is better to take preventive measures:
- maintain cleanliness and order;
- take out the trash can on time;
- thoroughly wipe the kitchen counter and sink to prevent the accumulation of crumbs and food debris;
- store food in airtight containers;
- Ventilate the room regularly.
Remember that flies lay eggs in our food, and you don’t want to “feast” on their larvae or feces? Following the above rules will protect you from this, as well as from contracting intestinal infections and worms.
Electric fly trap
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Traditional and chemical methods of control are increasingly being replaced by modern innovations. Thus, an electric fly repellent has become popular, which is durable and does not harm humans and the environment. The only drawback: energy costs. The device is usually equipped with a fan and an ultraviolet lamp that attracts insects. But as soon as the flies fly up, a powerful stream pulls them inside into a special compartment from where there is no exit. Some models are equipped with a special UV-C lamp that disinfects insect remains, so you don't have to worry about infestation when you clean the trap.
DIY fly trap
To save your home budget, make a fly trap from a regular plastic bottle of any size. Pre-rinse it with water, then carefully cut off a third of the bottle, as shown in the diagram below. You can do this with scissors or a sharp knife. Turn the top over and place it in the base, after removing the lid. Secure the pieces with a stapler, tape, or superglue along the edges. Pour bait through the neck: sugar syrup (dissolve 100 g of sugar over low heat in 100 ml of water and boil for 15 minutes), apple juice, meat broth, etc. Place in a warm place so that the bait begins to ferment and becomes more attractive to insects.
Soon the flies will flock to the aroma. Once inside through the neck, they will not be able to get out. When there are too many insects in the trap, wrap it in a bag and dispose of it.
What diseases do flies carry?
A person becomes infected when they eat food on which a fly has sat. We don’t see the microscopic eggs of the pest, so we calmly eat the food and end up becoming infected. Here is just a small list of diseases that flies carry:
- Dysentery. It is characterized by general intoxication of the gastrointestinal tract and affects the large intestine.
- Typhoid fever. An acute infection, the symptoms of which are fever, intoxication of the body, rashes on the surface of the skin. Typhoid affects the lymphatic system of the small intestine.
- Cholera. Acute infection affecting the small intestine. Diarrhea and vomiting lead to dehydration. The person may go into hypovolemic shock and die.
- Diphtheria. A most dangerous disease that affects almost all body systems: excretory, nervous, cardiovascular. The disease is especially scary for children whose bodies are not able to fight germs.
- Tuberculosis. An infectious pathology in which microbacteria infect lung tissue. If left untreated, tuberculosis leads to death.
- Anthrax. Although this infection has been defeated in our country, flies can cause an epidemic literally at any moment. The fatal disease affects internal organs, the lymphatic system, and is characterized by serous-hemorrhagic inflammation of the skin.
- Polio. An acute infectious disease affecting the spinal cord and the entire nervous system.
And all this is carried by ordinary house flies, protection from which people consider unnecessary and unimportant. Blood-sucking insects attack humans and animals. Bloodsucking flies are carriers of anthrax, brucellosis, glanders, and tularemia. The most terrible disease is trachoma, which leaves scars on the eye and leads to complete blindness.
Gadflies (a type of fly) generally leave larvae in the human body. The larvae develop under the skin, feed on living tissues, and infect bones. Ultimately, the mature individual gnaws its way out, leaving the “donor” with terrible inflammation and bleeding.
The tsetse fly, known from literature, is an even more terrible parasite. The bite leads to the development of sleeping sickness. The pathology is manifested by a feverish state, the cervical lymph nodes swell, swelling of the arms and legs and drowsiness appear. If the disease is started and treatment is not started, the “donor” dies.
There are no coronavirus mosquitoes. What about flies and ticks?
The spread of coronavirus infection has forced people to think about whether blood-sucking insects can carry COVID-19 by analogy with fleas and lice, which, together with the rats they bitten, played a huge role in the plague epidemics that wiped out half of Europe in the Middle Ages.
For clarification, “360” turned to Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor of Virology Anatoly Altstein. He said that mosquitoes are not capable of spreading coronavirus infection.
“Of course, you won’t get infected from mosquitoes; the virus is not transmitted by mosquitoes. It bites a person, sucks in infected blood, then bites another person without infecting them. The virus must enter the stomach and then the salivary glands. But they cannot contain coronavirus. It is not intended for such transfer. Mechanical transfer is extremely unlikely,” the expert reassured.
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As for flies, they are quite capable of carrying coronavirus and in this sense are definitely dangerous and harmful.
“They can carry anything on their paws, they spread dirt. The virus can be contained in feces, from where flies can transfer it, for example, to food. Hygiene is required here. When there are many of them, they will be able to participate in the spread of coronavirus infection,” the virologist admitted.
On air on the Komsomolskaya Pravda radio, entomologist Konstantin Kitaev said that so far science does not have data that any insects can transmit coronaviruses. The family of viruses, in principle, does not affect them and is not transmitted with them.
Kitaev explained that mosquitoes are capable of transmitting some diseases, malaria or fever. But they also affect the insect itself.
“It’s the same thing with the encephalitis tick. Everyone knows that ixodid ticks transmit viral encephalitis. It multiplies in the ticks themselves. They are also its main host and, it turns out, themselves suffer from this virus. And they can transmit it to humans through their bite,” the entomologist said.
Once the coronavirus enters the mosquito’s digestive system, it is digested and is not transmitted to the next person when it bites.
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Kitaev emphasized that even if a mutation of the coronavirus occurs and it suddenly begins to infect insects, it will be quite difficult for humans to become infected with it.
“The virus acquires some properties that allow it to infect insects, but loses properties that allow it to infect people. The likelihood that it can be transmitted to insects, mosquitoes and vice versa is very small,” the expert concluded.
Officially from WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) adheres to the same position. She officially announced that coronavirus is not transmitted through mosquito bites.
At the moment, there is no information about the possibility of transmission of the 2019-nCoV virus through mosquito bites. To protect yourself from infection, keep your distance from people who have a cough or fever and practice good hand and respiratory hygiene
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WHO experts clarified that the new coronavirus infection is a respiratory disease and is transmitted by airborne droplets.
According to the latest data, another 39 patients with COVID-19 died in Moscow on May 6. The total number of victims in the capital increased to 905 people.
Why is it necessary to control flies?
A fly lays about 500 eggs in its lifetime. The vast majority of larvae survive. A fly becomes an adult on average within a month after birth. That is, the number of insects is growing exponentially, and the number of dangerous diseases is also increasing.
Flies do not have too many enemies; they survive even in difficult conditions. If you do not deal with them, the situation can lead to an epidemic.
Factors determining the epidemiological significance of the housefly:
- close relationship with humans (housefly is an endophilic synanthrope)
- year-round breeding season and high numbers
- polyphagia, including feeding on garbage
- pathogens in the intestines of flies remain viable and are preserved in their feces and belching
- extremely mobile lifestyle and the possibility of transportation by transport
- the presence of numerous hairs and bristles on the body, facilitating the transfer of pathogens
Houseflies can carry 44 types of pathogenic microorganisms.
