Black Flies

How to Identify Black House Flies:

Appearance:

• ~1.3 cm
• Black with fur and bluish bald spots
• 6 legs
• (Similar to house fly, but larger)

Habitats:

• Indoors during winter months
  • Indoors during summer if enough food is inside
• Outside during warmer weather
  • Often found near rotting food

Threat:

• Can spread disease in humans
• Cover large breeding areas and reproduce quickly

Preventing Infestation:

• Sadly, there isn't much we can do to prevent black fly infestations; however, we are great at ending infestations once they've begun
• Keep area clean and free of rotting foods/open containers.

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