Flies are one of the most irritating creatures in our home. In other words it is a very annoying pest. We spend a lot on buying chemical substances from the market to keep these flies away from our home, but actually all those doesn’t works great. Many people will agree that after using all those materials lastly we fall depressed with the problem. But we have to do something to keep our home hygienic and here’s the need of this article. Here you will find some DIY tips to keep flies away from home.
Tips to Get Rid of Flies in the House
Flies carry numerous diseases and mostly the worst ones. Dysentery, Typhoid and food poisoning are the most common diseases caused by the flies. So it is very important to keep everything hygienic to avoid getting attacked by these diseases and so we have to keep these flies away from our home. There are some really useful techniques. The problems created by flies are classified into two parts one is warm weather problems and other is cool weather problems. And so the control techniques are also quiet different for both the cases.
First of all you will have to identify the type of fly that is irritating you. The most common you will find is the housefly. But there are also few flies such as latrine fly, little housefly, blow fly, flesh fly etc. So now the most important thing is that you should remember that the breeding area of all these flies remains within the 100 yards of their place of activity. So your first duty is to find out the breeding area and clean it nicely so they don’t come back again. Now we are giving an outline idea of the most common are in which these flies breed. Plants, poor drain areas, kennels, livestock areas, garbage cans are the places where they prefer to make their breeding areas. Actually these flies can’t chew dry food and that’s the reason they need a place with lot of moisture. Normally they feed on animal waste, vegetable residuals and household garbage.
For the warm weather problems, first of all find out the breeding place and clean it and secondly spray insecticides in the areas where these flies land most of the time. The most effective insecticides are Aerosol or any other fly spray with Pyrethrins. To stop flies entering your house you have to notice that all your window screens are perfect and with no problems. Apply insecticides in two or three weeks interval. For some additional pest control, you may bring electric fly light and position it in the indoors. So this is the only technique to get rid of flies in the summer but now what about the winter time?
In the cooler seasons, the flies actually look for overwintering shelter in your home. But the most important thing is that your priority towards exclusion. The best idea is to use scouring pads to fill out the weep holes and other holes in your home. Spray a good insecticide on the holes and also around the doors and windows so that don’t come nearby. Remember the filler and holes in your house are the preferred place for the flies.
In this article we have discussed about the various homely methods of removing flies from the home. Actually it depends on how you are treating on the flies. If you go with the above mentioned methods, for sure your home will be free from flies. And now if you are facing a major problem, and nothing is working out, the best option is to contact with the pest control organizations.
