- Species Education
House Fly (Musca domestica)
Description
- Dark gray
- Four dark stripes on the thorax
- Abdomen yellowish at sides
- 5-8 mm long
Life Cycle
- Complete lifecycle takes 10 to 21 days
- Female lays up to 150 eggs in moist, warm, decaying organic matter
- In about 12 hours, eggs hatch into maggots that grow to about 1/2 inch
- Maggots pupate in the ground for 5 to 6 days up to a month
Food Source
- Animal manure, decomposing grain, dead or decomposing animals and plant materials
- Larvae live and feed on several materials that are high in bacteria such as manure and decaying organic matter
Indications
- Fly specks
- Adult flies around building, feed and animals
Threat
- Can carry diseases including cholera, dysentery and anthrax
- Leave little spots called “fly specks” which are made of fly excrement and very hard to remove
- Annoyed neighbors can bring lawsuits seeking damages or the closing of your animal facility
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