| The Common Housefly (Musca domestica) can remain
active and reproduce throughout the year in warm environments although,
more commonly, they tend to stop breeding during the winter months.
As potential carriers of typhoid, cholera, tuberculosis, gastroenteritis
and dysentery, they must be controlled. Solid foods are liquefied
by regurgitating digestive juices on the surface of the food. Rotting
food is of particular attraction and decaying household refuse provides
an ideal environment for laying eggs. House flies have been known
to cover distances as large as 9 miles.
Pest information supplied by Sorex.
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