Finally, a beautiful day outside! That’s what I thought to myself as I stepped out to enjoy the first mild day this month that I actually had off from work. But, it wasn’t meant to be. I was only just starting to weed my garden when I was forced inside. And I’m sure this is a problem many of you reading can empathize with. The various species of fly in Florida are tenacious. But we’re not just talking about the biters today, we’ll even cover some of the filth breeders. After that, we’ll get into the basics of New Port Richey Fly Control.
New Port Richey Fly Control: Filth Breeders
Broadly, you can put flies into one of two groups. Those groups being the filth breeders, and the biters. We’ll start with the filth breeders for now, and then move into the second group. The best way to keep filth breeders at bay is the minimize nesting and breeding sites. These including animal waste, carcasses, garbage, and decaying vegetation. You should be composting most of those things, anyway! Also, using screens on your doors and windows should help, but only if you make sure they fit tightly over both.
House Flies
Easily the most common pest in the world is the simple housefly. You’ve seen them, I’ve seen them, your dog has seen them, everyone has. They’re the most common filth breeding fly as well and are found everywhere from deep in urban environments to out in the countryside on your uncle’s ranch. Alone they’re not much of an issue, but large numbers can become a serious nuisance. They’re able to transmit disease-causing organisms that accumulate on its body throughout its life of dumpster diving. Because if they then land on your food, their vomit, feces, and contaminated body parts can easily transmit the bacteria.
Bottle Flies
Then you have the blow flies and bottle flies. They’re another common non-biting species that you’ll face in the challenge for New Port Richey fly control. They resemble house flies but are actually pretty in an odd way. This is due to their metallic green, blue, and black coloration. They lay their eggs in decomposing organic matter and are a pretty good sign of a dead animal body in your home. For example, if you see blowflies around the lights or other areas indoors swarming, it usually points to something dead in the walls. They lay their eggs in the decomposing matter, and meat tends to last longer than vegetation during the decomposition process. That’s why they like it so much.
New Port Richey Fly Control: The biters
We’ll go over the most common biting fly species in the state, but first a little preamble. These pests all bite. That should be simple enough to understand. But they all feed on your blood and their bites are PAINFUL. It’s not like a mosquito where they come and go and you could never notice. No way, these things leave large, itchy red patches. They’re also vectors for diseases in both humans and livestock. Many of the state’s biting flies cause massive problems when it comes to control. That’s due to how they breed and where. They develop mostly in water near the woods, swamps, shorelines, and coasts of Florida. That alone can make them a challenge to control. But in general, the non-professional control is very similar to mosquitoes.
No-See-Ums
No-see-ums are some of the worst. They’re, well, really hard to see! You may have heard of them by their other names as well, such as sandflies, punkies, or biting midges. They live along rivers, coasts, and in salt marshes for the most part. And usually, the first way you know if they’re around is if you’ve been bitten. You can feel the skin irritation from their bites before spotting them with the naked eye, just because they’re so small. And those bites will most likely occur in the early morning, and on cloudy days where the wind isn’t blowing. They’re active year-round, but are the worst in spring or summer.
When it comes to them inside your home, keeping good air circulation and having a good fan or two running helps. They’re not strong fliers and tend to get blown away in a gust.
Yellow Biting flies
Oh boy. you’re going to have to excuse me because this is going to be a tangent. I HATE these things. Hate even feels like too soft of a word. You see, I’m a man who enjoys being outdoors. I like to garden, I like to jog, I like to lift weights. But throughout the entire spring, these things ruin me. Their bites hurt, they’re strong fliers, and they are RELENTLESS. They’re some of the most aggressive parasites you’ll ever deal with, and will travel long distances to attack your face and neck. There are people who are debilitated for most of the day after getting bitten by one of these things. Like, if they bite you on the foot it will be hard to walk for the next few days.
When it comes to defending yourself, there is also another problem. They seem just about immune to any kind of bug spray. Who knows, maybe it’s even like a seasoning to them. That’s what it feels like when I soak myself in spray only to look down two seconds later and seeing one latching on to my arm.
Black Flies
Finally, we have a pest that I, personally, haven’t dealt with much. These bugs love moisture and thrive around slow-moving water, like a river or creek. They have humped backs and make their homes in most parts of the U.S. They fly around the eyes, hair, and ears of their hosts to look for a spot to land. They’re daytime biters that will bite both human and animal hosts, which makes them a reasonably dangerous vector for disease. And while they prefer to stay outdoors, they will wiggle through your screens to get at you if they need to. Their population, like most flying pests, booms after a heavy rain.
And there you have it, some of the most common flies you’ll deal with on your quest for New Port Richey fly control.