Lesser House Fly

Lesser House Fly

LESSER HOUSE FLY: (Fannia Canicularis)
Size:

4 to 6mm

Appearance:

Grey thorax with three indistinct stripes running lengthways up the body. Its abdomen has extensive areas of yellow at the base.

Habits:

In buildings, circling near the centre of rooms. They take short breaks at night and rest on lamps/horizontal surfaces. Leave excrement marks on resting surfaces.

Likely Found:

Feed on excrement.

Lifecycle:

Female lays up to 2000 eggs – total life span 2-3 weeks.

Control Measures:

Fly screens on windows and doors, Stringent hygiene internally and externally. Ultra violet fly units will have limited results with this species of fly. Space treatments with insecticidal fog and/or treatment of alighting surfaces with residual insecticide.

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