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How To Get Rid Of Blow Flies In Your Houston Home And Keep Them Out

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When we are outdoors, we constantly battle pests such as flies. When we go for a walk or run, the flies buzz by our ears, land on our heads, and cause us to swat at them constantly. After fighting flies outside, we want to enter our homes and enjoy an environment free of flies.

Because we want a fly-free environment in our Houston houses, we get annoyed when flies are in our homes. Who wants to go to bed swatting flies? No one wants to combat flies while cooking dinner! If you have an infestation of flies, you need the largest, independent Houston pest control company: All-Safe Pest & Termite. We will provide a customized, guaranteed solution to your fly problem. 

How To Tell If It's A Blow Fly

Blow flies look like house flies, but there are some differences. The thorax and abdomen of blow flies have a blue-green, shiny appearance, whereas house flies have a non-metallic, dark grey body. The body of blow flies is bigger than house flies.

Another possible determining factor in identifying the type of fly is the environment. Although house and blow flies are both attracted to decaying matter, the blow fly is prevalent in locations where animal dung and dead animals are present. 

The Potential Dangers Blow Flies Can Bring To Your Home

Animal feces and decaying food are breeding grounds for bacteria, viruses, and parasitic worms. Blow flies are those flies in compost, picking up the pathogens on the surface of decaying food and manure piles. 

Blow flies transfer salmonellosis, typhoid, tuberculosis, and other diseases. When blow flies land on decaying material with pathogens on the surface, their legs and mouths pick up the organisms while they feed on the rotting substance. When they relocate to surfaces in your home, the bacteria, viruses, and worms fall off and contaminate exposed food, countertops, and other places they land. Later, when you eat the food, the pathogens enter your system and cause potentially serious illness. 

In addition to shedding pathogens on household surfaces, blow flies defecate and deposit illness-causing organisms on food and areas in your Houston home. To prevent exposing your family to diseases spread by these green flies in the house, you need help from our fly experts at All-Safe Pest & Termite.

How To Prevent Blow Flies From Entering Your House

Although our experts at All-Safe Pest & Termite are the ultimate solution to stop these huge flies in the house, you can take the following actions to keep blow flies from entering your Houston home: 

  • Repair broken screens on doors and windows
  • Keep the garage door closed as much as possible
  • Close opened doors
  • Screen vents leading into the house
  • Remove animal feces from the yard
  • Store food in sealed containers
  • Install screens on doors and windows

These suggestions are safe and natural ways to get rid of flies in your Houston home. 

The Most Effective Way To Get Rid Of A Blow Fly Infestation

The most effective way to get rid of these garbage flies in your Houston home is to secure our experts at All-Safe Pest & Termite. Implementing the suggested tips will help keep them out of your house, but unless you destroy their eggs, you will continue to battle blow flies in your home. 

Our award-winning, experienced pest control professionals at All-Safe Pest & Termite know where blow flies like to nest in Houston homes. Using our environmentally safe solutions with a targeted strategy eliminates blow flies from your Houston home. Contact us today, and we will solve the blow fly problem in your home so you can relax at home without battling flies. 

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