Flies

Common Fly Species: Likely Locations:

House flies Food and animal feces in dumpsters, garbage, and
compost piles.

Flesh flies Animal feces, dead animals and meat scraps.

 

Blow flies Dead animals, meat scraps and wet garbage.

Cluster flies Lays eggs in earthworms in the lawn. These flies enter
buildings to over-winter.

Fruit Flies Decomposing fruit, but will breed in fermenting beer,
vegetables, mops, rags, drains, pet food, and condensation
or leaks from appliances.

Phorid flies Decomposing plants and animals such as buried animals,
garbage, or broken underground sewer lines.

Moth and Drain flies
Gelatinous material found in sink drains, traps and
sewers. Also decomposing foods that are becoming
liquefied.

 

 

 

Fungus gnats Fungus on decaying vegetation found in moist soil in
flower pots. Also found in pigeon droppings.

 

 

Midges Water, especially still water.