Tips for Control
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| In most cases involving blow flies and bottle flies around homes, the problem is twofold: (1) flies are being attracted to the building by trash containers or pet manure and (2) openings (e.g. doors) exist that are permitting flies to enter. To minimize problems with flies, take the following steps: |
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Throw trash away in trash cans in plastic bags. Bags reduce odors associated with garbage and trash thus attracting fewer flies to the area. |
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Locate trash receptacles as far from the building as possible. Those flies that are attracted to the area will therefore be away from the back door. |
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Keep doors and windows closed unless they are equipped with tight-fitting screens. |
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Ensure all edges of doors and windows have tight weatherstripping. Flies can squeeze through amazingly small cracks. |
| If the presence of these flies is due to a dead animal within the building, finding the location of the carcass and its removal is necessary, but is not easily accomplished. |