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Fermenting Grain Flies

In environments where livestock are present, flies are both a given and a significant sanitation hazard. Farms, stables, stockyards and other areas where animals are kept offer unlimited organic matter as food sources for flies.

Flies breed in areas where feed has been neglected or spoiled. After larvae hatch, they require a copious amount of edible organic material, on which they feed ravenously for approximately four days. They then locate dry, dark places within which to pupate. During pupation, flies change from a larva into an adult, developing a full set of legs and a pair of wings. When the adult fly emerges, it is fully-grown and will cease development entirely. Adult flies are capable of reproduction within 12 hours.

If populations of stinging flies develop, livestock health and productivity may be affected. They act as a nuisance to human workers on the premises. Most flies also pose a serious sanitation risk by transferring bacteria from manure onto human food surfaces.

Restaurant Flies

Sewer Flies

Garbage Flies

Stable Flies