Methods_to_get_rid_of_the_flies:

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Methods to get rid of the flies: Fly is the most common household pest which is really annoying and spreads many diseases. It is usually said that implementation of a thorough pest control plan should be made in order to prevent its infestation. It is usually said that prevention is better than cure. Same is the case here; we can make preventive measures to stop these flies from entering our house. House should be kept neat and clean. Garbage should be removed from the house on regular basis. Rather, it should be done on daily basis. Keep the doors and the windows closed. Food should be covered in a proper way.

Moreover, odors attract the flies. If they will get a place to enter the house, they will do so without any invitation. They breed on rotten food, still water and droppings. So it shows that clean sanitary life style will make your house free of flies. If you have a pet animal then don’t leave its food lying around in their dishes. It will attract a lot flies. As already mentioned, these are attracted by the food smell. Fly screens must be used to catch the flies especially in hot season. These are some of the preventive measures against fly pest control.

In case flies still come and they keep on irritating you then you should adopt the following methods to get rid of them.

An electric fly killer can be used to kill the flies that have entered the house. This killer attracts the fly to the apparatus and then zaps it. These can be placed at the places where you make food to keep them away from the food or any place where these flies are creating recurring problems. Apart from this, electric fly killers there are available in the market and a large number of sprays are available to kill the flies effectively. If After these implementing these methods, still the infestation is huge then you must call a professional pest control company to deal with the problem. They know very well that which chemical should be used to kill which pests in an effective manner, which is always harmless for the people living in the house.


Cc-by-nc-sa-narrow.png Singal, N., and Jeffery, R. (2008). Qualitative Research Skills Workshop: A Facilitator's Reference Manual, http://oer.educ.cam.ac.uk/wiki/RECOUP, Cambridge: RECOUP (Research Consortium on Educational Outcomes and Poverty, http://recoup.educ.cam.ac.uk/). CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. (original page)