House Fly
The house fly, Musca domestica, is one of the most common of all insects. It is a worldwide pest in homes, barns, poultry houses, food-processing plants, dairies, and recreation areas. It has a tremendous breeding potential and during the warmer months can produce a generation in less than two weeks. In many areas of Florida the house fly breeds throughout the year.
House Fly
Flesh flies are a scavenger fly species that usually feeds on carrion or meat scraps in garbage. They are medium-to large-sized flies and usually have 3 dark thoracic stripes and mottled abdomens. Many of the common species have a red tip on the abdomen.
Flesh Fly
There are quite a few species of blow flies and bottle flies found in and around residences. Greenbottle, bluebottle, and bronzebottle flies are particularly abundant in Florida. In urban areas these flies may be more abundant than house flies.
Blow flies and bottle flies usually have a metallic blue or green color or both on the thorax and abdomen. These flies are strong fliers and range many miles from breeding places. They are abundant during the warm summer months.
Blow flies and bottle flies can breed on dead rodents and birds in house attics or wall voids. They usually breed in meat scraps, animal excrement, and decaying animal matter around houses. The adult flies are quite active inside and are strongly attracted to light. The mature larvae migrate from breeding areas to pupate and can become a problem when they crawl into a house.
Bottle Fly