How do flies spend the winter?

Different flies winter in different ways. For example, houseflies lay eggs in their droppings before the end of their life cycle to keep the next generation safe for winter, while pink flies seek cracks or holes to escape the cold before winter.

I. Introduction to flies

1. shape

Fly belongs to, the body is small to medium, antennal short, 3 section only, terminal end has section whip or terminal backside has a feather shape bristle, call antennal awn. Two compound eyes and three monocular eyes. The mouth part is sucking. forewing membranous, used for flight. hind wing reduced to balancing rod, concealed under wing flap at base of front wing.

2. food

The feeding habits of flies are very complex. They belong to omnivorous flies and can feed on various substances. Human food, human and livestock secretions and excretions, kitchen residues and other garbage, as well as plant juices, can be used for their intake.

3. spawning

Flies lay eggs at their peak between 17:00 and 19:00 every day. Musca domestica lays about 100 eggs per batch, and a female can lay 10-20 batches in her lifetime, with a total number of eggs reaching 600-1000. In nature, each female fly can lay 4-6 batches of eggs in her lifetime, with an interval of 3-4 days. The number of eggs laid in each batch is about 100, and the number of eggs laid in her lifetime is 400-600.

2. How to eliminate flies?

1. sticky fly paper

A sticky tape for flies. When in use, the prepared sticky fly paper is opened by hand from the edge of the paper and placed in a place where flies often fly or a dense place. As long as the flies touch or fall on the paper, they will be firmly stuck. If hung near the light, but also sticky mosquitoes and other flying insects.

2. IED

Fly killing lamp can be divided into electric shock type and sticky capture type according to its killing function. Its principle is to lure insects and flies with light, lure insects and flies close to the lamp tube, make insects contact with high-voltage electric fence or sticky fly paper near the fly killing lamp, and electrocute or stick them to kill insects and flies.