Flies![]() Flies are known pests worldwide. They are generally connected with dirt, decay and disease, as many species of fly are known to carry disease due to their ingestion of animal faeces, and connection with decaying bodies. The fly is an omnivorous animals that will eat almost anything from nectar of plants, to sap and even animal blood. Flies are able to prey on such things at it uncoils it's long, straw-like tongue which then sucks the liquid into the fly's body. The baby flies or maggots, are known to feed primarily on decomposing matter such as excrement and flesh. Flies are small in size and due to it's size and abundance, the fly is preyed upon by a wide variety of predators around the world. These include amphibians such as frogs, toads and newts,fish that eat flies that land on the surface of the water, reptiles such as lizards and small mammals. Flies have an extremely short lifespan, only living for about a month. The female fly lays her eggs in decomposing material, both plants and animals, which hatch very quickly. The eggs hatch into fly larvae which are more commonly known as maggots and quickly transform into an adult fly. It is thought that the process from egg to fly takes just under 2 weeks. Price guideline for fly pest control (excl GST):
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