Flies are often gross people out, especially if they land on your food or in your drink. But it is for good reason that people do not want their dinners swarmed with flies. These pesky bugs can carry diseases and bacteria that can ultimately get you sick if you ingest food that is contaminated by flies. A few types of diseases that flies are known to carry are:
Coli
Dysentery
Food poisoning
Typhoid fever
Tuberculous
To keep flies from coming into your home, you can plant certain plants around your porch or patio that flies can’t stand. Plants that flies hate include:
Marigolds
Lavender
Basil
Rosemary
Sage
Mint
By planting these blooming plants or herbs in flower beds or even in pots around your home, flies will not get close enough to your door to be able to sneak inside.
If flies have already found a way into your home, and there are too many to smash with a flyswatter, you may have to do a little more than add some fragrant plants to your porch. Whether using a pesticide, sticky trap, or home-made trap, you can eliminate a few flies from your home.
But if you start to notice an unusual amount of flies appear in your home all at once, it is possible that the flies are breeding somewhere in your house. You may have something rotting such as a bad potato or other vegetable somewhere in your home that provides the perfect environment for a fly to lay eggs. It will be difficult to get all of these new, young flies out of your home once they have hatched. Giving your trusted Visalia pest professional a call can help you quickly eliminate all the flies from your home.
For the best fly control, give San Joaquin Pest Control in Visalia a call today.