Where has these flies come from? These days almost everyone in the city(Karachi) has been asking this question after swarms of flies have invaded their cars, homes, and the streets.
The major reason behind this thick blankets of flies hovering on meat, fruits and other eatables is that the government has not removed garbage, especially the sacrificial animals’ remains from the city and the recent rains have made the situation worse. However, Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah instructed the local authorities to fumigate the city as soon as possible.
As we know that Karachi is a big city and it cannot be cleaned in five or six days, we all have to take responsibility to clean our own localities because with these flies and garbage scattered all over our area is making our kids ill.
WHERE DOES THESE FLIES COME FROM??
Flies are part of nature’s clean-up crew. They eat decaying organic material and lay their eggs in it so their babies have a food source handy when they hatch. Many have incredibly keen senses of smell for locating food sources; the ones that prefer dead creatures can detect that smell from miles away and follow it to the source, squeezing through tiny cracks to get at it. They aren’t going to harm you if you can keep them off of your food; most aren’t interested in live organic material, only decaying stuff.
EFFECTIVE WAYS OF GETTING RID OF THE FLIES FROM YOUR HOME
Houseflies are really very irritating as well as full of harmful diseases. These bees can easily spread the bacteria in your body by just sitting on your eating stuff.
There are lots of techniques through which you can easily get rid of these houseflies.
Some of them are listed below.
@ Commercial fly traps use UV light to attract flies, who land on glue boards and get stuck.
@ By using a plastic water bag, just fill the bag with water and then hang it at your door.
@ Make flypaper strips at home to catch flies.
@Make lemongrass essential oil spray to keep away flies.
@ Use camphor to repel flies.
@ Cleanness is a key factor which eradicate the houseflies.
@ Try using kerosene in the drainage which kill the maggots and larvae of both flies and mosquito.
@ Try rubbing the surface with lemon slice which are frequently visited by flies.
@ Don’t keep your organic waste in home for long time. Clean up food and drink spills promptly.
@Keep all garbage cans, recycling and compost bins covered, empty daily, and clean, wash and disinfect your garbage regularly with hot water.
@Clean the kitchen soon after eating, and other places where you have the habit of snacking.
@ Do not leave dirty dishes too long in the open.
@Avoid leaving the fruit to rot in the trash.
@ In the evening, do not leave the windows open without screens, the colour yellow – after the light, curtains or even interior painting – tends to attract. This is also why the sticky tape fly-papers and other insecticides are in this colour.
@Do not leave stagnant moisture in the bathroom.
