Fly | Facts & Information

Origin

The order Diptera is a broad order, comprising an estimated 240,000 species of various insect varieties, although only about half of these have been studied and described (about 120,000 species) according to the authors ' estimate.

The order Diptera is one of the most important orders of insects, among them are Raptor flies, and mosquitoes, which are extremely important because of their role in the transmission of diseases such as malaria and yellow fever.

Food Bite

Most of them feed on organic matter and those in the process of decomposition.

The fly sits on anything and consumes basically anything.

The fly is omnivorous.

Features Bite

The flies are 5-10 mm long; the anterior part of the body is black, with four crossed stripes on the back; the posterior part of the body is gray on the upper face and yellow on the lower face; the body is entirely covered by bristles; on the head it has two compound eyes (faceted eyes) large and red; house flies have only one pair of wings for flight, the second serving to stabilize the flight.

The fly is a typical annoying agent as well as a hygienic pest. Flies disturb people, sitting and moving on various parts of their bodies, flying chaotically around the room and buzzing. By laying eggs and due to the feeding stage of the larvae, they can contaminate food.

Since they are carriers of diseases, they become a danger to hygiene. There is evidence that house flies can transmit the bacterium Helicobacter pylori, which can cause ulcers in humans. Thus it is assumed that flies are carriers of other diseases besides this, although its role as a disease transmitter is probably often overestimated.

To prevent flies biodegradable garbage should be disposed of as quickly and regularly as possible. Cats ' litter boxes should always be cleaned. Foods that can spoil, should not be left out and uncovered. Potential brooding sites, such as dung and compost heaps, should be placed away from home. Prevent flies from entering the house by installing fly nets on Windows and balcony doors.

Flies that appear in isolation can be killed with the classic Fly fly. Other methods that are successful in combating flies are fly paper, fly nets, insect sprays and UV lamps. In restaurants, hotels and food industry enterprises it is advisable to use UV lamps instead of applying the other methods, for aesthetic reasons.

Breeding Fly

Among the most famous flies are blue flies or meat flies. Females lay their eggs in litter, compost, rotting food (biodegradable litter) and fertilizer mixed with straw.

After an embryonic evolution of about 15-25 hours emerge from the eggs larvae, which have neither head nor legs. By undulating the body they can move easily into the food substrate without needing any help. They feed on the substances in rotting matter. During this time they grow and shed twice, before moving to the pupa stage. In the pupal stages they are fusiform.

The duration of metamorphosis in the pupa stage depends on the temperature and is 3-8 days. On leaving the stern, the fly removes the shell with the help of a bladder, which protrudes from an arc-shaped pocket located on the head. Adult flies are already three days after hatching ready for reproduction.

Flies fly with great precision and agility. Their flight speed is 2m/s (7.2 km / h), -the speed at which they flap their wings 200 times per second.