WHAT DO SALMONELLOSIS, TRACHOMA AND HEPATITIS ALL HAVE IN COMMON?
THE COMMON FLY!
The fly can be the cause of these bacterial and viral diseases during our warmer months of the year and they can be extremely difficult to keep out of your home. Here are some helpful hints on where they hang out, what diseases they carry and what methods you can put in place to best control them.
The fly is most commonly located near rubbish, food scraps, open septic tanks, open leach drains, under eaves, dirty benches and tables, lawn clippings and animal faeces.
DISEASES
Salmonellosis, Shigellosis, Trachoma are all bacterial diseases and Hepatitis A is one viral diseases they can carry.
Probably the best method of fly control is to make sure the flies have no place where they can breed. Here are some ways to reduce their presence.
- Wrap all food scraps tightly
- Make sure the rubbish bin has an undamaged, tight-fitting lid that stops flies from getting in
- Empty the rubbish bin regularly (at least weekly and more frequently if there are many people visiting or there is a house with a large family)
- Make sure rubbish is disposed of properly at the rubbish tip and covered regularly
- Make sure the toilet is clean and working properly
- Make sure the toilet vent pipes are fly-proofed
- Make sure that septic tanks and leach drains are not damaged and have proper sealed lids
- Remove dog and other animal faeces daily if possible.
- Dispose of faeces and dead animals to the rubbish tip as quickly as possible.
- If maggots are found they should be killed immediately and the breeding site cleared of all organic material.
Using TERMINATOR FAST KNOCKDOWN FLYING INSECT KILLER is another recommended method to control flying insects in your home.
