Flies and Bluebottles
General Information
- the house fly is the most common flying pest in buildings. A prolific breeder and feeder among refuse and excrement from which it flies to human food.
- the fruit fly is an unacceptable form of contamination in public houses, drinks factories, fruit warehouses, dairies, bottling plants and similar premises
- the problem will generally only be treated if they are found within window frames or in the loft
- there are over 100,000 species in the fly family
- control methods for cluster flies have been little researched and they are often ineffective or at best, incomplete
Significance
- flies can carry and spread a wide range of gastro enteric illnesses and food poisoning organisms
- the house fly is found wherevever suitable breeding conditions exist
- they do not breed indoors are not indicitive of poor higene.
Preventative Treatment
| Food | Access | Harourage (ie possible nest sites) |
| spoilage of food nuiscance | no realistic preventative measures | no realistic preventative measures |
Conditions of Service by Stirling Council
- there is a charge of £32 per treatment for this service
Cost of Treatment (until 31 March 2009)
£32 (for single treatment)
Concessions
certain concessions from payment apply e.g. OAP/UB40 - if you wish to request a concession please phone 0845 2777000 – we regret that concessions can not be processed on line
