Flies are not only nuisance pests, but they are also responsible for transmitting diseases and contaminating food. For instance, flies are capable of contaminating food and transferring more than 100 pathogens, including malaria, salmonella and tuberculosis. Food contamination is one of the main reasons that fly pest control is so important.

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They are only able to feed on liquids but have the ability to turn many solid foods into a liquid for them to eat. House flies taste with their feet, which are 10 million times more sensitive to sugar than the human tongue. 

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There most common are House Fly, Blow Fly, Bottle Fly, Soldier Fly, Flesh Fly, Fruit Fly, Phorid Fly, Moth Fly, Sphaerocerid Fly, Fungus Gnats, Cheese Skippers, Cluster Fly, Face Fly, Stable Fly and Mosquitoes.

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