Insects love the environment that fly-tipped rubbish and furniture creates. And once they’ve made themselves at home and started breeding, they can multiply at an alarming rate.
Five hundred eggs
Despite their short lives, house flies are extremely (re)productive with females able to lay up to 500 eggs over three-to-four-days. They are attracted by food waste and rubbish feeding across different food sources and causing cross contamination.
Around 65 diseases
House flies are estimated by the World Health Organization to transmit around 65 diseases. These include salmonella, E. coli 0157 and campylobacter which can cause food poisoning, which can result in severe diarrhoea and vomiting and occasionally, more serious complaints.
