HOUSE FLY: a 1/4 inch long insect, dull gray, with four stripes on the thorax, prefers to feed on animal waste, garbage, and other decaying organic matter, most abundant in later summer and early fall, life cycle from 7 to 45 days
FRUIT FLY: a 1/8" long yellowish brown insect, hovers around ripe and overripe fruits, prefers to feed on decaying fruits and vegetables and garbage, common in warm months, life cycle from1 to 2 weeks
CLUSTER FLY: an insect that is larger and slower than a housefly, it is parasitic on earthworms, abundant in spring and fall, life cycle from 4 to 6 weeks
PHORID FLY: an insect that resembles the larger, humpbacked fruit flies, feeds on decaying vegetation and animal matter, most abundant in warmer months, life cycle from 1 to 2 weeks
MOTH FLY: a 1/8 inch long insect, body and wings densely covered with long hairs, feeds on decaying organic matter; around drains and sewers, more common in warm months, life cycle of 2 to 3 weeks
BLOW FLIES: twice as big as a house fly, metallic blue or green in color, feeds on animal carcasses, garbage and manure, active in spring and summer, life cycle of 2 to 4 weeks
