Blow fly
Blow fly
Photo: Jeff Hahn
Size 1/4 - ½ inch long. (It is often challenging to recognize flies from a picture. Because different species may need to be treated differently, be sure a fly problem is correctly identified before attempting control.)
Where/when Found indoors occasionally during summer as well as fall, winter and spring.
Significance When found indoors during summer, it is generally associated with a dead animal in a wall void or attic. Can reproduce indoors but only until the dead animal is consumed, then it goes away on its own. When found indoors during fall through spring, it is a temporary nuisance, using the building as an overwintering site. It does not reproduce indoors during fall through spring.
Fall Nuisance Flies
Summer Filth Flies