The Buzzkill Nobody Invited
Picture this: You’ve just grilled the perfect burger. You turn for two seconds, and BZZZZT — it happens. A housefly lands on your bun like it owns the place, rubs its filthy little legs together, and takes a casual stroll across your mayo. Make sure you aren’t eating before reading the rest of this article!
Congratulations! Your lunch has been blessed by what scientists refer to as a mobile germ dumpster.
Let’s talk about why flies are not just annoying — they’re disgusting… and what you can do about it.
The Fly Resume: Skills Include Vomiting and Germ Spreading
Flies aren’t just irritating — they’re walking Petri dishes. Here’s what makes them so gross:
1. They eat by vomiting.
Yep. When a fly lands on your food, it throws up digestive enzymes to liquify it before slurping it up like soup. Bon appétit!
2. They lay eggs everywhere.
Especially in your trash, compost, or anything vaguely rotting. Those little white specks? Fly eggs. Sorry you know that now.
3. They walk through horrors before visiting your potato salad.
Dead animals, poop, garbage juice — it’s a five-star buffet for flies. And they bring all that bacteria with them.
4. Their feet are basically germ velcro.
Each fly can carry more than 1 million bacteria — on its body. And it transfers that mess every time it lands on your sandwich.
We all can agree, flies are really gross. And even worse when they are landing and hovering around your meals. It makes you want to take a shower after it makes contact with your skin. Have housefly issues? Call us, we will handle them!