Horse Fly

How do I identify a Horse Fly?
Color: Brown to black in color with green or black eyes.
Size: ¾" – 1" in size with large heads and large eyes.
Many species of horse flies have stripes and triangle on their abdomen.

Have Horse Flies infested your home?
If the yard or area surrounding the structure is infested with horse flies it is possible for them to come indoors. If you have identified the horse fly as the biter there are measures you can take to limit their access to the indoors.

Will Horse Flies bite?
Yes horse flies are known to inflict a painful bite and feed on blood. They use animals and humans as hosts.

Will Horse Flies damage my home or structure?
Horse flies will not cause damage to a home or structure and they are still known as primarily a nuisance pest.

Recommendations for control: Horse flies like warm, sunny days with little to no wind. They are very difficult to control because of their tendency to breed in ponds and swamps. Eliminating the breeding area is one way of controlling them, however, this is not always feasible. Indoors keep air flow constant, with the use of a fan, to keep flies away. The smoke from a burning Citronella candle may also help keep them away. Keep vegetation around the home well maintained and seal all cracks around windows and doors to eliminate entryways into the home.

Horse flies are very difficult to control outdoors. It is recommended that you contact a pest management professional for assistance.