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We all know that virtually all animals and plants have seasons. Most seasons are based on an annual cycle and largely governed by temperature, food availability and light availability.
As a general rule, animals are more active in warm months. This is
particularly true of insects. In the winter most insects cannot survive. They
will have died off towards the end of autumn/fall or would have found a spot to
overwinter.
Most insects do not bother us humans - and we do not bother them. As we all
know, there are some exceptions and these include house flies and mosquitoes.
Just like other insects, these pests also tend to leave us alone during the cold
months. That is, of course, when they do not have the benefit of habiting a
building that is heated all year round, 24/7. Such buildings are more common
nowadays, whether they are factories and shops that are operating around the
clock or hospitals and care homes that must stay warm and open at all times.
Even private dwellings are increasingly being heated 24/7 during winter months
where air conditioning units are programmed to maintain a constant temperature.
Flies and mosquitoes that find themselves in these buildings will not venture
out as the winter approaches. Their natural inclination will be to stay in the
warm building. If their adopted home does not cool as winter approaches, they
will not receive the usual signal to slow down and hibernate and they will not
die off. They will
simply remain active spending a great deal of time in the
search for food - and generally being an unwanted pest and disease mongerer.
One way of dealing with them would be to turn off the heating for, say, 48
hours. If you live in a house, go on vacation for a couple of days, turning all
heating and air-conditioning off. If you run a 24 hour factory, turn off the
heating during the Christmas holiday.
There are examples, such as hospitals and homes with house-bound invalids,
where this simply cannot be done. There are many factories that simply cannot
stop production at any time. Take power stations - try turning one of those off!
In these cases, flying insects need to be dealt with using fly killers and
fly screens. In other words, there needs to be a fly control system in place.
This is especially true in factories where food is being processed and in
hospitals and care homes where there are vulnerable people and hygiene is
particularly important.
So, for these places the war against flies is a year-round activity. The best
place to go for help with fly control is UK Fly Control. They are available all
year round to help you. They exclusively stock a wide range of Insect-o-Cutor
fly control products that will ensure you have a happy, fly-free winter!
Vernon Stent is a marketing consultant. Fly
control systems such as fly killers and fly traps are available at fly-control.co.uk
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