Screen windows in summer. Use fly paper or fly traps. House fly Musca domestica Tightly seal garbage containers. Screen windows in summer. Use fly paper or traps to attract and capture flies.
Spot treat room corners with insecticides to kill resting flies.
Face fly Musca autumnalis Seal homes in late summer before flies enter to overwinter. Try to limit sources of cattle manure in pastures, particularly in late summer. Treat exterior walls with insecticides around openings to further limit movement into homes during late summer. Vapona pest strips in attic areas can kill some of the overwintering flies. Limit breeding sources around the home, such as decaying vegetable materials and, particularly, manures.