HOW LONG DO HOUSEFLIES LIVE?
The female housefly prefers to lay its eggs—up to 150 eggs at a time—on garbage heaps. Within hours the eggs hatch into larvae (commonly referred to as maggots), which hide in manure and feed on the organic material. After 3 to 10 days or more, depending on conditions, the larvae mature and turn into a pupa, surrounding themselves with a capsule in which the worm transforms into an adult fly.
The maggots choose a suitable place, usually a dark place to pupate. The pupa stage takes 2 to 10 days. A newly hatched female housefly is capable of reproduction within 2 to 3 days. A fly lives for 15 to 30 days, depending on the prevailing conditions.
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