Do house flies bite?

Since they use their mouthparts to cut your skin and drink the flowing blood, deer fly bites are painful and can result in the potentially fatal rabbit fever (tularemia). Black flies, horse flies and stable flies can also bite humans with similar results. Luckily, the common house fly doesn’t bite, but does pose a health risk due to contamination. read more

Best Answer: Common house flies have no teeth as such and drink their food rather than chew it. A house fly will vomit on it's meal to soften it to a pulp, then trample the vomit in so that the food can be sucked up. read more

Smaller biting flies, such as biting midges, may become stuck in heavy coatings of lotions or oils applied to skin. Despite the use of various control methods, control of biting flies is seldom complete. But by supplementing preventive measures with fly management, bites from these vexing pests can be avoided. read more

They don’t always bite, but when they do, flies bite you for blood meals that provide them with nutrition or other benefits. Fly bites are more common than you might think. Unfortunately, they are also more dangerous than many realize. read more

Full Answer. While they do not bite, house flies are a health concern in other ways. House flies derive food from many bacteria-laden items, such as rotting garbage and animal carcasses. read more