Question

Why is housefly termed as ‘Public Enemy No.1’?

Answer 1

Housefly as public enemy:

1. Housefly is the largest class under arthropods. It has exoskeleton made up of chitin and has 3 body parts.
2. Housefly feed on the blood due to which disease can be transmitted to humans.
3. Housefly sit on various unhygienic places and then feed on human body which can cause diseases like cholera, tuberculosis, dysentery etc.
4. These are the carriers of the pathogens causing such diseases.