Spring and summer may herald warm weather and sunshine, but it also harks the arrival of irritating flies that try to land on your food.
And it turns out there are some very good reasons why most people try to shoo them away before they can land on a dish.
Though many people just think they are a minor annoyance, it turns out the insects are actually loaded with germs that could pose a serious threat to your health, the Daily Mail reports.
Not only that, a fly will almost always vomit on your food when it lands on it.
Flies on average carry more than 200 forms of harmful bacteria thanks to the disgusting things they tend to land on, such as rotting food and fecal matter, a pest control expert has revealed.