I don't wish to "gross out" anyone so I don't speak of bugs and vermin often. It isn't a huge problem here, but things are relative. You learn to ignore roaches, and mice, or at least mitigate the problem with baits and traps.
Wild dogs are a big more of an issue, because they knock over your trash, and in so doing, the flies come.
We don't have screen doors (yet) and to let in the cool air, we open the doors. Even when we don't, the kids forget to close them often, so the flies come in.
We had no fly swatter. When we visited town last week, we looked for them. Couldn't find such a simple thing as a fly swatter.
So, finally fed up with the flies, I took some spare cupboard lining I found lying around, and taped it to a bent wire coat-hanger.
Viola... home made fly swatter.
Current kill count: 10 flies in two weekends. At this rate, I'm going to have to wear a fedora and get a nickname.
Hmmn.. how does "fly killer owens" sound?
maybe "fly flicker mcgoo."
