noun
housefly; common housefly
Refers specifically to Musca domestica, the common housefly found worldwide.
台所にイエバエが一匹飛んでいる。
There is a housefly flying around in the kitchen.
イエバエは病原菌を運ぶことがある。
Houseflies can carry pathogens.
ハエ is the general term for any fly, while イエバエ specifies the common housefly.
Compound of 家 (いえ, 'house') and 蠅 (はえ, 'fly'). The reading いえばえ is a straightforward combination.