House flies but no maggots. Help!?
I have a major housefly problem. There’s no rotting material in my house, save what’s in the cat box or the trash and that’s never around long enough for them to complete their life cycle even if they did lay eggs in there. I can’t figure this out. We’ve put up fly strips and caught over 108 flies in the space of 4 days. These are fairly small flies. I wouldn’t say more than 1/4 of an inch. I can’t figure out where they’re coming from and it’s driving me nuts.
Even if someone could just to tell me what type of house fly they may be I would greatly appreciate it. I found what appears to be a tiny white worm on my floor. I don’t know if it’s a fly maggot or not because it’s not bigger than 1/8th inch and is about the diameter of a piece of string.
Any advice you can give me would be wonderful.
August 21st, 2011 at 1:35 pm
they might be fruit flies or gnats. they only live a couple days, so they make sure they procreate before they die. try using raid flying bug spray. close doors and windows. leave house. you can try ortho flying insect spray, it’s stronger.
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August 21st, 2011 at 2:36 pm
The Drain Fly A drain fly is basically a gnat. It does not bite or sting; however, it can be really annoying as it jerkily flies around in your bathroom, kitchen, sink, and just about any area that has standing water and slime that are over there for a week. Drain flies develop in moist areas where there is shallow standing water. Compost bins, drains, pipes, and garbage bins. Most of the time, they are found in bathrooms of homes that have been unattended. Once water starts flowing, these drain flies often disappear. If these annoying insects persist for several days or even increase in number
Getting Rid of Drain Flies You have to go straight to the source first. Eliminating the adults that hang around in the walls and ceilings of your bathroom and kitchen will do no good because they will soon be replaced by the eggs that already have been laid. It is very important that this problem be dealt with as soon as possible.
Here are the things you should do:
1.Identify breeding grounds both inside and outside of your home. It may difficult to see drain fly eggs and larvae due to their small size, so the best thing you should do is to clean all the areas in your home where slime and stagnant water is found. If you have an air conditioner, check the area where it drains. That is another common, yet overlooked place where drain flies may breed and thrive. (Tips on how to clean an air conditioner)
2.If you have identified your drains as potential breeding grounds of drain flies, then you should clean it up using drain gel. Pour the drain gel at night. For the drain gel to be more effective, clean the drain pipe with a traditional metal pipe brush and remove any accumulated hair and grime.
3.You can also use a caustic drain cleaner to easily break down the slime build-up. Use this type of product only when the slime in your drain is too thick to handle using drain gels and metal brushes. Remember that caustic drain cleaners may damage some pipes. Make sure your drain pipe can handle it. Be very careful when handling this type of chemical as it may burn your skin.
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August 21st, 2011 at 3:36 pm
i’ll send you some maggots
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August 21st, 2011 at 4:35 pm
posting a pic would be a big help…there are several species of flies that wait out the winter up in the attic and will get active when warmer weather arrives and will soon be of no issue.. drain flies usually aren’t described as a house fly and they have a distinct fuzzy look, another name for them is Moth Fly. The only time I come across them in homes is when there is a sewer issue and usually there is no question when that is going on.
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