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My wife and I are being inundated by flies. they are actually much smaller, like fruit flies. We cannot get rid of them and have no idea where they are coming from. This has been going on for about two weeks now.
We first discovered them in our trash can in the garage. There were hundreds of them! The trash has since been picked up and the can cleaned and disinfected and there is no sign of bugs there. However, now we are finding them in our kitchen and our upstairs bathroom. I have dumped clorox down every drain in the house several times and spent an entire day cleaning everything. I've cleaned all our drains, the garbage disposal, inspected the fridge, oven, microwave, pantry, everywhere. yet, still cannot figure out where they are coming from.
We kill them as we see them, probably twenty to thirty a day , yet their numbers do not diminish. Please help, they are making us crazy!
David
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Post By Tammy (Guest Post)
(07/07/2008)
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These tiny flies are driving me crazy! I have tried the completely cleaning out and throwing away everything I could possibly think of that would cause these nasty little creatures and it seems as if there are more and more everyday! They are especially bad in the kitchen and the bathroom. I too want to know what causes them. I have a question, do any of you live in an old house? I live in my great aunt's house that was built in the 50's and we are getting ready to do some remodeling in the bathroom because the floor next to the tub is wet from a shower leak. Could this wet sub-flooring be the cause of the flies?
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Post By leslie (Guest Post)
(04/20/2008)
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I saw the picture that is posted but, these flies are much smaller .They are like maybe a half as small than the ones posted. they bite and leave marks like mosquitoes.
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Post By Hanns (Guest Post)
(12/24/2007)
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David, We have the same problem. Ive done everything you said including spraying raid before leaving the house. this morning we set bug forgers throughout the house but there still there. There driving crazy. when I wake up in the morning my hands hurt from smacking them. its been going on for 2 months. I NEED HELP!! PLEASE.... Hanns
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Post By rory (Guest Post)
(11/01/2007)
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I've got the same thing in my bedroom right now! Exactly like in that picture. I've just had my room redone, so I think they might be attracted to the smell of the paint on the wall we put on the other day. But I suppose it doesn't help that with my room completely redone, every spider in it was eradicated! I asked my sister to use her hairspray but apparently it's a waste...
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Post By Vibeke (Guest Post)
(09/07/2007)
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David - after all these advises - did any of them work in the end? Would be interesting to know.
Thanks
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Post By Grahm (Guest Post)
(08/13/2007)
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What about all flies? i mean regular ones too. They always bug meflying around my head and all. Landing just out of your way on your elbow or your nose! Whats up with that.
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Post By Natalie (Guest Post)
(07/18/2007)
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We are having the same problem! The only thing that seems to be helping is fly paper! Non-toxic and no-smell, 4 for like $1.25 at the supermarket.
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take some OJ concentrate, set it in a shallow dish undilluted and let it melt on the kitchen counter..
they will swarm towards it... then just spray them with hair spray a few times a day.. I get rid of fruit-flies-from-nowhere in a day or two this way.
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O.K. -- Have tried vinegar/ dish detergent, etc. Even used various flavorings to (hopefully!) entice them. All garbage is long since been removed from the house, and I am by no means a filthy slob. No luck. They are as numerous as ever and continue to fly into food, eyes, up nostrils, etc. (Just TRY and read a book! -- They are all over the pages!) These little guys have NO boundaries! The only thing left is to disinfect all drains, but I hesitate to use chemicals because I live in the couhtry and am on a septic system. - - - Any further suggestions?
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Post By Joe (Guest Post)
(06/28/2007)
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I have these and I also have clover mites! :( Both are sit and wait for them to be gone kind of bugs
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Post By Brad in Calgary (Guest Post)
(12/05/2006)
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I have a similar problem in our developed walk-out basement and it's making me nuts too; they're about 3 mm long (roughly 1/10th - 1/8th inch) and seem to be somewhat seasonal, but are there all year. They like to get under things, especially baseboards - I put masking tape along the baseboard/carpet sticky side down; after a few days I had dozens stuck to the tape. If you pick up something that has a bit of space under it, you'll find dozens of them, always dead. Our only open drain is in the furnace room, and I never see them there. During the summer I'll find 50 or more dead on the window sill after a week. Help!! Photo attached
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I have killed fruit flies by spraying with hairspray diluted with alcohol. It seems to make the wings stick together, and it's non-toxic for the kitchen.
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Post By (Guest Post)
(05/18/2006)
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I am having the same problem with gnats all over the place.
I have used, regular vinegar, apple cider vinegar, closed up drains, house plugs, and have used sticky traps.
As of the moment they are just flying around my bedroom, and I pray that I am not swallowing them while asleep.????
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Post By (Guest Post)
(08/14/2005)
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Bleach down every drain is good, that's where they're coming from. Every other day pour boiling water down all the drains, icluding any floor drains. Within 2 weeks they will all be gone.
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Post By Donna (Guest Post)
(08/13/2005)
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Reading this is like having flashbacks. I had the same situation. But I knew they had came from some fruit that I had brought into the house. I know this sounds strange but trust me it worked. Put two saucers filled with unused coffee grounds on each end of your kitchen. They like to eat it but it kills them. It took about 4 days before they were totally gone. .
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Post By Ann (Guest Post)
(08/10/2005)
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The vinegar is good, try adding a few drops of dish detergent to it so they can't fly out of the vinegar.
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Post By (Guest Post)
(08/09/2005)
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Do you have houseplants? Could be fungus gnats.
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thanks. it seems to be working, however, partially. since i posted this i have pulled out both the oven and fridge, dissasembled the garbage disposal and disconnected the dishwasher drain, and still, nothing. at htis point, i dont even care of they gho away, i just want to know where they are coming from!
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RE: Small Flies Are Driving Us Crazy
Try putting small dishes of vinegar out around the house .. it works for us every summer!
Good Luck!
Rebekah
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