Thanks for reading and I sure hope someone can give me some insight.
I have an ongoing Phorid Fly problem in my house, I have a 1995 concrete block house. I live in Florida. These flies have been real bad since the beginning of the year or so. I've had Orkin coming out for 5 months now spraying foam pesticide down all the drains (two bathrooms -sinks and tub-, kitchen and washer line). They have also done perimeter checks outside the house and have found nothing amiss (no open pipes or sewer openings or standing water, etc.). They tell me they come from the drains and they breed or live underwater but will breed on any decaying matter.
I have had the foam pesticide which I am told is also a cleaner down all the drains about 5-6 times now. Intermittently I've used Invade BioGel drain cleaner multiple times on all the drains as well as hot water and bleach mixture before that. My pest guy is so stumped that he brought his manager out this week with him, his manager was sure he would find the problem but left completely baffled and told me he would talk to their entomologist and try and get an answer. He was shocked when he saw how clean the garbage disposal was and the drains in general (he was sure that was the problem).
Also I have removed and cleaned out all the elbows and P-joints from under all three sinks. I saw no larvae in any, although some were dirty.
These have been positively identified as Phorid Flies. No question there. AKA humpback flies.
I have also had Roto Rooter out and had them run a camera through all the drain lines and the sewer line out to the street. Everything came back clean and no cracks or openings were found.
Orkin tells me it's a plumbing/drain problem (that they flies are breeding in the pipes and coming from the pipes/drains). Roto Rooter tells me it's a pest problem.
I have no rotting food or anything in the house. The one thing is is that I do have a cat litter box and once she poops in there if I can't clean it immediately they flies land all over that. But I've always had a cat and a litter box and this hasn't always been a problem.
I have been told I don't have any broken sewer pipes or other pipes broken. 1. my water bill has not gone up (from a leak) and 2. there is no puddling or standing water around the house.
There is no compost pile or anything like that that I am aware of nearby. I live in a regular neighborhood where I have been for 12 years. I don't smell anything rotting/decomposing anywhere.
Orkin was just out again Wednesday (2 days ago) and can find nothing, they are totally stumped. They said 1-2 foam treatments and the problem should be solved. I am on treatment 5 or 6.
I have Roto Rooter out AGAIN this afternoon, I'm wondering if seals around toilets or something are bad but I don't see the flies coming and going from there. I'm desperate for help.
The flies are all over the house but they see more concentrated in the main bathroom and the kitchen. We did pull out the refrigerator and check the drain pain, it was dry and no flies/fly bodies were found.
ANY ideas on something we haven't tried??
I have an ongoing Phorid Fly problem in my house, I have a 1995 concrete block house. I live in Florida. These flies have been real bad since the beginning of the year or so. I've had Orkin coming out for 5 months now spraying foam pesticide down all the drains (two bathrooms -sinks and tub-, kitchen and washer line). They have also done perimeter checks outside the house and have found nothing amiss (no open pipes or sewer openings or standing water, etc.). They tell me they come from the drains and they breed or live underwater but will breed on any decaying matter.
I have had the foam pesticide which I am told is also a cleaner down all the drains about 5-6 times now. Intermittently I've used Invade BioGel drain cleaner multiple times on all the drains as well as hot water and bleach mixture before that. My pest guy is so stumped that he brought his manager out this week with him, his manager was sure he would find the problem but left completely baffled and told me he would talk to their entomologist and try and get an answer. He was shocked when he saw how clean the garbage disposal was and the drains in general (he was sure that was the problem).
Also I have removed and cleaned out all the elbows and P-joints from under all three sinks. I saw no larvae in any, although some were dirty.
These have been positively identified as Phorid Flies. No question there. AKA humpback flies.
I have also had Roto Rooter out and had them run a camera through all the drain lines and the sewer line out to the street. Everything came back clean and no cracks or openings were found.
Orkin tells me it's a plumbing/drain problem (that they flies are breeding in the pipes and coming from the pipes/drains). Roto Rooter tells me it's a pest problem.
I have no rotting food or anything in the house. The one thing is is that I do have a cat litter box and once she poops in there if I can't clean it immediately they flies land all over that. But I've always had a cat and a litter box and this hasn't always been a problem.
I have been told I don't have any broken sewer pipes or other pipes broken. 1. my water bill has not gone up (from a leak) and 2. there is no puddling or standing water around the house.
There is no compost pile or anything like that that I am aware of nearby. I live in a regular neighborhood where I have been for 12 years. I don't smell anything rotting/decomposing anywhere.
Orkin was just out again Wednesday (2 days ago) and can find nothing, they are totally stumped. They said 1-2 foam treatments and the problem should be solved. I am on treatment 5 or 6.
I have Roto Rooter out AGAIN this afternoon, I'm wondering if seals around toilets or something are bad but I don't see the flies coming and going from there. I'm desperate for help.
The flies are all over the house but they see more concentrated in the main bathroom and the kitchen. We did pull out the refrigerator and check the drain pain, it was dry and no flies/fly bodies were found.
ANY ideas on something we haven't tried??
