{"id":1737,"date":"2013-01-23T11:54:36","date_gmt":"2013-01-23T16:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.allisonpest.com\/blog\/?p=1737"},"modified":"2013-01-23T11:54:36","modified_gmt":"2013-01-23T16:54:36","slug":"drain-flies-are-grossconsidering-where-theyve-been","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/new.allisonpest.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/23\/drain-flies-are-grossconsidering-where-theyve-been\/","title":{"rendered":"Drain Flies Are Gross\u2026Considering Where They\u2019ve Been!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Drain flies<\/a> look like a tiny unassuming flying insect that will not cause much harm if they are in your home or business.\u00a0 These little flies are brownish black with a fuzzy type of hair that covers their body.\u00a0 Unlike the house fly, they are not good flyers.\u00a0 You won\u2019t find drain flies zipping around your home from place to place.\u00a0 Instead, drain flies tend to hang out in areas where they emerge from.\u00a0 In homes, you will often find them in kitchens, bathrooms, laundry rooms, or around basement drain areas.\u00a0 Restaurants often have a problem with drain flies around improperly cleaned drainage areas.<\/p>\n

I had my own experience with drain flies<\/a> appearing while working on a bathroom renovation in my home.\u00a0 Since the entire bathroom was out of commission, out of nowhere, or so it seemed, the drain flies appeared.\u00a0 The toilet and sink opening directly to the sewage system was an open door for drain flies to come inside of our home.\u00a0 Additionally, without water flowing down the shower drain due to a new ceramic tile being installed, more drain flies began to emerge.\u00a0 Those entry points were soon sealed off, and the hunt began to kill off the pesky bugs.<\/p>\n

Drain flies live and breed within the sewage system which means that they feed upon bacteria and human waste.\u00a0 It stands to reason that these pests carry pathogens that can be dangerous for humans.\u00a0 Drain flies in bathrooms will contaminate soap, toothbrushes, toothpaste, hairbrushes, or anything else they land upon.\u00a0 In a kitchen, food storage containers, food products, and food preparation surfaces are all subject to the transfer of pathogens from drain flies.<\/p>\n

If you are having trouble with drain flies in your home or business, call a Monmouth County, NJ pest control<\/a> professional like Allison Pest Control.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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