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Jun 14, 2021, 10:35 AM

Does anyone have those dang "sewer flies" in your house that just land on stuff and then when you kill them they leave a black spot on your walls? They especially love landing on the TV screen when the program is on. They don't land during commercials.

They are the latest thing to drive me (more) crazy! Any get-rid-of-them suggestions?

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Jun 14, 2021, 10:54 AM

They lay eggs and grow in your drain line.

Put a little baking soda in drain, Add white vinegar. A lot of foaming, then rinse.

Treat again later if they re-appear.

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Jun 14, 2021, 10:55 AM

We also have an indoor bug light that really helps in the Summer.

Open door to let dog out, bugs come in.

Just got to get to use to the occasional "pop".

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Jun 14, 2021, 7:28 PM [ in reply to Re: Public Service Question (PSQ) ]

Hakalo27 said:

They lay eggs and grow in your drain line.

Put a little baking soda in drain, Add white vinegar. A lot of foaming, then rinse.

Treat again later if they re-appear.


Does that concoction work with gnats?...

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Jun 15, 2021, 3:56 PM [ in reply to Re: Public Service Question (PSQ) ]

Thank you for the advice. ??

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Jun 14, 2021, 11:03 AM

Get your biggest pot. Fill it with water. Boil the water and pour it down your drain fast so the boiling water fills the whole pipe. Repeat two or three times.

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Jun 14, 2021, 3:50 PM

Got a bunch of drains, so I don't know about boiling water. But, thanks for the suggestions. Will try vinegar and BS.

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Jun 14, 2021, 8:45 PM

Terminx told my neighbors to put a capful of bleach into each sink drain in the house. That will kill the insects and their larvae inside the pipe.. Also sanitizes the drain

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I tried vinegar and bleach


Jun 15, 2021, 4:01 PM [ in reply to Re: Public Service Question (PSQ) ]

but the only thing that worked was boiling water

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I second the boiling water


Jun 15, 2021, 3:59 PM

I had them a few years ago and they came back a couple of times, but I'd dump a pot of boiling water down the drains for 2 or 3 days in a row before I'd go to work and it killed them.

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Jun 15, 2021, 4:03 PM

I have them in my large outdoor trash can and sometimes in my feed room.
This is the quick and easy answer -
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Jun 15, 2021, 4:09 PM

skink. I now have a family of 3 living in my home and they do a much better job than those clowns at Orkin.






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Re: I have had no issues since adopting my first...


Jun 15, 2021, 6:45 PM

Mind posting your breeders’ info?

TIA!

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