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Fly Extermination Services
Stride Pest Control provides fly control for homes and businesses across Central Texas, where house flies, fruit flies, and drain flies move in wherever food, moisture, and waste collect. Flies are hard to control on your own because they breed fast in spots you cannot always see, from a drain to a forgotten piece of fruit, and a few can become a swarm within days.
Stride treats flies through the Stride Forward integrated pest management process, and the work centers on finding and removing the breeding source, because killing the adults you see never stops the ones still developing. Sanitation and exclusion do the heavy lifting.
Every treatment is backed by a same-day service option and a satisfaction guarantee. Because flies and cockroaches thrive on the same food and waste, Stride also handles cockroach control and general pest control around your property.
Flies In Central Texas
Several kinds of flies turn up in Central Texas homes and businesses, and each breeds in a different place, which is the key to stopping them.
| Fly | What To Know |
|---|---|
| House fly | Breeds in garbage, pet waste, and decaying matter, then lands on food and spreads bacteria. |
| Fruit fly | Tiny and tan. Breeds in overripe fruit, spills, and recycling, and swarms kitchens. |
| Drain fly | Fuzzy and moth-like. Breeds in the organic film inside slow or unused drains. |
| Blow fly | Metallic blue or green. Breeds in dead animals and garbage, so a sudden indoor swarm can mean an animal died in a wall. |
Because each fly breeds somewhere different, finding the source is what actually stops them, which is why Stride starts there.
Signs You Have Flies
A fly problem shows itself in a few ways:
- Flies swarming kitchens, windows, and trash areas.
- Tiny flies around fruit, spills, or recycling, a sign of fruit flies.
- Small moth-like flies near sinks and drains, a sign of drain flies.
- Maggots in the trash, a drain, or damp organic matter.
- A sudden indoor swarm, which can point to a dead animal in a wall or attic.
Are Flies Dangerous?
Filth flies are a genuine health concern. House flies and blow flies travel between garbage, waste, and dead animals and then land on food and counters, carrying bacteria like Salmonella and E. coli along the way.
Fruit flies and drain flies are mostly a nuisance, but they signal a sanitation or moisture problem feeding them. Flies do not bite or sting, so the risk is contamination, which is reason enough to clear them from a kitchen or business quickly.
How We Get Rid of Flies
Stride treats flies through the five-step Stride Forward process, built around the breeding source rather than the adults you see:
- Inspect. We track the flies back to the drain, trash, fruit, or dead animal they are breeding in.
- Identify. We confirm the fly, because a fruit fly in the recycling and a drain fly in the pipes need different fixes.
- Recommend. We point out the sanitation, drain cleaning, and exclusion that remove the source.
- Treat. We eliminate the breeding site, treat drains and resting surfaces, and use targeted baits or traps where they help.
- Evaluate. We follow up to confirm the source is gone, since one missed breeding spot restarts the cycle.
Our GreenPro certification guides this reduced-risk approach.
How to Keep Flies Away
Keeping flies out comes down to cutting off food, moisture, and breeding sites:
- Keep trash lidded and emptied, and rinse bins and recycling regularly.
- Clean drains to remove the organic film drain flies breed in.
- Store or discard ripe fruit and wipe up spills promptly.
- Screen doors and windows and seal gaps flies use to get in.
- Clean up pet waste in the yard, a prime house-fly breeding site.
Fly Control Frequently Asked Questions
Where are the tiny flies in my kitchen coming from?
Tiny kitchen flies are usually fruit flies breeding in overripe produce, spills, or the recycling, or drain flies breeding in the gunk inside a drain. Finding and cleaning the source is what clears them, since sprays alone leave the breeding site behind.
How do I get rid of drain flies?
Drain flies breed in the organic film lining a slow or unused drain, so the fix is scrubbing that film out, not spraying the adults. Once the drain is clean and kept in use, the flies have nowhere to breed.
Why did a swarm of flies suddenly appear indoors?
A sudden indoor swarm of larger flies often means an animal died in a wall, attic, or crawl space and blow flies are breeding in it. Locating and removing the source is the only thing that ends it.
Do flies actually spread disease?
Yes. House flies and blow flies move between garbage, waste, and food, carrying bacteria onto the surfaces where you eat and cook. That contamination, not a bite, is the real reason to control them.
THE STRIDE FORWARD PROGRAM
Our Strategic ECO-BASED Protocol
Stride Forward is our Integrated Pest Management program where we partner with our clients in the long-term removal and prevention of pests. Keeping your property free of unwanted insects and rodents works best when we work together.
The program combines habitat manipulation, biological control, cultural behavior changes, and the targeted use of products designed to repel or eradicate pests. Our approach follows five steps, with non-chemical methods prioritized before any product application.
Our Certifications & Awards
Stride Pest Control holds QualityPro and GreenPro certifications through the NPMA’s Foundation for Professional Pest Management, and fewer than 3% of pest control companies nationwide hold both. QualityPro requires background checks on every service member, a drug-free workplace, and 16 standards that exceed state and federal requirements.
Our Austin and Round Rock office operates under Texas Department of Agriculture license TPCL #667951, with Burton Johnston as Responsible Certified Applicator. Our San Antonio office operates under TPCL #827449, with Alex Randall as Responsible Certified Applicator. Our office manager, Michael Honeycutt, is an Associate Certified Entomologist through the Entomological Society of America.
Founded in 2013, we have served nearly 12,000 customers across Central Texas and hold a 4.9-star rating across 2,400+ reviews with an A+ from the BBB.
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