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Fly control in Alabama

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Flies in Alabama: what to know

Around Alabama

Conditions vary across the state. Choose your city below, then describe what’s happening around your home or business.

What to note

Where you see flies, how long it has been going on, and anything you’ve already tried are the most useful details to mention.

A useful next step

Ask about an inspection, what treatment would involve, and whether follow-up visits are included. You don’t need to identify the problem yourself before getting in touch.

Local research

Flies in Alabama: what the public record shows

Before you compare quotes, it helps to know which flies actually live in Alabama, when they are busiest, and what the state figures look like. Everything below links to the agency or university page it came from.

House fly and stable fly at 6–7 mm, cluster fly at 9–12 mm, blow fly at 8–12 mm, flesh fly at 10–14 mm, phorid fly at 2–3 mm, moth (drain) fly at 1.5–5 mm

Fly species Alabama Extension names in and around homes

Size is the fastest way to tell which fly you have, and each one points to a different source.

Alabama Cooperative Extension System

8 to 24 days depending on temperature and humidity

Drain fly life cycle in Alabama

A drain scrubbed once and left alone repopulates inside a month.

Alabama Cooperative Extension System

30 to 100 eggs, laid in irregular masses

Drain fly eggs per female

A few surviving adults in an untouched overflow pipe restart the problem.

Alabama Cooperative Extension System

Fly species recorded in Alabama

House fly (Musca domestica) — Non-biting; breeds in manure, garbage, lawn clippings, decaying produce. 45 days at 60°F to 7 days at 95°F. Carries bacteria and viruses causing diarrhea, cholera, food poisonin…
Stable fly (Stomoxys calcitrans) — Biting fly with bayonet-like proboscis; about 12 days egg to adult; peaks early summer.
Flesh fly (Sarcophagidae) — Large gray flies with black stripes; carcasses in attics, chimneys, walls.

When flies are busiest in Alabama

Long warm season with high summer humidity; drain and phorid flies run year-round indoors.

Alabama Extension: confirm a drain source with tape or a jar trap, then clean mechanically with a brush and enzyme cleaner and run water weekly in unused drains.

For context, nationally

About 45 days at 60°F; 7 days at 95°F — House fly life cycle vs temperature. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
75–150 per cluster; 350 to 900 in a lifetime — House fly eggs per female. University of New Hampshire Extension

Sources: Alabama Cooperative Extension System; Indoor Flies and Their Control; University of New Hampshire Extension; Flies (Home and Landscape). Figures are quoted as the source prints them. How we check our sources

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Alabaster

Humid Subtropical · suburban setting

Fly control in Alabama

Flies in Alabama: what to know

Around Alabama

What to note

A useful next step

Flies in Alabama: what the public record shows

Fly species recorded in Alabama

When flies are busiest in Alabama

For context, nationally

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