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Fly control in Texas

Learn what to look for around your property, explore your city, and ask about an inspection or a quote.

Flies in Texas: what to know

Around Texas

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 Texas: what the public record shows

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

45 days at 60°F; 7 days at 95°F

House fly life cycle

Texas summers sit at the fast end of the curve.

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension

14 to 37 days egg to adult

Phorid fly life cycle

Phorids from sewer leaks under slabs are a recurring Texas indoor problem.

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension

Fly species recorded in Texas

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…
Flesh fly (Sarcophagidae) — Large gray flies with black stripes; carcasses in attics, chimneys, walls.

When flies are busiest in Texas

Long warm season; 7-day house fly generations in summer heat.

Texas A&M Indoor Flies fact sheet covers identification, light-trap placement (4–6 ft high), and S-hydroprene for 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: 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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Abilene

Humid Subtropical · suburban setting

Fly control in Texas

Flies in Texas: what to know

Around Texas

What to note

A useful next step

Flies in Texas: what the public record shows

Fly species recorded in Texas

When flies are busiest in Texas

For context, nationally

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Abilene

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Arlington

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Corpus Christi

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Houston

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