Local fruit fly information

Fruit Fly control in California

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

Fruit Flies in California: what to know

Around California

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 fruit 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

Fruit Flies in California: what the public record shows

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

Up to 10 per year

Spotted-wing drosophila generations

Extension figure that explains local rebound speed and identification.

University of California Statewide IPM Program

1/12 to 1/8 inch (2 to 3 mm), red eyes

Vinegar fly size

Extension figure that explains local rebound speed and identification.

University of California Statewide IPM Program

When fruit flies are busiest in California

Outdoor berry and cherry season seeds indoor problems; overwinter as prepupae or pupae on the ground.

UC IPM lists sanitation, traps, spinosad, and pyrethrins for fruit fly management.

For context, nationally

8 to 10 days egg to adult — Life cycle length. University of Maryland Extension
As few as 8 days — Fastest life cycle under optimum conditions. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension

Sources: University of California Statewide IPM Program; University of Maryland Extension; Texas A&M AgriLife Extension. Figures are quoted as the source prints them. How we check our sources

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Anaheim

Mediterranean · urban setting

Fruit Fly control in California

Fruit Flies in California: what to know

Around California

What to note

A useful next step

Fruit Flies in California: what the public record shows

When fruit flies are busiest in California

For context, nationally

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