Local fruit fly information

Fruit Fly control in Texas

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

Fruit 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 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 Texas: what the public record shows

Before you compare quotes, it helps to know which fruit 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.

As few as 8 days under optimum conditions

Life cycle

Extension figure that explains local rebound speed and identification.

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension

About 1/8 inch (2 to 4 mm), reddish eyes

Adult size

Extension figure that explains local rebound speed and identification.

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension

Fruit Fly species recorded in Texas

Drain fly (look-alike) (Psychoda spp.) — Fuzzy, moth-like, 2.5–4.5 mm; breeds in drain biofilm; 21–27 day cycle.
Phorid fly (look-alike) (Phoridae) — Hump-backed, runs erratically; 14–37 day cycle; breeds in decaying matter and sewer leaks.

When fruit flies are busiest in Texas

Long warm season keeps development near the 8-day minimum.

Texas A&M: overripe bananas, spilled syrups, wine, beer, and drains; baited traps with apple cider vinegar or wine.

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: Indoor Flies and Their Control; University of Maryland Extension; Drain Fly, Psychoda spp. (EENY-716/IN1226). Figures are quoted as the source prints them. How we check our sources

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Abilene

Humid Subtropical · suburban setting

Fruit Fly control in Texas

Fruit Flies in Texas: what to know

Around Texas

What to note

A useful next step

Fruit Flies in Texas: what the public record shows

Fruit Fly species recorded in Texas

When fruit flies are busiest in Texas

For context, nationally

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Abilene

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