My house has been infested with flys, what causes this, and what can i do to get rid of the problem?

vegasvuxeb: My house has been infested with flys, what causes this, and what can i do to get rid of the problem?
I have just moved from Vegas to Texas. I bought a house. I’ve always had apartments, that took care of any unwanted insect problems. So anyway, it’s early winter and every room in the house seems to be infested with flying insects. I think that they are your typical flys, but dont they dye when it gets cold? Why are they thriving, even when Ive bought and used sprays, and fly paper. They look like nats, but only bigger. Help me please!

Answers and Views:

Answer by brigid r
get bug spray

Answer by JOHN L
take out the garbage !!

Answer by tasha
make sure there is no trash around and keep all surfaces clean…try bleach

Answer by My Evil Twin
Welcome to Texas! I know the bugs you’re talking about, we have them here in Brazos County, too. What we’ve found to be the best solution is the simplest, or the most annoying, depending on your point of view: keep your house impeccably clean. Empty the trash daily, and litter boxes if you have them. Wash the dishes daily, don’t leave any food out. Clean the stove & counters after use. Make sure your screens are intact and that there are no gaps around the frames of your screens or doors.

Hope that helps :]

Answer by 86Mets
sounds like you have fruit flys. Here is some info you might find useful.
Good Luck!!!

Eradication
Once a structure is infested with fruit flies, all potential breeding areas must be located and eliminated. Unless the breeding sites are removed or cleaned, the problem will continue no matter how often insecticides are applied to control the adults. Finding the source(s) of attraction and breeding can be very challenging and often will require much thought and persistence. Potential breeding sites which are inaccessible (e.g., garbage disposals and drains) can be inspected by taping a clear plastic food storage bag over the opening overnight. If flies are breeding in these areas, the adults will emerge and be caught in the bag.

After the source of attraction and breeding is eliminated, a pyrethrum-based, aerosol insecticide may be used to kill any remaining adult flies in the area.

A better approach, however, is to construct a trap by placing a paper funnel (rolled from a sheet of notebook paper) into a jar which is then baited with a few ounces of cider vinegar. Place the jar trap(s) wherever fruit flies are seen. This simple but effective trap will soon catch any remaining adult flies which can then be killed or released outdoors.
University of Kentucky Entomology

Answer by newsgirl07az
buy white vinegar, dilute in spray bottles 4 parts vinegar to 1 part water, spray in area infested with flies. also use boric acid with water in a small spray bottle, 2 parts boric acid, 1 part water.

hope this works for you

Answer by brandiwos
I live in Texas too. Hang up zip lock bags of water around the house. I don’t know why it works, but it does. No chemicals and messes! Try it !

Answer by songbird
Since it’s colder they want a warm place to be so they infest houses. Has the house been vacant for a while before you moved in? If so, vacant houses tend to get bugs after a while. Call your local pest control and see what can be done.

Answer by tjreamer
You need to identify what the flies are first of all

Fruit flies are small and go after…d’uh…fruit…so keep your fruit in the fridge
Common house flies usually attracted to rotting or fecal material….hope you don’t have that problem…lol.

Answer by Charlotte A
Do you have potted plants? because flies like to lay there eggs in the soil. To check for this, blow lightly onto the soil, if it appears to move, you have fly larvae! They would develop at different stages, so you would always have flies around.
Don’t worry repot the plants.