Q: A residential customer has a fly problem. The county extension agent identified the flies as Sciarids and says they breed in wet organic matter. The customer had the drains and garbage disposal cleaned. We can’t find any water sources or conditions, but the flies persist. They’re mostly in the kitchen but can be found […]
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