How to Get Rid of Drain Flies in the Garbage Disposal

Annoying pests are everywhere. You do not have to go outside to encounter annoying pests. They just seem to come at the right moment you are having a lot of fun. When they arrive, your fun disappears fast leaving you with the task of getting rid of those pests.

The same thing can happen in your kitchen when you are not looking. The disposal and sink drain just seem to attract those pesky drain flies and they fly around ruining any fun you can have in that room.

To get rid of those pesky and harmless flies, just continue to read our article. It has the information you want to know about.

What Items Attract Drain Flies

Drain flies like humidity so they are attracted to those areas of your home that have lots of water or humid areas. They also like garbage so they will head straight to their paradise, those areas that have both water and garbage.

This is where they like to feed and breed as long as the area remains undisturbed. Here are those specific areas you need to watch over:

• Kitchen drain and sink
• Garbage disposal
• Bathroom sinks and drains
• Wet towels and rags
• Any trash bin filled with garbage
• Septic tank and sewer systems
• Damp basement areas
• Compost piles

How to Get Rid of Drain Flies

For the most part, you just have to clean up those dirty, wet towels and rags. Then put air-tight lids over the trash bins and clean around your sinks and drains. The compost pile and the septic areas are a little harder to control and may not be a problem.

But when it comes to the garbage disposal you may have a little more work on your hands. That is because those drain flies breed very quickly and soon get large enough to cause an infestation.

The following steps should help you clean them out before they become that big of a problem.

Step 1 – Make sure all food particles make it down into the disposal and run the water to clear those items out of the appliance. Don’t let any food from your food prep remain in the sink but get rid of it as soon as you can.

Step 2 – Do some cleaning. This step has you cleaning the sink and disinfecting it. Grease, grime, and other food items can accumulate in some very small and tight spots so make sure to kill the germs before they attract drain flies.

Step 3 – Do the non-envious job of cleaning your disposal. Even though you run water as you mulch those food leftovers, food particles can remain inside. They find really small hard-to-clean spots to hole up and then send out their signals to the drain flies.

Get every spot in the disposal clean and take time to disinfect it just in case you missed a spot or two.

Step 4 – Don’t stop with the disposal as the drain trap can also stop food items from disappearing into the sewer system. Clean the trap to make sure there is nothing left behind to attract the attention of drain flies.

While you are cleaning the trap and disposal, run a little snake down through the pipes to make sure there are no clogs holding up the process. making sure nothing is left behind is a good way to stop drain flies from coming into your kitchen.

How to Prevent Drain Flies from Coming Back

Prevention is always the best medicine. If you follow the upcoming tips you can help keep those drain flies from returning to your home.

1. Do a deep cleaning of your disposal and drain system. Do this every two week and do not forget to disinfect.
2. Wash your dishes right away to remove all left-over food items from the sink and drain.
3. Empty the outdoor trash often or put a tight lid over it. This stops the drain flies from using it as a breeding ground.
4. Use drain fly traps to catch those flies. You can use these indoors or outside.

If you thought you had a clean kitchen or bathroom, those drain flies will let you know you don’t. When they show up it means you forgot to clean something and disinfect those areas.

The best thing to do is clean thoroughly on a regular basis and get rid of anything that will attract those drain flies to your home. prevention saves you a lot of effort and trouble.