SPAEROCERID FLY IDENTIFICATION
Size: 1/8-inch
Color: Black
On these flies, the first segment of the tarsi is enlarged compared to the other segments. The tarsi are the last five segments of the legs.

SPAEROCERID BIOLOGY AND HABITS
The Spaerocerid flies are also called "dung flies", because they may breed in animal manure. Sphaerocerid flies belong to a large family of flies known as Sphaeroceridae which contains 241 species in North America.
These fly in very common in poultry houses breeding in chicken feces.
There are a few species that feed in any decaying organic matter, meaning that they can be found in the same areas as Phorid flies and Fruit flies. The biology and habits is much the same as these other small flies.

INSPECTING FOR SPAEROCERID INFESTATIONS

• Look for decaying or fermenting organic matter. Check fruits and vegetables stored outside of refrigeration.
  Trash containers or dumpsters which are not cleaned regularly might be one such source. Inspect underneath and behind large appliances
• Decaying organic matter may be trapped in cracks of kitchen equipment(where it meets the floor). Because many food handling establishments and food processing facilities use water hoses to wash down the floor on a consistent basis, floor debris may be caught in the small cracks and start to ferment.
  Use a knife to scrape at the bottom on the equipment, to inspect the debris and the presence of live larvae.
• Inspect floor drains It may be breeding site, although this fly is usually not found there.
  The Drain fly, Phorid fly and Fruit Fly may also be breeding there. These small flies : Sphaerocerid, Drain, Phorid and Fruit Fly are often found breeding in the super thin layer or film of debris that naturally accumulates in pipes, traps and drains.
• Floor and sink drains can then be treated with :DF 5000 Drain Gel or Bio Drain Treatment Gel.



• Just because you may see a small fly or gnat type flying around in the kitchen, do not assume it is coming from the drains. Check all possible breeding sources to help identify the fly. Using a drain cleaner like DF 5000 would only work in they are breeding in the drains.

  Understanding the different breeding sources for the different flies will help you in identifying and managing the respective flies. The other flies that are found around drains are: Fruit Flies, Drain Flies and Sphaerocierid Flies.

  Breeding Sources of Drain Flies, Fruit Flies, Phorid Flies and Sphaerocerid Flies:

  Drain flies: breed in drains, sewers, septic tanks and soil that has been contaminated with sewage.

  Fruit flies: can be spotted around fresh fruits/vegtables, rotting fruits and vegetables, drains, garbage and damp organic materials

  Phorid Flies : are found in sewage contaminated soil, garbage, drains, human cadavers, rotting vegetables and fruit, garbage as well as damp organic materials

  Sphaerocerid Flies: may be found in manure, damp organic material, drains, rotting fruits and vegetables and garbage

SPAEROCERID FLY CONTROL

• Finding and removing all breeding sources is the first and best method of elimination.
• Floor drains need to regularly be cleaned, not only for this particular fly but the other small flies mentioned above.
  Bleach and hot water is not adequate to remove breeding sources. A drains can be treated DF 5000 Drain Gel or Bio Treatment Gel.
  If these flies are found breeding in crawlspaces or inside walls, the breeding source needs to be removed and dried completely.
  
• After the breeding sources have been removed, you may use a space spray (ULV) non-residual, pyrethrin treatments to kill the remaining adult flies.
• We having fogging material and foggers , as well as hand held pyrethrin aerosols such as CB 80