{
  "page": "https://instabids.ai/us/how-to-get-rid-of-sewer-flies",
  "title": "How do you get rid of sewer flies?",
  "skill": "us-answer@3.2.0",
  "evidence_date": "2026-10-24",
  "rows": [
    {
      "label": "University of Arkansas extension, cleaning period for an infested drain",
      "quote": "\"Control of an infested drain requires thorough cleaning and maintenance for at least 3 weeks or longer to break the life cycle.\"",
      "source": "University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension, Drain Flies - What are they? How do I get rid of them?, read 24 October 2026",
      "url": "https://uaex.uada.edu/farm-ranch/pest-management/insect/drain-flies.aspx",
      "read": "2026-10-24",
      "fact_id": "us-pain-v3sewerfly-uaex-3weeks"
    },
    {
      "label": "University of Kentucky entomology, drain fly life cycle at room temperature",
      "quote": "\"The drain fly life cycle takes from about 10 to 15 days at about 70° F.\"",
      "source": "University of Kentucky Entomology, Drain Flies or Moth Flies (ENTFACT-615), read 24 October 2026",
      "url": "https://entomology.mgcafe.uky.edu/ef615",
      "read": "2026-10-24",
      "fact_id": "us-pain-v3sewerfly-uky-cycle"
    },
    {
      "label": "Alabama Cooperative Extension, drain fly life cycle range",
      "quote": "\"The life cycle ranges from 8 to 24 days, depending on temperatures and humidity.\"",
      "source": "Alabama Cooperative Extension System, Drain Flies in the Home: Identification and Management (ANR-3235), read 24 October 2026",
      "url": "https://www.aces.edu/blog/topics/home/drain-flies-in-the-home-identification-management/",
      "read": "2026-10-24",
      "fact_id": "us-pain-v3sewerfly-aces-cycle"
    },
    {
      "label": "Alabama Cooperative Extension, eggs per female and hatch time",
      "quote": "\"Eggs typically hatch within 2 days.\" \"A female fly lays between 30 and 100 eggs, often in irregular masses.\"",
      "source": "Alabama Cooperative Extension System, Drain Flies in the Home: Identification and Management (ANR-3235), read 24 October 2026",
      "url": "https://www.aces.edu/blog/topics/home/drain-flies-in-the-home-identification-management/",
      "read": "2026-10-24",
      "fact_id": "us-pain-v3sewerfly-aces-eggs"
    },
    {
      "label": "University of Arkansas extension, larval and pupal stages",
      "quote": "\"feeding on decaying organic matter for approximately 18 days before pupating, which takes about 5 days.\"",
      "source": "University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension, Drain Flies - What are they? How do I get rid of them?, read 24 October 2026",
      "url": "https://uaex.uada.edu/farm-ranch/pest-management/insect/drain-flies.aspx",
      "read": "2026-10-24",
      "fact_id": "us-pain-v3sewerfly-uaex-lifespan"
    },
    {
      "label": "University of Arkansas extension, adult size",
      "quote": "\"Adults can vary in color from dark to light gray or tan, with spots on their wings, and a total body length of 2-4 mm\"",
      "source": "University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension, Drain Flies - What are they? How do I get rid of them?, read 24 October 2026",
      "url": "https://uaex.uada.edu/farm-ranch/pest-management/insect/drain-flies.aspx",
      "read": "2026-10-24",
      "fact_id": "us-pain-v3sewerfly-uaex-size"
    },
    {
      "label": "Alabama Cooperative Extension, insect growth regulator reapplication interval",
      "quote": "\"IGRs are lowtoxicity products and require thorough coating of the pipe sides and reapplication (generally every 2 to 4 weeks) for continued effectiveness.\"",
      "source": "Alabama Cooperative Extension System, Drain Flies in the Home: Identification and Management (ANR-3235), read 24 October 2026",
      "url": "https://www.aces.edu/blog/topics/home/drain-flies-in-the-home-identification-management/",
      "read": "2026-10-24",
      "fact_id": "us-pain-v3sewerfly-aces-igr"
    }
  ]
}