What attracts flies to my home? Flies are attracted to homes by food, moisture, and breeding sites. House flies are attracted to garbage, rotting food, pet waste, and uncovered food, especially meats and sweets, as well as sugary spills. Fruit flies are attracted to ripe, overripe, or fermenting fruits, vegetables, wine, and vinegar in kitchens. Drain flies are attracted to moist organic matter in drains, sinks, and garbage disposals where they breed. Blow flies are attracted to dead animals, decaying meat, and garbage. General attractants include open trash cans without lids, dirty dishes left out, pet food left out, standing water, and dirty drains. Flies also attracted to warmth and light, entering through open doors and windows without screens, cracks, and gaps. Strong odors from garbage, compost, and pet waste lure them from outside. To reduce attraction, keep kitchen clean, store food covered, take out trash regularly with tight lids, clean drains, fix leaks, and use screens on windows and doors, and avoid leaving ripe fruit out.
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