Fly Pest Control in Bandra

Drain flies in Bandra restaurant kitchens

Drain flies are the small fuzzy flies that sit on the wall above the sink and the floor trap. They breed in the slime inside a wet drain, so a kitchen that is wiped down every night can still have them. The cloud kitchens in BKC, the bars on Hill Road and the fine-dining kitchens on Pali Hill and at Pali Naka call us about them more than any other fly.

Spraying the room does nothing until the drain is cleaned and treated. The technician scrubs and treats the floor traps and the grease line, then treats the resting spots. On a monthly plan the drains are done every visit, with the cockroach gel, so the flies do not get a chance to rebuild.

Fly killer units

A fly killer unit is a wall-mounted light that draws flies in and holds them on a sticky board or a grid, away from the food line. For a restaurant or bar in Bandra it goes in the kitchen passage or near the service door, not over the cooking area and not visible from the dining room. The technician places it, and on a monthly plan it is checked and the board changed on each visit. See commercial pest control in Bandra for the plan.

What you can do today

• Empty the kitchen bin every night and keep the lid shut.
• Scrub the drain with a stiff brush. Pouring something down it does not remove the slime.
• Keep ripe fruit in the fridge and rinse out juice and soft drink bottles.
• Fit mesh or a strip curtain on a door that stays open for deliveries.

Photos: Fly Pest Control in Bandra

• What does fly control cost for a Bandra restaurant?

  It starts at ₹1,300, and a restaurant, bar or cloud kitchen is quoted after the free kitchen inspection, because the number of drains, the size of the kitchen and whether fly killer units are needed decide the work. Most food businesses put it on a monthly plan with the cockroach gel, which costs less than separate visits.

• Why do drain flies keep coming back in our BKC cloud kitchen?

  Because the slime inside the floor traps and the grease line rebuilds within weeks in a kitchen that runs all day, and the flies breed in it. Spraying the walls kills the adults only. The drains have to be scrubbed and treated on every visit, which is what a monthly plan does, along with checking the grease trap.

• Can flies be treated in a bar without closing it?

  Yes. The visit happens after closing, so the bar opens as usual. The technician treats the drains and the bottle store, places the fly killer unit where it cannot be seen from the floor, and uses sticky traps in spots that never touch food or glasses. Tell us your closing time when you call.

• What are the tiny flies on my bathroom wall?

  Drain flies, breeding in the slime inside the floor trap or the basin drain. Scrub the drain with a stiff brush and keep it dry for a week. If they are still there, the technician treats the drain as part of a visit and checks the other traps in the flat, since they usually breed in more than one.

• Is the fly spray safe near food?

  The spray goes on walls and surfaces where flies rest, never on food or food-contact surfaces. Cover or put away food before the visit. In a kitchen the technician relies mostly on cleaning the source, the traps and the fly killer units, and tells you when it is safe to start cooking again.

• Do flies in my flat mean something is dirty?

  Not always. Flies come from the building's garbage room, a neighbour's bin, the lane behind and even the plants on the balcony. Check your own bin, drains and fruit first. If nothing turns up, the source is outside your flat, and the technician can usually trace where they are coming in.

• What are fly killer units and where do they go?

  A fly killer unit is a wall-mounted light that draws flies onto a sticky board or a grid. In a restaurant it goes in the kitchen passage or by the service door, away from the cooking line and out of sight of diners. On a monthly plan the technician checks it and changes the board on every visit.

• How do I get rid of fruit flies at a juice counter?

  Find what is fermenting: the bottom of the bin, a cut fruit left out, a wet mop, the drip tray under the juicer. Remove it, rinse the bottles and keep the fruit cold. The technician then places traps and treats the drain under the counter. A juice counter on a monthly plan keeps them away.

• Is a fly follow-up visit free in Bandra?

  Yes, inside the 1-year warranty, which gives you 3 free follow-up visits a year. Call if the flies return. The technician checks whether a new breeding source has appeared, because a follow-up only works when it finds out why the flies are back, and treats that as well as the resting spots.

• What can a kitchen do between fly control visits?

  Take the waste out every night, keep the bin lids shut, pour hot water down the floor traps at closing and scrub them once a week, keep the service door shut or fitted with a strip curtain, and keep fruit and syrups covered. The technician shows the staff where to look on the first visit.