We have these small flies that seem to be attacked to our kitchen and bathrooms. They are bigger than fruit flies but smaller than the common fly. When you kill them they have blood in them. We don't allow food to be out and the dirty dishes are cleaned in the dishwasher. In the kitchen they hang on the ceiling and near the sink drain. They aren't attacked to apple cider vinegar since I've tried that. Coffee with sugar and milk attracks some. Any ideas short of opening the windows and freezing them out?

Catsmine

The possibility of some drain flies is the first thing that pops up. Do they look like these?

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sigcopper

They don't like the drain fly but they do hang out at the kitchen sink drain. I bought some fly traps but they don't seem to be interested in them.

Catsmine

Can you post a picture? That would help us identify them. If not, click on this link for some steps in getting an I.D.

http://www.askmehelpdesk.com/pest-co...es-343176.html

sigcopper

We were able to find the source of them. It was a bad piece of fruit that some how ended up in the cupboard. We tossed it out and cleaned up the shelf and the problem is going away. Thanks for your help!

J_9

a glass of red wine on the counter will attract the leftover flies and voila...your problem solved.

Catsmine

So they were fruit flies after all, just well fed ones.

J_9

Potato's will attract them as well.

sigcopper

They were double the size of fruit flies that we have had in the past. Well fed is right. They looked just like small flies. It could have been a potato. We just tossed it and cleaned up.

Catsmine

One word - disinfectant