How to Get Rid of Stable Fly? Risks, Prevention Tips & What to Know
Learn effective ways to get rid of stable flies, understand the risks they pose, and discover prevention tips to keep your home and animals safe.
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Stable Fly
Reviewed by Daniel Brady
CEO at AnchorPest Services
Updated July, 25
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How to Identify Stable Fly
Learn to spot stable flies by their checkerboard-patterned abdomen, piercing mouthparts, and habit of biting legs of animals and humans.
📏 Overall Size & Shape
⚠️ Painful bites on animals or humans
🎨 Covering & Coloration
Gray body, checkered abdomen, dark stripes
🦵 Appendages
⚠️ Fly feces indicate infestation
👁️ Head & Sensory Organs
⚠️ Livestock agitation observed
🦷 Mouthparts & Feeding
⚠️ Reduced milk yield noted
🔎 Distinctive Marks or Tools
⚠️ Wounds may attract more flies
Key Distinguishing Features
- Burrows: Do not burrow; larvae develop in decaying organic matter such as manure and rotting vegetation
- Behaviour: Persistent biters, especially around ankles and legs; active during the day and aggressive feeders
- Habitat: Commonly found near livestock facilities, stables, and areas with decaying organic material
- Diet: Adults feed on blood of mammals, including humans; larvae feed on decaying organic matter
Quick Size Comparison
About the size of a housefly but with a stouter, more robust body
Are You Seeing These Warning Signs?
If you notice ANY of these signs, you likely have an active Stable Fly infestation. Time is critical - contact us immediately.
⚠️ Painful bites on animals or humans
Painful bites on animals or humans.
Immediate professional assessment required
⚠️ Increased fly activity detected
Presence of flies resting on walls, fences, or livestock during the day
Immediate professional assessment required
⚠️ Fly feces indicate infestation
Clusters of small, dark spots (fly feces) on surfaces near livestock areas
Immediate professional assessment required
⚠️ Livestock agitation observed
Restlessness and frequent tail switching in livestock.
Immediate professional assessment required
⚠️ Reduced milk yield noted
Decreased milk production in dairy cattle.
Immediate professional assessment required
⚠️ Wounds may attract more flies
Open wounds or sores on the legs of livestock.
Immediate professional assessment required
Spotted Any of These Signs?
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Serious Health Risks to Your Family
Pests can seriously harm you and your loved ones. Don't gamble with your family's health.
Anemia
Fatigue, impaired cognitive function
Onset: Gradual, typically develops over weeks to months.
Secondary Infections
Delayed recovery, increased mortality
Onset: Within 24 hours to several days
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Why DIY Methods Always Fail
Save yourself time, money, and frustration. Here's why store-bought solutions don't work:
Homemade vinegar trap
Problem: Stable flies are not strongly attracted to vinegar
Result: Trap catches few flies, infestation persists
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Essential oil spray
Problem: Essential oils evaporate quickly and flies develop resistance
Result: Minimal and short-lived reduction in fly population
Sticky fly ribbons
Problem: Sticky fly ribbons only catch adult flies, missing eggs and larvae
Result: Infestation quickly returns
DIY Fly Swatter
Problem: Only targets individual flies, not the entire infestation
Result: Ineffective for large or recurring infestations
Stop Wasting Time and Money
The average homeowner spends $200+ on failed DIY attempts before calling professionals. Meanwhile, the infestation grows worse.
Professional Solution That Actually Works
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Here's what you get:
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Trained experts identify entry points and nesting areas
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Safe Treatment
Pet and family-friendly methods used
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Complete Elimination
Targets entire colony, not just visible insects or rodents
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Prevention Plan
Long-term exclusion strategies
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Health Protection
Proper cleanup and sanitization
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Guarantee
Service warranty and follow-up visits
Our 3-Step Elimination Process
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1. Immediate Inspection
Complete property assessment within 24 hours
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2. Targeted Elimination
Safe, effective treatment of entire colony
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Long-term exclusion and monitoring
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