Commercial Fly Control for Middle Tennessee Businesses
One fly on a plate can cost you a table, a review, and a regular. U.S. Pest Protection provides commercial fly control for restaurants, hotels, grocery stores, hospitals, schools, and food plants across Nashville and Middle Tennessee. We install and service fly lights, treat drains and dumpster areas, place fly baits, and install door sweeps, so we stop flies where they breed instead of chasing them around the dining room. We’ve been a family-owned Tennessee business since 1985, and food businesses across the region count on us. Call 615-757-6710.- Fly lights installed and serviced
- Drain treatments, fly baits, and dumpster area treatment
- Door sweeps installed where flies get in
- Backed by our Whatever It Takes Guarantee
Commercial Fly Control in Three Steps
Free Site Inspection:
We check dumpsters, doors, drains, and kitchens to find where your flies are breeding.
Your Fly Control Plan:
Fly lights, drain treatments, baits, and door sweeps chosen for your building.
Ongoing Protection:
Scheduled service, logbook records, and our Whatever It Takes Guarantee.
What Flies Cost a Business
Flies are small, but the problems they cause aren’t:Fly problems are fixable, and the fix almost always starts outside the building.
Find the Source, Stop the Flies
Swatting and spraying adult flies never solves a fly problem, because new ones keep hatching. Purdue University Extension notes that filth flies usually come in from outdoors and that dumpsters which aren’t cleaned regularly are prime breeding sites. Small flies like drain flies breed inside, in the slimy film that builds up in floor drains. Real fly control means finding where they’re breeding and taking that away.
That’s why every commercial fly control program we build starts outside at the dumpster and the doors, then moves inside to drains, kitchens, and anywhere moisture and food waste collect.
Our Commercial Fly Control Program
- Fly lights: we install and service insect light traps that catch flies quietly inside, away from food and customers.
- Drain treatments: we treat floor drains and other drains where small flies breed in the organic buildup.
- Fly baits: targeted baits placed where flies gather outside and in back-of-house areas.
- Dumpster area treatment: we treat the dumpster pad and surrounding area, where many flies start.
- Door sweeps: we install sweeps on doors with gaps underneath, so flies can’t walk or fly right in.
- Sanitation recommendations: we point out the spills, buildup, and trash habits that keep flies coming back, and write them into your service report.
Know Your Fly
| Fly | Where it breeds | What we focus on |
| House flies | Dumpsters, garbage, and outdoor waste | Dumpster area treatment, baits, door sweeps, and fly lights |
| Drain flies | The gelatinous film inside floor drains, sinks, and mop sinks | Drain treatments and drain cleaning recommendations |
| Fruit flies | Overripe produce, spilled drinks, and fermenting residue | Sanitation, drain treatment, and removing breeding spots |
| Phorid flies | Moist, decaying material, often under floors or in drains | Inspection to find the source, plus drain treatment |
| Blow and bottle flies | Garbage and dead animals | Dumpster sanitation and checking for rodent carcasses |
Identifying the fly tells us where to look. A house fly problem usually starts outside, while drain flies point straight to a drain that needs attention.
Businesses That Need Fly Control Most
Any business with food, garbage, or floor drains can have flies. We protect restaurants, hotels, hospitals and senior living communities, school cafeterias, grocery and convenience stores, warehouses and food plants, and bars, breweries, and coffee shops.
Why Flies Are a Health Concern
Purdue University Extension notes that house flies often make their way into commercial kitchens and food processing facilities, where they can carry disease-causing organisms onto food and surfaces. For any business that serves or handles food, flies are an inspection issue and a customer-confidence issue at the same time. One fly landing on a plate can cost you a table, and a pattern of flies can cost you an inspection.
Help Your Team Help Us
Your staff can make fly control work faster with a few daily habits:
- Keep dumpster lids closed and ask your hauler to clean or swap dirty dumpsters.
- Scrub floor drains regularly with a brush, since hot water and bleach alone won’t remove the film flies breed in.
- Rinse recyclables and bottles before they go in the bin.
- Keep back doors closed and report any door that doesn’t seal.
- Toss overripe produce and wipe up drink spills right away.
Free Download: Fly Prevention Checklist for Businesses
Our one-page checklist walks your managers through the daily and weekly habits that keep flies from breeding, from dumpsters and doors to drains and bar areas. Post it in the kitchen or back office.
We’re in the People Business
Flies make customers lose their appetite and managers lose their patience. Our Pest Pros show up in pressed button-down shirts and logoed ties, walk your property with you, and explain exactly where your flies are coming from. We’ll only recommend the fly lights, sweeps, and treatments your business actually needs.
Records for Inspectors and Auditors
- A pest activity logbook kept at each location
- Written service reports with sanitation notes
- Trend reports to show fly activity over time
- Help preparing for health inspections and third-party audits, including AIB and food safety audits
- Invoices and treatment paperwork in our online commercial client portal
- Certificates of insurance and vendor-compliance registration
Our Whatever It Takes Guarantee
When flies return between scheduled visits, we’ll come back and take care of it without charging you. If that still doesn’t satisfy you, we’ll refund the most recent service, and if the problem persists, we’ll pay for a competitor’s help. Your results are our responsibility.
Agreements and Investment
Commercial fly control is priced after a free site inspection, based on your building, how many fly lights and drains are involved, and how often you need service. Most food businesses are serviced monthly, and some need weekly service. Agreements run one year, with no long-term contract after that.
Our commercial division is headed by James Hawkins, Regional Commercial General Manager, a LEED-certified professional with more than 20 years at U.S. Pest and Tennessee licenses in pest control, termite control, and public health pest control.
Commercial Fly Control FAQs
Why do I still have flies after spraying?
Spraying kills adult flies, but new ones keep hatching wherever they’re breeding. Lasting fly control means finding and removing the source, like a dirty dumpster or a drain full of organic buildup.
Do you install fly lights?
Yes. We install and service fly lights, also called insect light traps, placed where they catch flies without drawing them toward food or customers.
What causes small flies around floor drains?
Usually drain flies or phorid flies breeding in the film inside the drain. We treat the drains and show your team how to keep them clean.
Do you treat the dumpster area?
Yes. Dumpster pads and garbage areas are one of the biggest sources of flies, so we treat them as part of commercial fly control.
Can door sweeps really help?
Yes. A gap under a door is an open invitation. We install door sweeps where we find gaps.
Will fly control help with health inspections?
Yes. We keep a logbook and written records and help businesses prepare for health inspections and food safety audits.
How often should a restaurant get fly service?
Most food businesses are serviced monthly, and facilities with heavy fly pressure can be serviced weekly.
Is commercial fly control guaranteed?
Yes. Our Whatever It Takes Guarantee covers every commercial fly control program.
Commercial Fly Control Across Middle Tennessee
From downtown Nashville kitchens to grocery stores and food plants across the region, we provide fly control in Nashville, Franklin, Brentwood, Murfreesboro, Hendersonville, Gallatin, Mt. Juliet, and Clarksville. Explore the rest of our services for businesses.
Commercial Regional Office: 90 Thompson Lane, Nashville, TN 37211 · 615-757-6710
Keep flies off the plate and out of the reviews. Call 615-757-6710 or schedule a free site inspection, and we’ll find where your flies are breeding.
Sources: Purdue University Extension, Filth Flies, and University of Minnesota Extension, Flies.
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