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Why New York Exterminating
We’re built to solve your pest problem, not to lock you into a monthly contract. We don’t require monthly spray contracts or forced annual agreements, the same technician handles your property on every visit, and we never blame your housekeeping. Every job is ACE-led (Jorge Bedoya, Associate Certified Entomologist, NYSDEC #15140), bilingual in English and Spanish, and we serve all five boroughs plus Nassau and Westchester — with a callback rate under 1%.
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Fruit flies breed in fermenting organic matter — overripe produce, spills under appliances, recycling bins, and drains — and a single source can sustain a swarm. New York Exterminating locates and controls every breeding site, not just the visible flies, and treats drains where needed. Service is dependable, with a free estimate.
Fruit flies are not a cleanliness problem — they are a source problem. For every one you swat, eggs and larvae are developing in a hidden patch of fermenting matter, and until that source is found and removed, the swarm keeps coming back. New York Exterminating hunts the breeding site and ends the cycle, for homes and food businesses. The work is led by an Associate Certified Entomologist (ACE) licensed in structural and food-establishment pest control.
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The two are constantly confused, and naming the right one is the whole diagnosis. Fruit flies are small and tan, hover over produce, spills, and recycling, and breed in fermenting food — an overripe banana, a forgotten onion, juice spilled under an appliance, the film in a recycling bin. Drain flies are small and fuzzy, rest on walls near drains, and breed in the organic gel inside drains. A fruit-fly approach will not touch drain flies and vice versa. We confirm which you have and trace it to the exact source — that is what actually ends it.
Fruit flies taking over your kitchen? We find every source.
Complete source control across all five boroughs. Dependable. Free estimate.
City living concentrates the triggers: small kitchens where produce and recycling sit close together, warm apartments that speed fermentation, shared garbage and recycling areas in apartment buildings, and the dense food-service economy where a single neglected drain or fruit crate breeds thousands. In a restaurant or bar, fruit and small flies are both a nuisance and a health-inspection risk. Because the problem always traces to a breeding source, the fix is the same everywhere — find it and remove it, do not just spray the air.
1. Identify. We confirm fruit fly (vs. drain or phorid fly), since the species points to the source.
2. Source investigation. We inspect under and behind appliances, in recycling, drains, stored produce, and spills for the fermenting breeding site.
3. Source removal & treatment. We remove or remediate the source and treat the standing adults.
4. Prevention. Sanitation and storage guidance — with documentation for commercial accounts — so a new source does not start.
Related services: Cockroach Control, General Pest Control, and Rodent Control & Exclusion.
Yes — we identify the fly, find the source, and quote before treatment.
Yes — apartments, houses, restaurants, and bars across the five boroughs.
Quickly — we prioritize active fly problems, including pre-inspection situations for food businesses.
From a breeding source you have not found, not from dirtiness. Fruit flies lay eggs in fermenting organic matter, and it only takes a little: an overripe banana, a forgotten potato or onion, a splash of juice or beer under an appliance, the film in a recycling bin, or a damp mop. The adults you see hatched from one of these spots — even a spotless kitchen gets them if a single source is present.
They breed in different places, so the fix differs. Fruit flies are small and tan, hover over produce, spills, and recycling, and breed in fermenting food. Drain flies are small and fuzzy, rest on walls near drains, and breed in the organic gel inside floor and sink drains. If they swarm the fruit bowl and recycling, they are fruit flies; if they are on the bathroom or basement walls near a drain, they are drain flies. Treating one as the other is why these problems drag on.
Because sprays and traps only kill the adults you see — the eggs and larvae are still developing in the source. Until that fermenting source is found and removed, a new wave hatches every few days. The entire solution is locating and controlling the breeding site, which is the part most DIY efforts miss.
They are mostly a nuisance, but not trivial — they move between decaying matter and food surfaces and can transfer bacteria, which is why they are a real concern in any kitchen, bar, or food business. A persistent fruit fly problem in a commercial setting is also a health-inspection risk.
By hunting the source. We inspect for the fermenting breeding sites — under and behind appliances, in recycling and drains, in stored produce and spills — remove or remediate them, and treat the standing adults. Then we advise on the sanitation and storage practices that keep a new source from starting. Removing the source is what ends the cycle.
Yes — commercial fruit fly and small-fly control is core to our work. We handle the drain and source remediation, targeted treatment, and the documentation a NYC Health Department inspector expects, scheduled around your operating hours.
New York Exterminating, Inc.
1115 E 13th St, Brooklyn, NY 11230
ACE-Certified · Licensed in Structural & Food-Establishment Pest Control · Serving all five boroughs
Every job is led by an Associate Certified Entomologist. Meet Jorge Bedoya, ACE — the NYC Exterminator »
New York Exterminating is Brooklyn-based and covers the whole city — the same Associate Certified Entomologist–led service in every borough:
Brooklyn · Manhattan · Queens · The Bronx · Staten Island · Yonkers · White Plains · Nassau County
No. We don’t lock you into monthly spray contracts or forced annual agreements.
Yes. The same technician services your property on every visit, so the plan and history stay consistent.
We serve all five boroughs plus Nassau and Westchester, in English and Spanish, from our Midwood, Brooklyn base.
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Our expertise goes beyond simple extermination. Backed by certified specialists and proven methods, we combine science, precision, and care to deliver pest solutions that last. Every treatment is designed with your safety, comfort, and environment in mind.
Many of our clients have remained with us since 2010, demonstrating strong trust and long-term satisfaction.
Licensed by NYSDEC – Reg. #15140
Serving property managers, senior facilities, shelters, affordable-housing programs, and businesses across NYC since 2010 — many long-term clients trust our work.
Botanical/reduced-risk options, German-cockroach control and rodent-exclusion programs, full bilingual support (EN/ES), plus a client portal with reports, photos, and chemical logs for total transparency.
NYSDEC Registered — Reg. #15140 — with fully licensed technicians (Jorge Bedoya, Tomas Cusati, Jason Mendoza). We follow all regulations for safe, legal treatments.
Led by an Associate Certified Entomologist (Jorge Bedoya) and technicians trained in urban entomology, we use IPM and proven methods for lasting results.
From first inspection to final follow-up, our science-based process ensures every pest problem is solved with precision, safety, and lasting protection
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Yes. We use eco-friendly and low-toxicity treatments designed to protect your family, pets, and the environment.
Yes. We offer bilingual services in English and Spanish to ensure clear communication and support for all our clients across New York City.
We proudly serve all five boroughs of New York City — Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island — as well as surrounding areas.
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