Be Gone Flies!!

As of yet I can say that we have not been pestered by flies, no doubt that will come as the weather warms up. I can say though that I have noticed my garden seems to be full of HUGE bees, and they seem to be everywhere this year. Last year I hardly saw any so it is nice to see the big bumble bees ambling about although they are really loud! I did also see a very big wasp, he was not nice at all and he was twice the size of wasps about last year but hopefully there will not be too many more of them about.

Lucky not to have those problems here, but one or two sneak in at night as I have three huge trees right next to my window. I get only two or three at a time so I don't bother killing them unless they decide to land on my computer screen. bourne

LOL...I had this same exact problem last year and rushed out and got those sticky fly paper traps...didn't help....think those darn buggers knew what they were for and stayed away from them. All I can say, is that the way I got rid of them and yes I was swamped with them too, was by becoming an expert with a rolled up newspaper as a flyswatter...lol.

I don't think flies will get to your house if its clean. But anyway you could try spraying some insecticides.. It might work.. Do you have left over foods everywhere in your house? or maybe some trash that is not disposed properly? I guess those can attract flies -thanks by "batman"

Hello cats and Dogs, Now that was annoying- my 650 response of ingenuity just mysteriously disappeared. Oh well- I'll do my best to recreate it. Have you heard of Orkin? Orkin is probably one of the best and most friendly extermination companies you'll ever find. They price their stuff fairly well too, so their service isn't unreasonable. My recommendation is to immediately look them up, give them a call, and schedule and "appointment" for them to look over your house. They won't do anything (e.g., start applying bug killer pesticide) without your express permission. In the meantime, my other recommendations are to take out the trash frequently, spray your trash cans with Lysol, Oust, or similar, clean your house, and turn off the lights when you're not using them. REASONS WHY: Trash = fly attraction. Ever seen a landfill being filled before? Nasty- always has flies. I'm sure you already knew trash is a fly attraction, but emphasis is sometimes necessary as not many people come to think about it. Clean your house = fly infestation. Probably the main reason you're dealing with such a massive fly problem is that the fly problem is in your house. Literally- flies are most likely just reproducing in your carpet or furniture without your notice. This is not to creep you out, but to inform you of the situation. You can murder as many of the buggers as you wish, but for ever 1 you murder, 10 more will be born. Flies are mass-reproducing machines, similar to salmon. Also, cleaning your house reduces the appeal to flies. No more are there those microscopic pieces of food and pet dander to feast on, or human dandruff. No more is there that comfy grit-filled carpet to nuzzle in and comfortably reproduce in. I too have had to deal with fly issues; trust me, I know what you're going through. Send me a message if you have any other troubles! Regards, -Fresh Writing

Flies can live and lay eggs in your carpets and other places, you might have a look in all the little corners in the kitchen and everywhere for little collections of black dots ... if you have a fly infestation then you aught to call a professional, other then that id get one of those electric fly killers ... you know the ones which zap them. And stick fly paper stickers on all the windows.

I hate flies, fleas and cockroaches, I don't see any need to have them disusting insects around. I know other critters eat them, but them other critters can find another bug to eat. Good luck getting rid of them flies. I haven't been bothered yet with them nasty things.

They haven't started bothering us here yet. I do hate them though. They are so annoying. Good luck at trying to get rid of them.

Hi CatsandDogs, here where I am in Canada we don't have any flies yet. They usually don't come out until summer as they seem to love the heat! Good luck with your fly swatter!

I detest flies too honey and haven't got a swatter - I shall have to look for one of those! We have only had 2 so far this year but I know that the fly spray is not very good environmentally etc but it is about the only thing that works when the flies are rife! xxx