Flies

[Michael Rolls]

We have had an absolute plague of the wretched things, so in desperation installed fly papers throughout the house. I know they are revolting, but they are effective. The first full day of deployment was Wednesday and we trapped 51 of the wretched things and the house is now fly free, so we are taking the papers down - but have reserves available, just in case!

[Mups]

I agree, the damn things seem to have bred well this summer, perhaps they like the heat.

They are so annoying zooming about when I'm indoors, or crawling up the windows inside,  so out comes my brilliant FlyCatcher.  Wouldn't be without it.

https://www.lakeland.co.uk/63665/pest-stop-led-spider-and-insect-vacuum

It's wasps I really fear though. 

I like my back door to the garden open during the day,  but have hung length of net curtain over it now,  which helps keep a lot of 'em out, too.

[Scrumpy]

All the wasp around my shed have gone.. I haven't seen any in the house..
Very few flies here...

[Mups]

All the wasp around my shed have gone.. I haven't seen any in the house..
Very few flies here...

I went to my Chiropractor yesterday, then stopped off at the garden centre and had a spot of lunch on the way home.   

In their cafe part,  they had the glass doors to the plants propped open, and wasps kept zooming in.
Then I saw a notice stuck on the doors saying something like - "We have a big problem with Wasps this year, please be aware."

It seems a problem all over the place this year.   They must have thrived in the heat this summer.

[klondike]

All the wasp around my shed have gone..

Your courage paid off. Well done.

[Raven]

It's August it's the wee Harvest Flies. PITA I agree, but they don't last long.
I have the Mesh Door Curtain in the warm months, they are great at keeping the flying beasties out, and I can have the back door open.

[Michael Rolls]

I tried that years ago, hanging it on the conservatory door. Trouble was that anything more than a puff of wind and it ended up on the roof

[Raven]

Weird, mine has magnets to hold the flaps together, and extra drawning pins round the edges. It also survived Dageus bouncing through it umpteen times a day, holds up in a strong wind too.

[Michael Rolls]

obviously a better piece of kit than was mine

[Raven]

obviously a better piece of kit than was mine

It was cheap n cheerful off Ebay, only cost a fiver. 

[Alex]

Ive got the same only in black.  It's survived two beagles trying to get through at the same time 

[Michael Rolls]

It was cheap n cheerful off Ebay, only cost a fiver. 

Good Lord! Can't remember what mine cost, but probably more than that. Can't remember where I got it from

[klondike]

Doubtless Vlad was told in his army days that flies spread diseases and that he must keep his closed 

[Michael Rolls]

    

[JBR]

Doubtless Vlad was told in his army days that flies spread diseases and that he must keep his closed 

What?  His mouth?  Good advice!  🤣
(Didn't mean it, Vlad.  You do come up with some interesting ideas... occasionally!)