Flies around the house?

Dunno if there's a better suited forum for this but just wondering am I alone here?

Our house is relatively clean, no food waste kept for long periods, we shower daily, clean the kitchen and bathroom etc. regularly.


But I'm noticing a lot of flied hanging around lately? And I can't figure it out. Is it just he heat and they're tormenting everyone? Or am I just a filthy bastard?

This morning there must have been about 7 or 8 small flies sitting on my back door and window and about 2-3 buzzing around downstairs randomly.

I havent invested in any fly kill spray or anything yet, but I aim to do so today.
I'm not sure if this is a side effect to the warm weather or if I just need to up my cleaning regime?

Tell me I'm not alone?!

corner of hells

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Dunno if there's a better suited forum for this but just wondering am I alone here?

Our house is relatively clean, no food waste kept for long periods, we shower daily, clean the kitchen and bathroom etc. regularly.


But I'm noticing a lot of flied hanging around lately? And I can't figure it out. Is it just he heat and they're tormenting everyone? Or am I just a filthy bastard?

This morning there must have been about 7 or 8 small flies sitting on my back door and window and about 2-3 buzzing around downstairs randomly.

I havent invested in any fly kill spray or anything yet, but I aim to do so today.
I'm not sure if this is a side effect to the warm weather or if I just need to up my cleaning regime?

Tell me I'm not alone?!

Is there a body in your basement or in a shallow grave in your garden ?
Invest in a few venus fly traps or a tarantula.

Yester

corner of hells wrote: »

Is there a body in your basement or in a shallow grave in your garden ?
Invest in a few venus fly traps or a tarantula.

I tried the tarantula solution and now the house is overrun with spiders.
How can I get rid of them?

RobbingBandit

Chinese needle snake loves venomous spiders

B0jangles

Have you got a vacuum cleaner with a flexible hose?

corner of hells

Yester wrote: »

I tried the tarantula solution and now the house is overrun with spiders.
How can I get rid of them?

Aw c'mon, you're in AH , set your house and probably the neighbours houses on fire .
Do we have to spell everything out for you.

Gwynplaine

I do hold open the window or door and say to them, "either get out, or die"

evolving_doors

If you have fruit bowl they'd be attracted to that. Especially bananas.
Or plants especially if there were.

But this is After Hours so try blasting the place with .... Lavender

TheValeyard

That time of year.

No fly spray please !!! (Aerosol, chemicals, environment!)
Open the windows & doors and let them back out again ��

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Deleted User wrote: »

No fly spray please !!! (Aerosol, chemicals, environment!)
Open the windows & doors and let them back out again ��

It's opening the windows & doors that's letting them in.

yermandan

B0jangles wrote: »

Have you got a vacuum cleaner with a flexible hose?

This worked wonders for me last summer. Just remember to empty the bag regularly

Reina Wet Finch

Reina Wet Finch wrote: »

It's opening the windows & doors that's letting them in.

Yeah I know , but they’ll also fly back out , they’re drawn to windows and light. If you don’t you'll always notice lots of dead ones the next day at the window.
Fly spray is a big no no. :mad:

Hector Savage

Gwynplaine wrote: »

I do hold open the window or door and say to them, "either get out, or die"

Why is fly spray a big no-no?

Can you still get those strip yokes that used be in my grandmother's house?

Sugarlumps

Electric tennis racquet, Ted Bundy killing spree.

upupup

Yester wrote: »

I tried the tarantula solution and now the house is overrun with spiders.
How can I get rid of them?

Get some Owls!

rossie1977

Only solution is to not open doors or windows. This country is infested with flying insects this time of year. You can't go outside after 6pm for fear of being eaten alive by midges.

Deleted User wrote: »

Can you still get those strip yokes that used be in my grandmother's house?

Yes euro stores usually have them.

weldoninhio

Deleted User wrote: »

Why is fly spray a big no-no?

Can of Lynx+lighter is so much more fun. BBQ'd fly.

beveragelady

Fly strips are effective but they're disgusting things. The need to be right in the centre of the room just above head height to really work so there's no hiding them.
The best solution to this is to invest in a couple of sarracenia plants. Venus flytraps are fascinating but they don't eat enough to make a difference. Keep a sarracenia in a sunny spot in about an inch of rainwater and sit back. Mine catch wasps and everything. The best thing about them is that the odd time you see a fly in the house you now think "Oh good, it's feeding time."

BeerWolf

Get yourself a Salt Gun;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EesfhOGt9Kk

Yester

BeerWolf wrote: »

Get yourself a Salt Gun;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EesfhOGt9Kk

Brilliant. That would probably work for spiders, snakes and owls as well.

Pythagorean

My abode is festooned with cobwebs, I never take them down, they have evolved into huge webs over the years. I never have a problem with flies, the spiders catch and eat them.

BeerWolf

Pythagorean wrote: »

My abode is festooned with cobwebs, I never take them down, they have evolved into huge webs over the years. I never have a problem with flies, the spiders catch and eat them.

Think of them as drapes or tapestries...

jcorr

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Dunno if there's a better suited forum for this but just wondering am I alone here?

Our house is relatively clean, no food waste kept for long periods, we shower daily, clean the kitchen and bathroom etc. regularly.


But I'm noticing a lot of flied hanging around lately? And I can't figure it out. Is it just he heat and they're tormenting everyone? Or am I just a filthy bastard?

This morning there must have been about 7 or 8 small flies sitting on my back door and window and about 2-3 buzzing around downstairs randomly.

I havent invested in any fly kill spray or anything yet, but I aim to do so today.
I'm not sure if this is a side effect to the warm weather or if I just need to up my cleaning regime?

Tell me I'm not alone?!

Well it might be because of the boys from the 'what's the etiquette here' thread are in your area.

Do you see a pintman or some guy called flash hanging around your house lol.

tamara25

I have a Jack Russell & she’s a great fly catcher! They don’t stand a chance when she’s around.

AllForIt

It's not your filty abode OP, they are hatching somewhere outdoors nearby, probably a refuse collection point or hedges if your in the country. In fly season I open the windows only a centimeter or 2 instead of leaving them wide open. You'd be amazed what a difference this makes.

Your Face

Probably fruit flies.

ILoveYourVibes

I want flies in my home....i am a spider.

Are they located around the sink or a pipe of some sort? They could be drain flies, attracted by a leak somewhere.

If New Home is around, she'll tell you as she's the McGyver of After Hours!

Day Lewin

SWATTERS!

Practice your golf swing, perfect your aim.

Swish swoosh SWAT!

Sharp MZ700

How many letters?

branie2

They are a nuisance