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Flies in house

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shitt · 25/08/2023 18:01

We have never had an insect problem before so I’m not sure what to do!! I noticed some small flies coming in through the windows, so have kept the windows shut for around 2 weeks.

in this time, flies have still been present which is making me feel icky!

They’re small flies, black/brown/red. It’s not a large amount of them, when the lights turn on or off you may see 1 stirring. I have never seen more than 1 at a time. Weirdly, the most common place I find them is on my windowsill where they’re usually dead, I then clean the windowsill. Have attached a photo. On around 10 out of the last 14 days, a new dead fly is on my windowsill. What could be causing this?

I did have some plants on this windowsill, wondering if the flies were in there? Do I need to do something to treat the soil of the remaining plants?

Flies in house
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Maggiemaggieooo · 25/08/2023 18:35

Do you have open window vents ? Honestly I never open my windows because flies freak me out lol but occasionally I still get the odd fly and spider and never understand how they get in

shitt · 25/08/2023 22:35

There’s ceiling vents actually!

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Maggiemaggieooo · 26/08/2023 01:43

shitt · 25/08/2023 22:35

There’s ceiling vents actually!

This could be where their coming from very annoying I know

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