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Fly infestation.

9 replies

Mobydick100 · 28/07/2018 09:59

Help! I think we've got a fly infestation. 2 days ago we had no flies. Since yesterday...I've killed more than 20 and every room I go into I see more. Counted 5 in our hallway this morning! It's disgusting.
What should I do? I'm killing flies when I see them (and can reach them). Going to hoover/ mop all floors and disinfect all surfaces.
I've not seen any fly larvae. Ew!
Is it possible such a large number of flies all descended on our house at the same time or is it more likely we've had fly larvae?
We are keeping windows shut to stop more flies coming in.
Anything else I should do?
I've got fly spray so will spray some of that in each room too.

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Beingthere · 28/07/2018 10:00

Yes, us too. Not that many but loads.

Have never had the problem before and am at a loss!

Completionmisery · 28/07/2018 10:03

Same here, disgusting creatures loads of them Angry

Ifailed · 28/07/2018 10:06

you need spiders, lots of them.

Beingthere · 28/07/2018 10:10

We have spiders too!

I’m getting loads of ads for pest control
With yukky pictures on them now!Sad

Ifailed · 28/07/2018 10:18

OK once the spiders have dealt with the flies, you need birds to deal with the spiders.

BlueEyedBengal · 28/07/2018 11:41

Same here, could be the weather and fortnightly bin collections. I closed windows but they were coming through the gas vent in my back door. Tried fly spray but they must be super flies as they just kind of laugh at me vertically saying "is that all you got"Hmm

DonaldRiojas · 04/08/2018 11:57

There many ways to control flies like for indoors, keep the doors and windows to the outside closed as much as possible. If you must have windows and doors open, then you must position a fan to blow outward towards the opening, deal with your garbage properly, get rid of standing water, use cedar-based products regularly on your property to create a barrier that controls flies. If the infestation still does not stop, one can also take the help of professional Pest Control CT( www.yalepest.com ) services to get rid of those pesky flies.

RoseWhiteTips · 06/08/2018 17:15

Do you have an open chimney? Something may have died up there and the flies have been laying eggs etc. Bleurgh

LOVELYDOVEY05 · 17/08/2018 11:53

We had an infestation of flies and found that we actually had rats under the bath and in the loft. The local ratcatcher was brilliant and free

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