Stupid flies

[MarkF]

We woke up to flies, 5-10 in every room, don't know where they've come from, the cats bowls are clean and there is no food openly around, well 3 bananas.

But they are really stupid, once they land you can approach, reach out and squish them, just like that, I wish they were always so easily dispatched. What's going on?

 

[colly]

Be afraid Mark.

 

[BSRU]

Could be worse, you could have swallowed them on a ride, as I almost did this morning.

 

[Scoosh]

They're getting cold and tired and therefore much more vulnerable to being caught/squished.

 

[byegad]

Yes I got one on the back door glass that was so sluggish it was easy to squish. Normally they are off as soon as the rolled up newspaper approaches!

 

[Shortmember]

'Diana' my tame Venus fly trap would make short work of them.

 

[DaveReading]

I've used one of these for years - quick, effective and great fun:

 

[goo_mason]

Last year I found my bathroom swarming in huge bluebottles when I got in from work. I then spent 4 days fly-spraying and then hoovering up the hordes that would appear during the day - eventually realised they must have been coming up the inside of the building and out of a gap around a pipe in my bathroom. Something must have died between the walls somewhere in my block of flats....

A good extended spraying of Raid into the gap around the pipe and the problem finally went away.

 

[ASC1951]

... Normally they are off as soon as the rolled up newspaper approaches!

ASC's top tip - use a wire sieve. It has a large impact area but minimal wind resistance, so they are not alerted. I have a separate plastic sieve for cooking because, well, the wires are difficult to clean.

 

[ayceejay]

I think they come in for the warmth, catching them and putting them outside is not humane but cruel.

 

[Gromit]

Newly hatched flies are like that. It is nothing to do with warmth. We use flies at Stockbridge to help pollinate some of the crops.