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Jun
Why are there so many flies in my House. If you have rain you have to apply it afterwards.
If you have rain you have to apply it afterwards.
Why do i have horse flies around my house. Why are there so many flies in my House. House flies get into your house because of reasons like rotten matter excessive warmth and breeding grounds that your home may offer. House flies can multiply into hundreds within a couple of days in your home.
You must kill the existing flies to stop them from breeding in addition to keeping the growing ones from developing into an adult fly. Cluster flies have a completely different life cycle. These flies are common inside houses in fall and winter.
The life cycle of the cluster fly begins in the spring when they leave the overwintering sites and lay their eggs in the soil. The larval or maggot stages of this fly attack and eat earthworms. Like others have said theres probably a dead thing somewhere.
However depending on the fly type they could be breeding in very dirty water or in pretty much any organic matter. For example some will breed in rotting vegetation some will eat wool or fleece if they have too. So looking for pretty much anything out of the way that could be rotting.
You may not find it though - attics basements even in. Horse flies are bothered by smoke so burning candles can also impel horse flies to leave a home in which they have taken up residence. However these measures show at best marginal effectiveness at removing a horse fly infestation.
Why do I have horse flies. The horse fly and the similar deer fly feed on sugar from flower nectars. However just before laying eggs the females bite and suck the blood of larger mammals including humans to get a blood meal needed for egg development.
As their names suggest deer flies prefer to bite deer while horse flies prefer horses however they will both attack other. If youve already removed any garbage that might be attracting your flies but they are still pestering you you can get rid of flies in the house by putting out bowls filled with vinegar or wine mixed with dish soap which will trap the flies. You can also try placing fly-repellant herbs like basil and mint around your home.
I get flies really bad this time of year on the back side of my house - what has worked best for ME is oil based HORSE fly spray. A friend told me about it several years ago. I spray the back porch door railings steps etc.
About once a week. If you have rain you have to apply it afterwards. I bought a bottle several years ago for 1299 and am still using it - takes very little.
Beyond being a nuisance flies carry a wide variety of germs such as the bacteria that cause anthrax typhoid stomach ulcers cholera dysentery and tuberculosis as well as less serious.