Bothersome flies

We had that going on a couple of weeks ago. It was a pain. Now they are mostly gone, but it is true, they recognize a fly swatter when they see one.

my sister in law lives on a farm with her hubby and even though our Canadian winters get cold, they still have flies in their house all year round, even on the coldest days of the winter! seems like these guys never want to leave.

I hate those flies that come in this time of year. They're like Frankenflies.

I had a fly hatch somewhere in the house a couple of weeks ago. I couldn't find the source. I kept killing flies, about 2-3 per day using a spray insecticide and various near-at-hand items to swat. I went through the house several times trying to find where they had originated. Finally, after I'd gotten all of them, I found an acorn squash that I had forgotten about on the back part of a kitchen table that was deteriorating. It was dry by then but I figured that was the source. I don't know how the flies recognize the swatter, maybe by smell. I understand that they have an amazing sense of smell. Even when I had the can of spray in hand, they would disappear. I have learned to check the window area in each room. They like to head for the bright light for some reason. So I sprayed down the window areas and the area in the bathroom around the litter box. They're all gone now, but I was chasing flies there for several days.

LOL sounds like you need to walk with that swatter like an attachment on your body/belt..flies are very annoying in the summer and I can imagine how annoying they are in cold weather. as well at any time... Good luck with getting rid of them....

I still get these teeny tiny ones in the outside plants here (herbs like catnip and the lemon mint) that I'm trying to shoo away cause I wanna bring them inside but not if they are infested with those white flies. I tried to get rid of them but they come back. It is quite annoying as the sun isn't out alot anymore and the weather still gets cold up and down now and then. We've even had frost once or twice.

We have been having that issue here, too. I would have thought that their numbers would have drastically dwindled by now, but they still are in just about every place I go as well as in our home. We're overnighting in a hotel here as a precaution in the face of Sandy's wrath-- since the place where we've been living isn't a great place to ride out high winds--and there is even a fly in here!

Used to have a massive problem with flies in one of our homes in the past. It had a lot to do with the local farmers liquefying manure and spreading it on the fields without digging it in. (I oppose that practice by the way). We started raising Muscovy ducks and had a great spring flock of over thirty ducklings. They gobbled up every fly and mosquito in sight. I was impressed. Other ducks help but Muscovies are just incredible for that.

Thats funny. I have them here because the next door people kill chickens 3 o r 4 times a week. They put the kill part sin bags and someone picks it up every 3 4 days after. But somehow the flies get to them. And they are all over here. I hate them flies.