Fly spray the best?

dekaspace

Normally in summer now and again I get a few larger flies a day but currently this summer I get constant tiny flies all day long and not sure why.

Shall I just invest in a bottle of fly spray?

I get a lot of wasps recently too, I did look at a tree right outside bedroom window and see at least a dozen swarming around it last week when it was hot so maybe a nest there?

SailorSam

I've got a few small flies in the kitchen that i've been trying to flatten with a rolled up newspaper, but they move so fast.

Artytarty

They sound like they could be fruit flies.
Get rid of any ripe fruit lying around in this warm weather, put out a small bowl,with an inch or so of water, a good dash of cider or wine vinegar and a drop,of dishwashing soap.
You should catch a lot this way, it's sort of grim but fascinating?!
I've just had a plague of them myself due to too much fruit and the compost bin outside the back door ,,this got rid of them for me.

Valli

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- stick one in the corner of my kitchen window and don't have to worry about whiffy areosols

stockton_2

Try spraying them with water, it makes flying difficult if not impossible, then bash them, or hoover them up. (Safer than poison spray, for domestic pets).

Anne_Marie_2

It does sound like fruit flies. Have had the same problem in the past, but now keep all fruit in the fridge, and touch wood, this year, no problems so far. They seemed to collect on the kitchen window, which is when I would spray them with my counter spray (vinegar, essential oil and water) and then splat. Think you'd be forever using fly spray on the things, and do more harm to yourself. Quite like the idea of a bowl witth water, vinegar and soap....will try that if I ever get the little blighters back.

Just had another thought, if you live near fields, you can get inundated with tiny little black flying beasties from time to time. From memory, think we used to be inundated with them at harvest time. Fly screens helped a bit, but some were so tiny they could get through that.

Can't advise you on the wasp nest, as am the biggest woose in the world, and in the past have called the council in to deal with wasp and bee nests.

If it's wasps circling about when you are sitting outside, I've found that burning dried used coffee grounds in a suitable container keeps them away. Also works for midges and mosquitoes. I use a shallow metal dish on top of a saucer, so suppose that an aluminium take away type dish would work too, but it does get very hot, so place something heatproof underneath, so that it doesn't damage your table.

dekaspace

It really seems I have a lot, counted 15 on my lightshade last night and when I picked up my leftover dinner (which was covered) I counted at least another 6 or more fly off and same today.

Then I went to kitchen blinds which were half open and when I fully opened them another 20 flew off.

Will be getting some flyspray later

Farway

The wasps could just be feeding on any honeydew from aphids on the tree

The Queen has stopped feeding them thier daily dose of sugary stuff this time of year, which is why they now are looking for sugar fix, and honeydew, or your orange juice / beer / cola will do just fine

coffeehound

I've got one of those electric ultraviolet insect traps from Lidl in the kitchen. It is switched on at night by a plug-in timer (economy7 !). It's really good at attracting fruit flies and those little moths, but doesn't work on mozzies, gnats or those indestructable flies SailorSam mentioned. (I even sprayed one of those with a direct-hit of Old Spice last week and it just shrugged it off and flew away!)

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Artytarty

Can I must add that if anyone is going to try the saucer of vinegar trap, DO NOT leave out the couple of drops of "Fairy" liquid. It breaks the surface tension of the water and ensures that the flies drown. Without it, you are only providing a delicious drink!

dekaspace

Didn't have any white vinegar so put a bowl of slightly watered down balsamic vinegar with some washing liquid in.

Thought it didnt work as still quite a few in kitchen but decided to empty the bowl to put more vinegar in.

Counted at least 20 flies in it more like 30+

Can't find fly spray in any town centre shop as they have run out, only ant/crawling insect killer spray so not sure if thats good enough/better than nothing.