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femmocrat

(28,394 posts) Sat Oct 29, 2016, 06:29 PM Oct 2016

These damn flies are driving me crazy! [View all]

We are having a warm, sunny day and they are all getting into the house. I have no windows or doors open but see them on the windows. One just buzz-bombed past my head. I must have killed about three dozen of them in one bedroom. I think they are "cluster flies" from searching online.

Any tips on how to repel them? They come in from the attic according to an online article. (I'm not going to climb up into the attic. Too old for that!) I hung a fly strip, but no takers so far.

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These damn flies are driving me crazy! [View all] femmocrat Oct 2016 OP

They are dive bombing me! In_The_Wind Oct 2016 #1

I wish there were some nice natural repellents, like herbs or something. femmocrat Oct 2016 #2

Or buy a pet lizard In_The_Wind Oct 2016 #3

OMG that spider was huge. Good lizard. nt Laffy Kat Oct 2016 #4

Every year at this time I have the same problem with wasps and/or yellow jackets. Laffy Kat Oct 2016 #5

They could be European hornets. femmocrat Oct 2016 #10

No, no, no, they're a lot LARGER. I'm working on a project in the South of France these days and underahedgerow Nov 2016 #12

Oh no..... that is terrible. femmocrat Nov 2016 #13

Tell a neighbor to cook some halupkies Orrex Oct 2016 #6

We don't have any close neighbors, but I have a tray of frozen halupki in my freezer! femmocrat Oct 2016 #7

At least it is a drive, hopefully a long one whistler162 Oct 2016 #11

A few things that work, a bit: sl8 Nov 2016 #14

Wow, thanks for all the information. femmocrat Nov 2016 #17

Plug all sinks and bathtubs TexasBushwhacker Nov 2016 #15

Thanks! femmocrat Nov 2016 #16

rent my cat. RedCloud Nov 2016 #19

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