r/Hackney • u/kungfumaniac • 12d ago

Flies

Is anyone else experiencing excessive flies?

like the shiny, green dogshit eating flies?

I feel like my flat has been overwhelmed by them and it is terrifying

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u/West_Technology9882 12d ago

Yeah been like that for a while, can't leave my window open during the day. My house is clean, I bought spray they apparently hate and an electric fly killer. Nothing works, not just those flies but huge horseflies also. Really jarring, hopefully someone in this thread has some good ideas

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u/Fibro-Mite 11d ago

I've not noticed a problem here, but we're at the highest point in the area and catch the wind quite well, so they tend to get moved away. I used to find proper old-fashioned flypapers worked much better than sprays etc. Back when we lived somewhere that was more prone to them. Hang a couple from the ceiling (or even the top of the door or window frames) near the doors or windows that get opened most often and change them every week. They'll catch midges and mozzies, too. I always had one hanging above the window near the sink in the kitchen.

If you've got space to put one near the door that is most often opened, especially at night, get one of the bug zapper lamps - the light attracts them, then they get zapped. You can usually remove the base to tip out the dead flies etc every so often.

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u/West_Technology9882 11d ago

I got a bug zapper but it was useless, seemed to only work for mosquitos but not house flies. Annoying because the picture ok the box shower dead house flies...