On 29/07/2020 13:46, NY wrote:
Is anyone else being plagued by lots of flies indoors?

In the kitchen we have a UV light electrocution device (similar to the
Insectocutor ones that butchers use) and a length of sticky flypaper.
But the flies seem to avoid both of these. The UV zapper is great for
catching tiny fruit flies, but larger bluebottle sized flies don't seem
to be attracted to it. We've tried it both near a window (which will be
light during the day) and in a darker part of the room, and we've left
it on overnight when the UV light will be the only light source that the
flies will see.

We had a fly trap outside which mimicked the smell of rotten meat and
that caught thousands of flies but may need renewing because it doesn't
seem to be attracting as many flies now.

As I write, there are five of the little buggers flying around me all
the time. I've got a UV light right next to me, but they avoid that and
fly everywhere else...

I think they suggest you stick some bait in the try to attract them...
(must admit ours tends to get lots of moths etc, but blue bottles ignore it)


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Cheers,

John.

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