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Sacha[_3_] · 23-08-2008, 10:27 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening

On 23/8/08 05:48, in article , "tpow"
wrote:

"Pete C" wrote in message
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tpow wrote:
anyone else having problems..........

dj
Hampshire

Yes. Non recycleables in black bag, securely tied........in wheelie bin,
lid closed, in shed, door closed. When opened a few days later, full of
maggots. The latest is more worrying.........when I come home from work,
one kitchen window has 8 - 12 flies on it. I can see no reason why they
congregate there. They seem to be becoming imune to sprays, I nearly have
to drown them in the stuff! What are your problems dj?
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Pete C
London UK

every time we swat em there's another's immediately taking their place. We
bought hanging fly papers and have not caught one fly. I think this is down
to manufacturers being unable to use certain toxic substances now in the
sticky mix.

we attended a local pubs Hog Roast and the place was absolutely swarming
with them, over all the food.

we live on the edge of farm land and there's a chicken farm not to far away
but this is way beyond the norm for those breeding grounds.

Yes, we found maggots in the rubbish bin a few weeks ago and that's the
first in 20 years living here.

More wasps than flies round here. And I don't mean just us. We had lunch
in Totnes yesterday at a pub overlooking the river and there were wasps
everywhere. We decided to go inside eventually and two joined us in the
dining room!

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Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon