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Horse flys
On Tue, 24 Jun 2003 07:17:27 +0100, "David Hill"
wrote: wonder why it is that others seem able to report the first Swallows, or Humming bird moths whilst all I seem to have is the first Horse fly's The last 10 days they have been going mad, I am sure they are earlier than in past years, trying to plant dahlias I am being attacked constantly, nothing to kill 30 or more in a day, and I am only getting about 1 in 3 of attacks. Would be nice to find out how to get rid of them at source. We are troubled by another biting fly. It's much smaller than a cleg, smaller even than a house fly but only slightly so, but its bite and resulting itchy lump are just as uncomfortable and long-lasting. It may be a stable fly, as we have horses in one field adjacent to the garden and cattle in another, but doesn't look like the diagram of a stable fly in my insect book. In fairness, the only ones I been able to study at leisure have been well squashed. A characteristic feature seems to be what looks like a white spot or bar near the base of each wing, which become a stripe when the wings are folded together. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what it might be? -- Chris E-mail: christopher[dot]hogg[at]virgin[dot]net |
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