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WasTA

20-07-2003 02:02 PM

Swarms of Hoverflies

Is anyone else plagued by hoverflies? They're in every room in the house
sometimes over a 100 at a time. My wife is talking about banning flowers in
the garden!

I don't suppose theres any solution other than keeping windows closed or
stopping gardening, not a practical proposition for a plantaholic who finds
anything over 18C too warm!

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Kay Easton

20-07-2003 02:12 PM

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In article , WasTA
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Is anyone else plagued by hoverflies? They're in every room in the house
sometimes over a 100 at a time. My wife is talking about banning flowers in
the garden!

I don't suppose theres any solution other than keeping windows closed or
stopping gardening, not a practical proposition for a plantaholic who finds
anything over 18C too warm!

Mozzie nets over windows?

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Drakanthus

20-07-2003 03:12 PM

Swarms of Hoverflies

Is anyone else plagued by hoverflies? They're in every room in the house
sometimes over a 100 at a time. My wife is talking about banning flowers
in
the garden!

I don't suppose theres any solution other than keeping windows closed or
stopping gardening, not a practical proposition for a plantaholic who
finds
anything over 18C too warm!

Could they be attracted to the decor e.g. have you got bright yellow walls?

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WasTA

20-07-2003 06:13 PM

Swarms of Hoverflies

nope, just the standard magnolia!

"Drakanthus" wrote in message
...
Is anyone else plagued by hoverflies? They're in every room in the house
sometimes over a 100 at a time. My wife is talking about banning flowers
in
the garden!

I don't suppose theres any solution other than keeping windows closed or
stopping gardening, not a practical proposition for a plantaholic who
finds
anything over 18C too warm!

Could they be attracted to the decor e.g. have you got bright yellow
walls?

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WasTA

20-07-2003 06:13 PM

Swarms of Hoverflies

We get this every year I might add, but this is the worst

"WasTA" wrote in message
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Is anyone else plagued by hoverflies? They're in every room in the house
sometimes over a 100 at a time. My wife is talking about banning flowers
in
the garden!

I don't suppose theres any solution other than keeping windows closed or
stopping gardening, not a practical proposition for a plantaholic who
finds
anything over 18C too warm!

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WasTA

20-07-2003 06:22 PM

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WasTA

20-07-2003 06:22 PM

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WasTA

20-07-2003 06:33 PM

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WasTA

20-07-2003 06:33 PM

Swarms of Hoverflies

Janet Sanderson

20-07-2003 08:39 PM

Swarms of Hoverflies

On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 13:52:19 +0100, "WasTA"
wrote:

Is anyone else plagued by hoverflies? They're in every room in the house
sometimes over a 100 at a time. My wife is talking about banning flowers in
the garden!

I don't suppose theres any solution other than keeping windows closed or
stopping gardening, not a practical proposition for a plantaholic who finds
anything over 18C too warm!

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Have not had any at home, but went to turn our holiday cottage round
on saturday, and the sun room was full of them. I wanted to spray, bur
Martin said guests would not appreciate comming into a load of dead
flies.
Never had them before, funny doo?
Janet North Yorks

Druss

21-07-2003 09:27 AM

Swarms of Hoverflies

There do seem to be a lot of hoverflies around this year, which is great for
the greenhouse, but it's also great for my pitcher plants since the
hoverflies don't seem to learn, maybe you could buy some of these and let
them munch their way through your crowds.
On the other hand they don't do any hard, are actually good in the garden,
and don't really make any mess.
Maybe you should plant some coriander/fennel outside the house, try to lure
them all back out !
Duncan

"WasTA" wrote in message
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Is anyone else plagued by hoverflies? They're in every room in the house
sometimes over a 100 at a time. My wife is talking about banning flowers
in
the garden!

I don't suppose theres any solution other than keeping windows closed or
stopping gardening, not a practical proposition for a plantaholic who
finds
anything over 18C too warm!

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Druss

21-07-2003 09:34 AM

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WasTA

21-07-2003 05:02 PM

Swarms of Hoverflies

Have a pitcher plant in the conservatory - the worst affected room, but have
never noticed a hoverfly or any other fly for that matter in any of the
pitchers.

TA

"Druss" wrote in message
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There do seem to be a lot of hoverflies around this year, which is great
for
the greenhouse, but it's also great for my pitcher plants since the
hoverflies don't seem to learn, maybe you could buy some of these and let
them munch their way through your crowds.
On the other hand they don't do any hard, are actually good in the garden,
and don't really make any mess.
Maybe you should plant some coriander/fennel outside the house, try to
lure
them all back out !
Duncan

"WasTA" wrote in message
...
Is anyone else plagued by hoverflies? They're in every room in the house
sometimes over a 100 at a time. My wife is talking about banning flowers
in
the garden!

I don't suppose theres any solution other than keeping windows closed or
stopping gardening, not a practical proposition for a plantaholic who
finds
anything over 18C too warm!

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Stuart Forbes

21-07-2003 05:32 PM

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Have a pitcher plant in the conservatory - the worst affected room, but
have
never noticed a hoverfly or any other fly for that matter in any of the
pitchers.

What type of pitcher plant do you have? Some are better than others, I
recently had problems with wasps in the house, and a Sarracenia x Excellens
(a hybrid between S. minor and S. leucophylla) caught every wasp that went
near the window it was beside!

Regards,

Stuart Forbes
Edinburgh, Scotland

Druss

22-07-2003 02:43 PM

Swarms of Hoverflies

Gosh, I only mentioned it since the hoverflies outside cant seem to leave my
pitcher plants alone, not sure on species though, but I guess the content of
the pitcher makes a difference, different nectar for different pests maybe ?
Duncan

"WasTA" wrote in message
...
Have a pitcher plant in the conservatory - the worst affected room, but
have
never noticed a hoverfly or any other fly for that matter in any of the
pitchers.

TA

"Druss" wrote in message
...
There do seem to be a lot of hoverflies around this year, which is great
for
the greenhouse, but it's also great for my pitcher plants since the
hoverflies don't seem to learn, maybe you could buy some of these and
let
them munch their way through your crowds.
On the other hand they don't do any hard, are actually good in the
garden,
and don't really make any mess.
Maybe you should plant some coriander/fennel outside the house, try to
lure
them all back out !
Duncan

"WasTA" wrote in message
...
Is anyone else plagued by hoverflies? They're in every room in the
house
sometimes over a 100 at a time. My wife is talking about banning
flowers
in
the garden!

I don't suppose theres any solution other than keeping windows closed
or
stopping gardening, not a practical proposition for a plantaholic who
finds
anything over 18C too warm!

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