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Swarm of small flies
For the past couple of months I have had a swarm of about 100 very small
flies at the corner of my garage. The swarm seems to stay in one position. About 4 to 5 feet from the ground and about 1 foot from the wall. The corner faces north and east. I have repeatedly sprayed them with a fly killer but as soon as the spray disperses they are back again. The only thing growing in the vicinity of the swarm is an Ivy. This is about 3 feet away but the flies do not seem to go near to it. Can someone please advise me what would cause this and how can I get rid of them. Many thanks Les |
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Is there a drain pipe under the surface there that might be broken?
Jo |
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"Totty" wrote in message oups.com... Is there a drain pipe under the surface there that might be broken? Jo I do not know if a drain pipe runs under this area. The area is paved and appears to dry out OK. No work has been carried out in this area for at least 10 years so there is no danger of a pipe being fractured. Is it likely that a drain pipe could break without being accidently damaged? Les |
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In article , les
writes For the past couple of months I have had a swarm of about 100 very small flies at the corner of my garage. The swarm seems to stay in one position. About 4 to 5 feet from the ground and about 1 foot from the wall. The corner faces north and east. I have repeatedly sprayed them with a fly killer but as soon as the spray disperses they are back again. You'll only get rid of them with fly killer if you can stop new ones coming to take their place. The only thing growing in the vicinity of the swarm is an Ivy. This is about 3 feet away but the flies do not seem to go near to it. Can someone please advise me what would cause this and how can I get rid of them. It's probably an area of still air. -- Kay "Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river" |
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Is it likely
that a drain pipe could break without being accidently damaged? I wouldn't have thought so, but there is the possibility that earth movement could seperate pipes at a joint and cause leakage. Maybe you could swish around with a net until you caught a couple, then try to identify the type of fly; this would give you a clue to its origin. Jo |
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Kay wrote: In article , les writes For the past couple of months I have had a swarm of about 100 very small flies at the corner of my garage. The swarm seems to stay in one position. About 4 to 5 feet from the ground and about 1 foot from the wall. The corner faces north and east. I have repeatedly sprayed them with a fly killer but as soon as the spray disperses they are back again. You'll only get rid of them with fly killer if you can stop new ones coming to take their place. The only thing growing in the vicinity of the swarm is an Ivy. This is about 3 feet away but the flies do not seem to go near to it. Can someone please advise me what would cause this and how can I get rid of them. It's probably an area of still air. Are they actually doing any harm? You say there are only about a hundred of them and they always appear in the same small area, so maybe you should just leave them to it. I can't see a fly-spray doing them much damage in mid-air and outdoors. -- Mike. |
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