Are You Troubled By Flies?

Think of flies and you don’t typically think of the winter months from November onwards. You think of the height of summer, of picnics and drinks, and being bothered by flies coming in and out of the house and ruining an al fresco lunch.

However, thanks to central heating, cluster flies can be a pain all through the year. From December through until February in particular, when we are likely to be more reliant on our central heating, these flies can be awoken from their hibernation. While they are not likely to create as much of a problem as they would during warmer weather, they can still be a pain.

The darker evenings mean we’ll be switching our lights on earlier as well as our central heating. This in turn is quite attractive for these flies. They’ll head for sources of light and heat if they wake up from hibernation, causing an inconvenience for you. They’ll aim for windows and lights, and can buzz around rooms and create havoc – especially if there is food around.

When temperatures fall at this time of year, they’ll find some warm and cosy places to hibernate. Oftentimes this can be under the eaves of a house, and if they can get into the roof space they will do, as heat rises and they’ll enjoy that.

While you can use a fly spray to kill off the odd cluster fly here and there, it’s not very practical if you find you have a loft or attic space full of them. In this situation it is far better to call in the experts to deal with them. You must also make sure there are no bats roosting in your attic space. If there are, you cannot use anything to get rid of the flies that might also harm the bats in any way.

As you can see, flies aren’t just a nuisance during the warmer months. If you think you have cluster flies waking up in your roof space or around your property, you should find a solution that will reduce their numbers. Getting professional advice and support in this instance is often far better than tackling it yourself – especially if you are unsure about the presence of bats.

Even though cluster flies may already have chosen your home to hibernate in for the winter, it may not be too late to do something about it.