JohnnyD
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Mayenne (53) When Covid allows..........Which isn't very often these days........
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Post by JohnnyD on Jul 17, 2021 12:10:30 GMT 1
Is it just me, or are flies much more aggressive this year? Both in France and here, they are flying at me and keep on coming even if you flick them away.........
Or have I have too much wine, and i am imagining it  |
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acr
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In Manche(50).
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Post by acr on Jul 17, 2021 12:37:47 GMT 1
Is it just me, or are flies moch more aggressive this year? Both in France and here, they are flying at me and keep on coming even if you flick them away.........
Or have I have too much wine, and i am imagining it What, this early in the day JD???  |
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Aardvark
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Living in soggy 22 and still wondering what's going on.
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Post by Aardvark on Jul 17, 2021 17:40:43 GMT 1
You are right. Even the little wimpy ones are aggressive this year. Usually its the big buggers that bite and leave an itchy lump that keep coming back for more.  |
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Post by houpla on Jul 17, 2021 19:04:47 GMT 1
Two possible solutions: Wear long-sleeved T shirts and cotton trousers, or spray skin with anti-mozzie stuff.  Oh, and the taons (horse and cattle flies) bite through T-shirts, but they can read, and they recognise a can of Raid when they see one! Whooosshhh! |
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Post by manonthemoon2 on Jul 17, 2021 19:08:53 GMT 1
You are right. Even the little wimpy ones are aggressive this year. Usually its the big buggers that bite and leave an itchy lump that keep coming back for more. I get bitten by small black buzzy flies, you feel a nip but thankfully they don't leave a mark. They're just annoying. We get loads of them but we are rural. This year no fly screens, spray or tapes have helped. |
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Aardvark
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Living in soggy 22 and still wondering what's going on.
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Post by Aardvark on Jul 17, 2021 19:45:39 GMT 1
Our Red Top fly catcher already contains about a kilo of flies and its only been up a few weeks.
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Post by mistrunner on Jul 18, 2021 7:41:32 GMT 1
We find that the biting flies are worse after it rains - keeping the grass really short around the house seems to help as the sun can dry up the ground faster. I believe the flies lay their eggs in damp ground and they hatch out when it rains, mate, bite as blood proteins nourish a good supply of eggs to lay in the damp ground, and so the cycle repeats itself.
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Nifty
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Post by Nifty on Dec 20, 2021 8:52:48 GMT 1
Is it just me, or are flies much more aggressive this year? Both in France and here, they are flying at me and keep on coming even if you flick them away.........
Or have I have too much wine, and i am imagining it It is one of the unintended consequences of britexit…….. |
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Oh, and the taons (horse and cattle flies) bite through T-shirts, but they can read, and they recognise a can of Raid when they see one! Whooosshhh!
