Tons of flies in my garage -- ewwww! archived
Kibbe,
You don't live in Amityville, do you?
My guess is there is something (hopefully not someone)in there that is attracting them that you cannot detect.
You know i love all living creatures, but flies---not so much. They are disease bearing,unsanitary little buggers. Try closing up the garage, fumigating and not using it for a few days. Then I would install old fashioned flypaper on the ceiling, as revolting as that is, until you can tell that they are all gone.
ICK!
sorry,
Calli
You don't live in Amityville, do you?
My guess is there is something (hopefully not someone)in there that is attracting them that you cannot detect.
You know i love all living creatures, but flies---not so much. They are disease bearing,unsanitary little buggers. Try closing up the garage, fumigating and not using it for a few days. Then I would install old fashioned flypaper on the ceiling, as revolting as that is, until you can tell that they are all gone.
ICK!
sorry,
Calli
Jun 27, 2007 at 11:37am Edited
Fill a few clear 1-gallon plastic bags with water and hang them near the garage door.
Edited to add, you may have a dead mouse or rat in the wall ofthe garage somewhere. Larvae heaven.
Edited to add, you may have a dead mouse or rat in the wall ofthe garage somewhere. Larvae heaven.
I have the same problem with my basement (entrance with trapdoor outside). The flies come when it gets hot. They look for a cool place and gather there. Betcha when you go in there at night you don't see the.
Whats with the plastic bags? Does it help? I buy those sticky tapes for flies every summer but I wish there would be another way to keep them out.
Whats with the plastic bags? Does it help? I buy those sticky tapes for flies every summer but I wish there would be another way to keep them out.
My garage had them day and night. The bags did work. APparently there are several theories as to why, but both go to their poor vision. On one hand, the reflection of the water in the plastic bags (partially filled, I might correct above) warps their perception and disorients them enough to get them out of there, though it is also believed that the bags appear to flies not unlike a spider's web does, which they instinctively tend to avoid. Either way, it's cheap to try before getting into defoggers, etc.
Posted By: ctrzaskaEdited to add, you may have a dead mouse or rat in the wall ofthe garage somewhere. Larvae heaven.
ctrzaska,
That is what I was alluding to , but I didn't want to freak out Kibbegirl:crazy:
Now that you mention it, the kids and Mr. Kibbegirl have a tendency to leave the garage open a lot. Could this be one of the factors? Is there a particular brand of over the counter fumigation I should look for?
Wouldn't think so if a rodent is the cause. They'll get in even if you seal the door with roadtar. HD sells the fumigators in three packs if I recall. Can't remember the name either, but not hard to find... at HD they're on the first aisle on the left as you walk in. Takes a few days to work and please please please KEEP THE KIDS AWAY.
Fly paper works great.
There is a cheese farm near my house and the goats generate lots of flies.
There is a cheese farm near my house and the goats generate lots of flies.
If there were a dead mouse b'twn the walls, wouldn't there be some odor? Also, wouldn't I see the flies earlier than when the weather heats up? It's a mystery:smoking:
Re: mouse/critter decomposition
It only stinks for a couple of weeks.
Don't ask me how I know.:confused:
It only stinks for a couple of weeks.
Don't ask me how I know.:confused:
GROSS! How would we find the carcass? Assuming it's in there somewhere. I'm trying not to get sick:sad:
If it is a carcass attracting them, you are probably best off to let them remove the flesh of the carcass for you. No more flies once they are done. However, if you have been seeing flies for over a year, I doubt a carcass is the problem.
Have you checked for a nest or hive in the garage?
Have you checked for a nest or hive in the garage?
I wonder if spiders would help. I don't even know where you can get some. Our garage has spiders but I haven't seen any flies, so I'm content.
Carcass flies don't stay around. The larvae hatch and fly off to find another carcass to continue the breeding cycle. Flies also don't build nests of hives. You most likely have a problem with cluster flies. Blow flies which are carrion flies will make a buzzing sound and congregate in smaller numbers (like less then 10).
http://www.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfacts/ef624.asp
http://www.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfacts/ef624.asp
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