In late May/ June my house (north St Margarets) was invaded by large numbers of very small flies.
The creatures seemed to be short lived, usually to be found dead the next day.
The main area affected was the family room with doors and windows (open most of the time during the evening for ventilation and the dog) leading out to the garden.
I was told a simular story by a resident of East Twickenham.
Have any other local residents experienced this problem?
I would appreciate some comments!
– from Gerhard
Comments
Get one of those ultraviolet lamp insect electrocutors!
Ed
Ed on 2008-09-02 16:51:37 +0000They sound like fruit flies to me. They breed like fury in compost heaps and compost bins. If you would like some more I've got tons of 'em.
Compost King on 2008-09-04 10:16:04 +0000could they be tiny mothlike like, the ones that are attacking the horse chesnut trees,have you a horse chesnut tree nearby
colin on 2008-09-05 11:41:45 +0000Ed, I would have got an electrocutor but the invasion lasted only a few days.
I am trying to establish where the flies come from, (breed). The resident in East Twickenham (a lady scared of insects) thought the flies where breeding in her ceiling, coming down through the low voltage spotlights, called a pest control company. They identified the flies as `Fairy Flies` and offered to remove the spot lights, spray insectocides in the ceiling and on window frames and sills for £70.00.
I googled Fairy Flies and found that they are tiny parasitic wasps (~3mm) that lay their eggs in other insects eggs. I thought it unlikely that female Fairy Flies enter the ceiling to find other insect eggs to lay their eggs in!
I tend to go along with Compost King and his fruit Flies and am wondering if vegetation cut down on river banks etc.and left to rott acts like a compost heap.
Colin, the tiny moth that attack horse chesnut trees I discounted even though some of these trees are near my house but the insects I found had translucent wings, not moth like at all.
Gerhard Schellberg on 2008-09-11 00:23:38 +0000