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Flies on patio door.
House flies they are gray in color about 4 to 8 mm long with four dark gray stripes on upper body.
Flies are deterred by the scents of some plants so keep potted plants on your patio or near your doors that repel flies.
Open your doors just before the sun sets and allow the flies to leave the house.
My front porch and back patio are plagued annually by flies not just 1 or 2 swarms.
Use your vacuum cleaner to get rid of whiteflies.
Plug in a fan.
This is a great way to remove hard to reach bugs or bugs that refuse to come off.
Fruit flies they are dull yellowish or brownish black in color.
6 ways to get rid of flies outside.
If there are a lot of flies there is probably a breeding site either on your property or a neighboring one.
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An outdoor patio is a great place to spend a warm evening or entertain company however nothing can crash your outdoor festivities as quickly as the appearance of flies and other creepy crawly bugs.
Understanding whether you are dealing with house flies blow flies cluster flies or other large flies will determine the type of management needed.
They are not hover flies or cluster flies.
Wings and body are covered with long hair.
Our large glass sliding doors face each other and we can see directly into each others house so we put that up for privacy.
Find out what is attracting them.
Some info both face east the front patio is covered while the back is covered by a tarp hung from the roof to the fence for privacy between us and the neighbors.
Scientists tell us that flies are particularly attracted to the light wavelengths at sunset.
Yellow sticky traps will catch some adult flies.
Most commonly flies will make their way in through torn window screens and open doors and they love to linger around mulch piles which they breed in or garbage cans stored near points of entry.
These uninvited insects can t fly well in strong breezes so set up an oscillating fan on an extension cord.
The area is shaded all day and the flies hang out there during the day and disappear as the day cools and night comes.
Don t destroy all the spider webs outdoors.
To drive flies out of your yard.
Flies and other insects are attracted to light and will naturally be attracted to well lit areas.
Gnats they are about 4 mm long delicate dark colored flies with long legs and antennae.
Drain flies they are about 1 5 to 5 mm long with a light gray or tan body.
See where they are landing or resting.
They are small and just circle around and around right outside my front door where we have a large awning.