No Flies on me!!

[Liverpoollass]

The last few times we have taken our van out we have discovered dozens of house flies in the door jamb. They are not in the van at all, apart from a couple that fly in when we open the door, the same thing happened a couple of days ago but luckily the flies were dozy. Any thoughts appreciated.
We think they may be hibernating!

 

[DP+JAY]

You're right, look up "cluster flies".
DP

 

[Reallyretired]

Ive had hundreds in my awning in the past.

 

[The Old Man]

I took the van for a battery charging trip the other week.

I needed to put the engine sourced heating on to keep the windscreen clear.

After about an hour a very sleepy looking wasp crawled out of one of the heater vents!

I considered it as an ominous warning for Spring.

 

[mike mcglynn]

We had flygeddon in one of our old vans there were hundreds in the roll out awning

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[Beemobile]

It's ladybird I get, horrid Shelley little bugs.

 

[Figaro]

A couple of years ago we had ladybirds overwintering in the uPVC windows where casements open.
Had to brush them out.
Immigrants apparently, not native species.
But none last year or this winter....... so far

 

[icantremember]

We always seem to get inundated with Lacewings and Ladybirds hiding in all the nooks and crannies .... but we were out in the moho this Christmas and 2 queen wasps appeared from their slumbers.

 

[gus-lopez]

Yes where our friends live in Devon it is atrocious for flies & they fill the whole of the door openings where the rubber sits. I took to gassing the whole door surround before opening each time I wanted to use the van

 

[pappajohn]

2 queen wasps appeared from their slumbers.

Hope you helped them back to sleep.... Permenantly.

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[Silver-Fox]

Yes where our friends live in Devon it is atrocious for flies & they fill the whole of the door openings where the rubber sits. I took to gassing the whole door surround before opening each time I wanted to use the van

Blimey you’ve managed to turn this into a gassing thread ?

 

[Jim]

Hope you helped them back to sleep.... Permenantly.

Good bees, bad wasps? – DW – 09/19/2018

Wasps are aggressive and useless, people believe. But wasps are just as important as bees for pollinating our crops, say scientists. They're calling for a public relations campaign to overhaul wasps' bad image.

www.dw.com

 

[M-J]

If in an isolated area just clear them away and rub with something they won’t like, maybe a silicone spray oil?

 

[Emmit]

Have a check on the fridge grill vents.
If they haven't got a mesh on the inside, make sure to get them installed.
Flies love the heat coming off the fridge, especially in the Autumn.

 

[brynric]

If in an isolated area just clear them away and rub with something they won’t like, maybe a silicone spray oil?

Do you rub the back of the fly or it’s front?
It could be very time consuming if theres a lot of them!?

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[M-J]

Do you rub the back of the fly or it’s front?
It could be very time consuming if theres a lot of them!?

Both... obviously!

 

[pappajohn]

Good bees, bad wasps? – DW – 09/19/2018

Wasps are aggressive and useless, people believe. But wasps are just as important as bees for pollinating our crops, say scientists. They're calling for a public relations campaign to overhaul wasps' bad image.

www.dw.com

Bees sting when they're annoyed..... Wasp sting for sport.

 

[icantremember]

Hope you helped them back to sleep.... Permenantly.

Yep!

I expect I shall be in trouble now.

 

[gus-lopez]

Wasp sting for sport.

I've always found that they only sting to protect their territory & usually the buzz you first to warn you off. Well they do here.

 

[DBK]

I took the van for a battery charging trip the other week.

I needed to put the engine sourced heating on to keep the windscreen clear.

After about an hour a very sleepy looking wasp crawled out of one of the heater vents!

I considered it as an ominous warning for Spring.

It would have been a hibernating queen wasp.

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[Liverpoollass]

Thanks for all the replies