How To Deal With Cluster Flies

Pest Controller Dave is out in the beautiful English countryside dealing once again with a filthy pest.

Cluster flies, also known as attic flies or grass flies are strictly parasitic on earthworms; the females lay their eggs near earthworm burrows, and the larvae then feed on the worms. Cluster flies seek refuge in cold weather and find their way into attic spaces and similar areas indoors.

They often emerge on warm days, and cluster at windows attempting to exit (hence the name) and precisely why they need to be EXTERMINATED.

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[johnb]

Step 1: Locate flies
Step 2: Waft hand at them
Step 3: Look confused
Step 4: Swear repeatedly
Step 5: Wait 6 months until your wife calls a man in behind your back

[ronanmusic]

WE WANT We need a hour long episode of Pete pleeeaaaasseeee!

[BunkMayne]

Wheres my main man Pete, ive missed that absolute unit.

[mickefy]

Whenever you start up a fog machine, there’s bound to be break dancers.

[miriambucholtz]

I've never seen this type of fly before, but then, I've never been to England, either. I've also never cared to live in rural areas. I used to have a cat who ate flies. Grabbed them right out of the air and popped them into her mouth.

[pinkfreud]

Went down to my basement & for the 1st time in 26 years I found little dead flies everywhere on the floor. Crazy. I never used to see any flies of any kind down there. Swept them up, but who knows how many more will be coming!

[michalx]

Say what you want but in the beginning there was a stock Nissan Silvia s14

[Endymion]

I got one single cluster fly in my apt and yelled at it "CLUSTER! WHERE'S YOUR FRIENDS?!" until it died. I never saw any others.

[erikssongl]

Last time i was this early, the world wasn’t quarantined

[KRSG]

The music doesn't fit an infestation video well haha

[SensationalBanana]

For some reason, I enjoy listening to clips on this channel whilst working towards my Skyscale in Guild Wars 2...

[JackieLarose]

I used to have blackflies a really long time ago and are used the spray I found in an Asian store that t cleans fruit I forgot what’s called and I put toothpaste in it got rid of it

[stevenpringle]

Now you have dead flies in the attic. How do you keep them out in the first place so you don't have that mess?

[LisaV]

I was renting a 3 room place in a 250 year old farm house. 6 months out of the year I was vacuuming these things out of the air! Hundreds every day! My landlord said it was because I slept with my window opened (about 4”) so he wouldn’t even come and look at them. I wish I knew about these back then. I was literally underneath the attic of this place, and that’s where they came from!

[sidestand]

I just wish it was that easy! Unfortunately, in our experience it's not. We have a major cluster fly infestation in our loft space and are really struggling to get rid of them permanently. I've two large bug zappers hanging from the beams and have to empty them about every other day because they're full. I've had pst control around and they've released a 'smoke bomb' but while it kills those flying around it's not long before they're back and buzzing around. Apparently they release pheromones which simply attracts more flies they come back in increasing numbers every year! Sadly no one can give me any assurances (or guarantees) that they can fix the problem permanently. Pete - do you have a solution that works over the long term?

[Leafsfanforever]

I don’t know if it was a cluster fly. But I just killed a big fat fly. It didn’t move when I killed it for some reason

[jamsandwich]

I like to take my Henry hoover up the loft beginning of every October and suck them all up, takes about an hour of your time, no cost or chemicals needed🤷‍♂️ it's a good time to have a general hoover round up there and check about for other pests or even leaks before winter.

[SlickCookie]

You spin right round baby right round like a record baby

[iona]

Step 1: get electric fly squatter. It's so satisfying.

[wudgee]

We have a constant problem with these in our French farmhouse. Window screens don’t help they try to get out and can’t and I can’t stop them getting in. They seem to appear from nowhere.