Fly pest control in Perth & Pitlochry

Fly pest control  in Perth & Pitlochry is needed for pest flies this week. Cluster Flies, or Attic Flies, move into buildings in autumn to hibernate there until spring. The temperatures have dropped sharply overnight in Perth and Pitlochry this week so it’s been cold enough to give these flies the shivers and make them start wanting somewhere sheltered and safe to hibernate until the weather warms up again in the spring. When the pest flies hibernate they move into buildings to hide in cracks and crevices. They like to hide in attics and around window frames especially. At this time of year, when they are just starting to hibernate, they’ll move into their hidey-holes at night, but they’re still quite active and they’ll move out again during the day if there is some sun around; they love soaking up the heat in a warm place.

Fly pest control in Pitlochry was needed for the pest flies in the pictures that were causing a nuisance in a portacabin on a building site. They’d crawled in around the windows during the cold night and also gathered inside on the ceilings and lights – there were flies everywhere. When we arrived to treat with fly pest control we found them sunning themselves on the outside of the portacabin.

There a five different types of cluster flies; the ones in the pictures are called Pollenia rudis and they’re pretty unpleasant; hairy, black and nearly the size of a blue bottle. There are other cluster flies too; ones that look like house flies, yellow flies, small flies. You might even find different types together. And all the cluster flies can gather in their hundreds, which is a really horrible nuisance.

If you’re starting to find pest flies causing a nuisance then ring or email us for advice on how identify the flies and how to get rid of pest flies. No one wants pests like these around so it’s best to make sure you get the right fly pest control treatment.