Small Flies

[taximan1954]

Any tips on dealing with these small flies that are really annoying,?

[Moonlover]

They were there long before you came here and they'll still be there long after you've gone. Just learn to ignore them. They aren't doing you any harm.

 

P.S. Read my sign off signature.

 

[IvorBiggun2]

They're Buffalo fly. Very irritating. Put teak tea oil around your eyes and ears to block them bothering you.

[Moonlover]

2 hours ago, IvorBiggun2 said:

They're Buffalo fly. Very irritating. Put teak tea oil around your eyes and ears to block them bothering you.

They've flown a long way. Buffalo fly are native to north America!

[taximan1954]

Thanks. Tea tree oil?

[linno2]

My family calls them fruit flies - but they are smaller than Australian fruit flies - you can almost breath them in they are so small!

[Will B Good]

Swimming goggles.

[ubonjoe]

I call them Gnats. Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnat

[mahtin]

On 9/9/2021 at 2:50 PM, ubonjoe said:

I call them Gnats. Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnat

The urine of which is sometimes bottled and sold as beer.

[IvorBiggun2]

23 minutes ago, mahtin said:

The urine of which is sometimes bottled and sold as beer.

You having a larf?

[IvorBiggun2]

On 9/1/2021 at 3:06 PM, Moonlover said:

They've flown a long way. Buffalo fly are native to north America!

Complete tosh. Native to Asia. In Thailand they call them Mengwi flies. Not sure on spelling.

 

Quote

 

The buffalo fly, Haematobia irritans exigua, is a small biting fly 3.5 – 4 mm long. It feeds off cattle and buffalo, and causes irritation which can result in reduced production if cattle are heavily infested. Buffalo flies were accidentally introduced into northern Australia from Asia in the mid nineteenth century.

 

 

[talahtnut]

Theres no flies on me.

[IvorBiggun2]

38 minutes ago, IvorBiggun2 said:

In Thailand they call them Mengwi flies. Not sure on spelling.

 

This is a better spelling  'malang wee'

[bbko]

Eye gnats?  Use lemon to keep gnats away from your face and eyes. Wet a rag with lemon, and brush it on your forehead and cheeks. Do not get the rag near your eyes, because lemon will burn. The gnats will be repelled by the scents of lemon and will stay away from your eyes.

 

 

 

[Crossy]

Yeah, we seem to be getting a lot more this year (or I'm just more sensitive to the blighters), will try the lemon/vinegar trick.

 

[mahtin]

2 hours ago, IvorBiggun2 said:

You having a larf?

 

Olde English expression (derogatory) for weak beer.

 

[MJCM]

What we do is use that Glue Paper and put it on top of our Garbage Can lid and leave that and it catches everything, Mosquitos, Flies and also "malang wee"

[IvorBiggun2]

Mosquitos, Flies and also "malang wee"

 

Mosquitos and malang wee are not attracted to 'garbage'.

[MJCM]

On 9/23/2021 at 3:17 PM, IvorBiggun2 said:

Mosquitos, Flies and also "malang wee"

 

Mosquitos and malang wee are not attracted to 'garbage'.

We just put the Glue Paper on top of the Garbage Can (out of convience ???? )

 

Ps: This is the result after only 2-3 days (you can clearly see flies, Mosquito's and "Malang Wee"

 

 

[BangkokReady]

Small flies are generally not a problem for me.

 

I always upsize flench flies and upsize pepsi.

[ratcatcher]

For those fly-by-nights that are interested.   https://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/livestock/flies/liohippelates.htm

 

and for those on-the-fly, here's a picture.   

[sirineou]

On 8/29/2021 at 3:43 PM, taximan1954 said:

Any tips on dealing with these small flies that are really annoying,?

Have you tried bathing more often? As said by others, they are called Buffalo flies , and smlling like a Buffalo is sure to attract them. ????

 

Seriously, do you have a lot of banana  trees on your property. We do , and the bananas are coming in this month. We have more bananas than we know what to do with it,

Making plenty of banana bread. 

Anyway i let one bunch get ripe on the counter top of our outside kitchen and when I looked at it next day it there was a cloud of these little flies over it. 

So also stop smelling like a ripe banana ???? 

 

[IvorBiggun2]

1 hour ago, MJCM said:

This is the result after only 2-3 days (you can clearly see flies, Mosquito's and "Malang Wee"

No you can't clearly see 'Mosquito's and Malang Wee'. 

[MJCM]

15 minutes ago, IvorBiggun2 said:

No you can't clearly see 'Mosquito's and Malang Wee'. 

Just for you I zoomed in a bit more (top left of the picture) ????