Fly Attack

[edmartin]

Last weekend while walking down my road I was attacked by three black flies, although they don't look like regular flies, that just would not give up. They even followed me for a short distance. Then yesterday the same thing in the same spot. They also bite. Anyone know what they are and how I can be rid of them.

 

[polo1665]

Horse flies and deer flies like to attack and follow you like that. It seems like they wait in the shadows and attack when you walk by. You can wear insect repellent and a hat helps. They like the shadows around my place and they quit their attack once I get out into the sun.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/Horse_fly_Tabanus_2.jpg

http://naturalunseenhazards.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/deerfly-pd-wc.jpg

 

[phiferpharm]

X2 on the shady spots. We have Yellow Flies- The bite makes me swell up around the spot like a golf ball. They seem to be attracted to dark areas and objects, so I usually paint clorox bottles black, put sticky glue on them and hang them up under trees around the area. I don't know if it helps, but I fell like I'm doing something about it:laughing:

When they are at their worst, I usually wear light colored clothing and long sleeves regardless of the temperature.

 

[JamesHW]

It's been years since I've seen a black fly around our place in Upstate NY (I'm usually there in the Spring and the Fall), but that one time the little bugger was persistent. I remember someone telling me that tucking a dryer sheet (the fragrant ones you throw in the dryer) into your collar or hat on the back of your head discourages the things.