Flies Behind The Siding

I have occasionally seen batches of flies on the vinyl siding of my house when the sun is on the vinyl and the air is cool.

Flies behind the siding.

Even though a hive nestled inside the wood aluminum or vinyl siding is hard to actually reach these are in fact some of the easiest and safest types of nests to get rid of because they require no contact. These uninvited insects can t fly well in strong breezes so set up an oscillating fan on an extension cord. Dust wall voids and exterior siding for the longest lasting protection. Gnats they are about 4 mm long delicate dark colored flies with long legs and antennae.

They eventually go away and i always thought they were there to warm up. Siding is purposely put up loose for expansion and contraction and so your duster tip or injection straw usually fit nicely. House flies they are gray in color about 4 to 8 mm long with four dark gray stripes on upper body. I don t particularly want to kill the flies just keep them from landing.

For the 3rd consecutive year i have had flies covering my home s vinyl siding wood deck. To drive flies out of your yard. Fruit flies they are dull yellowish or brownish black in color. Insects such as flies are naturally drawn to vinyl siding because vinyl siding attracts build up of airborne sugar particles from nearby trees plants and brush.

Wings and body are covered with long hair. As if having flies buzzing around isn t enough of a nuisance you then have to deal with the yellow brown spots they leave behind as well. This is the spot i ll dust most often for pests like scorpions or occasional roaches for ants i most often use a non repellant spray such as arilon termidor or other and don t even worry about getting a product up and under. There is something dead around for them to hatch on.

Drain flies they are about 1 5 to 5 mm long with a light gray or tan body. On the homes siding in the attic and deep in the wall voids where cluster flies like to nest should be dusted with drione dust using a crusader you can puff small amounts up under the exterior siding into any cracks or crevice common to log homes and into all crevices they might choose to use for hibernating. Common places for bees to hide and build nests include overhangs cracks window frames shutters door frames and underneath the siding. 6 ways to get rid of flies outside.

I ve tried spraying the siding with clorox with no effect.