How to rid your camp from cluster flies??????

[First-light]

Any help out there? They are not around while at camp but there is always a huge amount of them to clean up when I get there.

Tried bombing the place and filling gaps in the siding outside. HELP!

[fasteddie]

The only way I ever heard of to get rid of Cluster Flies is to fumigate the place .

Here is what I found by searching ...........

Eliminating Cluster Flies  Cluster flies, face flies and blow flies are difficult to control once they have gained access to homes because they hibernate in wall voids and other inaccessible places.

  [*]Exclusion: Close and seal as many openings as possible through which the flies can enter.  This procedure is time consuming and may require a dedicated long term effort.  Window screens offer no protection from Cluster flies because they crawl into the home through small openings in the walls of the building.  These same overwintering flies get into rooms during the winter and spring months entering through window pulley holes, around the baseboards and through other small openings in walls.  A thorough inspection for locating and eliminating all possible entry points is a must, but will not guarantee success.  For best control, use chemical sprays with your exclusion methods.

  [*]Surface Spray: Use a  compressed air sprayer (Chapin Sprayer) to apply a surface spray to surfaces in attics, basements, closets, store rooms and other areas where the flies congregate.  These sprays also are effective if applied to the outside of the house in the fall when the flies collect in these areas before entering the home. Pay special attention to the areas beneath the eaves and around the windows and other areas where flies are likely to seek entry.

  [*]Crack and Crevice Treatment: Using a pyrethrin aerosol for treating cracks and crevices will compliment your surface spray.  This method is only necessary if there are areas to be treated that you cannot properly treat with a surface spray.

[First-light]

Thanks Eddie,

Next year I'll take it to the next level and spay the outside of the house. These suckers do get through the smallest holes. I would of never done Board and Batten siding if I knew they get through such small holes.

[fasteddie]

I would be tempted to try a 3 pack of those FLEA BOMBs . I used them in the attic and got rid of some bees that the exterminator didn't get rid of . The flea bombs knocked the crap out of bees so I bet it would do a job on the Cluster Flies . A 3 pack runs about $10 -$12

[First-light]

Roger that!

[Daveboone]

In the fall we allways have a problem. I dont like to bomb. I bring a cordless vacuum and suck the buggers up.

[First-light]

Same here, its not a problem when I'm at camp its cleaning them up when I get there.

[fasteddie]

Hey Burt ----- Use your gas powered leaf blower !  ??? ... ??? ... ???

[First-light]

Couldn't get it started last weekend!  They see me coming with the leaf blower, they'll drop like flies!

Oh- they are flies???????lol