Wowbango
Established Member
So I ordered some Housefly Pupae based on the recommendation by Junglefries to feed to my new little girls. They arrived a few days ago and I put them in a deli cup to feed off as they hatch. Yesterday morning when I got up to feed them, I noticed there were two flies in the container, YES! Fed them off, fed Nigel...got ready went to work.
When I got home I went to go check them once again and from a distance, I saw that several had hatched, exciting! I went to reach for the container...and a SWARM of flies erupted and flew EVERYWHERE! GAH! I freaked out, threw a towel over the container and then carried it outside. Ok...well at least only a few dozen got out...
I go back inside...look up at the ceiling...COVERED in flies! There were HUNDREDS of flies EVERYWHERE! OH NO!! I made the mistake of not closing the container properly in the morning when I left...and they all escaped...now I have hundreds of flies in my home.
I went to home depot and got those fly trap bag things and hoping it takes care of it over the next few days. I tried shooing them all out the doors as best as I could but probably only a few. There's nothing for them to eat, so they should die off quickly shouldn't they? Any tips on how to get rid of them? So mad at myself for being such a dummy!
When I got home I went to go check them once again and from a distance, I saw that several had hatched, exciting! I went to reach for the container...and a SWARM of flies erupted and flew EVERYWHERE! GAH! I freaked out, threw a towel over the container and then carried it outside. Ok...well at least only a few dozen got out...
I go back inside...look up at the ceiling...COVERED in flies! There were HUNDREDS of flies EVERYWHERE! OH NO!! I made the mistake of not closing the container properly in the morning when I left...and they all escaped...now I have hundreds of flies in my home.
I went to home depot and got those fly trap bag things and hoping it takes care of it over the next few days. I tried shooing them all out the doors as best as I could but probably only a few. There's nothing for them to eat, so they should die off quickly shouldn't they? Any tips on how to get rid of them? So mad at myself for being such a dummy!