I am Lord of the Flies

So got a question for you pest experts. I'm currently renting a single family home. Out back I have a small deck and concrete slab. There's nothing crazy and it's pretty boring and standard, but I have an obscene amount of flies. I walk outside and am instantly swarmed. I set traps and they fill up within a week.

What gives?? Where are they coming from? There's literally nothing out there for them to breed in. My only idea is the neighbors have a chicken coop against my fence so maybe it's that?

Any words of wisdom would be great!

 

No wind? Atleast they are not biting. I think my neighbors burn stuff for them cause it’s not like normal wood smoke.

 

No wind whatsoever. My backyard is completely fenced so it's very placid back there.

 

There was a hatch. One time last year I think, there were flies all over inside I went to war with the fly swater and won.

 

Before that it was the year of the stink bug. Never seen so many in my life.

 

And on occasion the lady bugs swarm.

 

You know their chicken coop is supposed to be 20 feet from the property line too. Or something something.

 

You could sit out there with a salt gun and relieve some aggressions

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Bugs are a sign of a healthy environment.

 

I could find out what my neighbors burn and in turn will cook them out of their house?

 

Little trick I learned recently is use pine sol (with pine oil, it’ll say on back; some newer stuff doesn’t have it), and use in spray bottle to spray down area. It’s honestly worked amazing for me and it smells good lol

 

I'll try that. I do like the smell of pine sol, now im getting flash backs to the pine sol lady lol

 

One word……..Napalm.

 

A lot of Arson in this thread haha

 

I’ve got a colony of Swallows living in my chimney. I bet they consume a lot of bugs.

 

African Swallows or European Swallows?

 

I'm not sure my schedule would allow for miniature falconry, but maybe I could convince the wife!

 

Man, I set it up for you.

 

Oh well shit I really screwed the pooch on that one haha

 

Barn Swallows prob and have lived here for 40+ years.

 

That’s a pilot right there!

 

If you’ve got a dog make sure all it’s poop is near the fence...pretty sure they’ll find that tastier than you...

 

I think that's the reason we have flies, the neighbors dirty ass chickens. I can't imagine the absolute a literal shitshow if I added more poop haha

 

Saw a simple cardboard cone about 24” across and 12-15” tall with a 2” hole in the top...the guy sprayed adhesive inside and placed it over the “attractant” (poop)...w/I a few hours he picked it up and the inside was fully coverd...just a thought..