THEY'RE EVERYWHERE!

[Phoenix84]

Over the past few months, I've noticed A LOT of flies getting into my office, I think through the heating and cooling ductwork.  Today alone I killed 6, and I know there's at least one more buzzing around.  I imagine they're coming in because it's getting colder outside.

It is annoying.  I was reading a book one day and one crawled right onto the page and died right there.  Come on really?  Can't you do that somewhere else. 

Do any of you have this problem?  So far at least, I haven't had the same issue at home.

[lexxy703]

I haven't seen a fly in months since the temperatures started cooling off.  I wonder if your building has a dead mouse or something in the duct work.  When my cats leave dead mice on the deck it always attracts flies.  Good luck.

[Chocolate Lover]

I was reading a book one day and one crawled right onto the page and died right there. Come on really? Can't you do that somewhere else.

No advice, but that cracked me up. 

[NomoreDramaQ1015]

I don't have a fly problem thank god. We had a massive ladybug (or whatever those bugs are that look like them) when I first started here.  It was AWFUL, they were everywhere and they STANK.  

Bug bodies are still in the window covers because maitence never bothered to clean and I can't reach them.   I just try not to look up in that area of the lab.

[Abby Normal]

Count yourself lucky.  When the weather gets cold, the mice come in our office.  Nothing like coming to work in the morning and having to sterilize your desk because there is mouse poop on it.
Makes for a great day!

[milee]

Best guess is that there's something dead in the ductwork or the dropped ceiling. 

[Deleted]

the zombies come next

[Abby Normal]

Nov 19, 2013 16:59:50 GMT -5 milee said:

Best guess is that there's something dead in the ductwork or the dropped ceiling. 

I could think of a few coworkers I'd like to off and stick in a duct.

[Peace Of Mind]

Nov 19, 2013 16:59:50 GMT -5 milee said:

Best guess is that there's something dead in the ductwork or the dropped ceiling. 

LOL!  That's what I was going to say along with "Has anybody been missing recently?". 

[Phoenix84]

Nov 19, 2013 16:57:43 GMT -5 NomoreDramaQ1015 said:

I don't have a fly problem thank god. We had a massive ladybug (or whatever those bugs are that look like them) when I first started here.  It was AWFUL, they were everywhere and they STANK.  

Bug bodies are still in the window covers because maitence never bothered to clean and I can't reach them.   I just try not to look up in that area of the lab.

I know what you're talking about.  I think they're called japaneese beetles or something like that.  Anyway, we had them REALLY bad my first year of college, when I lived in the dorms.  My fly problem is nothing compared to that.  I kid you not, we must have had at least 100 just in our hallway.  One guy started trapping them inside a 20 oz. coke bottle.  After a few days he had the thing nearly filled.

[MarleyKeezy78]

A haunting maybe  Think Amityville 

[dannylion]

Is there a river nearby?  Is it red?  'Cause if it's red, you might want to get ready for locusts, frogs, and hail. 

[kittensaver]

Funny, I'm the opposite of you - I'm up on an upper floor of an office with a window that opens directly to the outside - - and I've never seen any flying (or crawling) bugs in my office. BUT -

An indoor fly is a dead fly in my house lol. My cats are stupendous fly catchers - they snatch them right out of the air. Go figure.

[Phoenix84]

Nov 19, 2013 16:58:10 GMT -5 Abby Normal said:

Count yourself lucky.  When the weather gets cold, the mice come in our office.  Nothing like coming to work in the morning and having to sterilize your desk because there is mouse poop on it.
Makes for a great day!

You should get DramaQ to teach you how to break a mouse's neck with only your fingers.

[zibazinski]

I thought this was about Salvation Army bell ringers.

[NomoreDramaQ1015]

You should get DramaQ to teach you how to break a mouse's neck with only your fingers

Doesn't scare them.  DH yells that he has a wife who can snap their necks with a sharpie every time we get a mouse in the house.  I'm pretty sure they laugh at him.

[greeniis10]

I think it's our area right now.  (I'm pretty sure I'm in the same area as you, Phoenix.)  While we haven't had an infestation of flies they ARE much worse this year and they are STILL buzzing around outside trying to get in.  My son keeps his back patio door ajar when he's home in the evenings so that dogs have free access to the outside and the flies that come in are terrible!  I'm hoping it gets cold enough for them to die soon.

[Opti]

It is annoying. I was reading a book one day and one crawled right onto the page and died right there. Come on really? Can't you do that somewhere else.

I laugh every time I think about this paragraph. Perhaps the fly was a fan
of the written word or a deceased relative was trying to send you a message
to stop reading that book.

[Deleted]

 In Connecticut, we've been invaded by the "brown marorated stink bug"... an invasive species pest, originally from Asia, which first appeared in the USA in Allentown, PA,  in 1998. Lacking natural predators here, they have multiplied unchecked, and are most noticeable in the fall when they try to get into structures to escape the winter cold. They over-winter/hibernate anywhere temps are warm enough to keep them from the deep freeze of winter.
A friend who has a south-facing porch/balcony has had hundreds of them massed there... they had put a dark-colored comforter over the railing to air out, which they then shook out before bringing it in the house and spreading it on a bed. They did not notice the critters stubbornly clinging to the fabric. That evening, there were literally hundreds of the critters exploring the premises... when caught and crushed to kill them, they exuded an unpleasant pungent scent. They ended up using a vaccuum cleaner to gather them up, and then tossed the vaccuum cleaner bag in the trashcan (outside) right after completing the task.
 Vaccuum cleaners are great tools for catching insects without leaving squoosh marks on ceilings walls and floors.

[Phoenix84]

Nov 20, 2013 16:00:59 GMT -5 @patiencetried said:

 In Connecticut, we've been invaded by the "brown marorated stink bug"... an invasive species pest, originally from Asia, which first appeared in the USA in Allentown, PA,  in 1998. Lacking natural predators here, they have multiplied unchecked, and are most noticeable in the fall when they try to get into structures to escape the winter cold. They over-winter/hibernate anywhere temps are warm enough to keep them from the deep freeze of winter.
A friend who has a south-facing porch/balcony has had hundreds of them massed there... they had put a dark-colored comforter over the railing to air out, which they then shook out before bringing it in the house and spreading it on a bed. They did not notice the critters stubbornly clinging to the fabric. That evening, there were literally hundreds of the critters exploring the premises... when caught and crushed to kill them, they exuded an unpleasant pungent scent. They ended up using a vaccuum cleaner to gather them up, and then tossed the vaccuum cleaner bag in the trashcan (outside) right after completing the task.
 Vaccuum cleaners are great tools for catching insects without leaving squoosh marks on ceilings walls and floors.

I usually use RAID on them, and pick up their dead bodies with tissue paper.  Then I'll toss them in the trash.

[Phoenix84]

Nov 20, 2013 13:59:56 GMT -5 Opti said:

It is annoying. I was reading a book one day and one crawled right onto the page and died right there. Come on really? Can't you do that somewhere else.

I laugh every time I think about this paragraph. Perhaps the fly was a fan
of the written word or a deceased relative was trying to send you a message
to stop reading that book.

Maybe, but it was just a physics book.  It's not like I was reading porn or anything.