Q: Help! I have quite a few black flies in my house. One is dead and the others are sluggish. How can I get rid of them, and why are they in the house at this time of year? A: Sweep them up and throw ...

I mentioned them to my daughter, who lives in Washougal ... exterior walls of your house in late September, those were cluster flies before they made their move inside. It’s very difficult ...

Read more: How To Wash Your Comforter When It Is Too Big For Your Washer Cluster flies look similar to common house flies, but they're larger. They have a dark gray body color and multiple gold ...

Have a story to tell? See our guidelines at tgam.ca/essayguide. The windows of my old house are covered with cluster flies, dopey creatures that spend their time trying to get inside in the fall ...

Q: Even though I keep my patio door and windows closed, flies get into the house at this time of year ... A: It sounds as though you are describing cluster flies. They are parasites in earthworms ...

DEAR JOAN: I am having a terrible time with flies in my kitchen ... They are trying to get out of the house, and so they tend to cluster around windows, where the light is brightest.

I've told my husband if we seal all those cracks ... In any other estimation this is a pretty tightly sealed house. What to do? A: They are cluster flies and they have nothing to do with sheep ...

Cluster flies lay their eggs in ... a warm building—hence the name. “My guess is that they’re waking up from hibernation and they’re in the White House,” says Prudic.

No matter how many cracks you fill around windows, flies will find their way into the house. In truth ... and the other will be cluster flies, Pollenia rudis, which are much larger.” ...

Adult cluster flies are larger than the common house fly. The golden yellow hairs distinguish the flies from the common house fly. Cluster flies do not damage your home and are not known to carry ...