Bugs in the garage/makerspace

[Stigmorgan]

So this morning I went out to get something and noticed that there are loads of tiny black flies all over the garage, I'm going to get a bug zapper light to mount in there but also thinking of bug bombs/fogging, would this be worthwhile? I don't want these little pests getting into the wooden parts of the house but worry about damaging my bikes and other stuff that's in there.

 

[Sachakins]

Try hang sticky fly papers up. Found them very effective in garage when we had massive swarm one year.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/17521818...ar=475022389000&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

 

[Stigmorgan]

Try hang sticky fly papers up. Found them very effective in garage when we had massive swarm one year.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/17521818...ar=475022389000&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

The only issue with those is that they will very quickly get covered in wood dust and become useless

 

[Sachakins]

True, bit left over night, it's surprising how effective they are.
We found that a few days of use the critters died out quickly.

 

[Tris]

Vacuum them up followed by a blast of fly spray into the nozzle

 

[Richard_C]

I have never been too bothered by insect bites, until this summer. Are there more, or am I more sensitised, who knows. Noticed a few in the workshop so now I use flyspray when I leave and close the door behind me. Seems to be working. The ordinary retail sprays are OK, active ingredient is a variation on pyrimethrins which are generally not photo stable, they degrade in light. So a long spray into the air all round then lockup for the night should be an efficient way to use it. A low cost low risk starting point, if it doesn't work then try something else. Brand? Just look on the label for active ingredient, it should say what %. All the rest is smell and marketing so for a workshop use the cheap stuff

 

[Crazy Dave]

Spiders do a good job.

 

[Stigmorgan]

Have plenty of those, even leave a few webs around the house but a lot of the flies in the garage I think are coming out of the logs and blanks for turning, especially the oak.