Essex & Herts Pest Control provide a professional pest control service eradicating cluster flies from residential property in the Loughton area.
We use the latest pesticides and pest control technologies, ensuring your cluster fly problem is eradicated professionally, all work is guaranteed.
We are a long established family run pest control business, possessing a wealth of knowledge and experience. For your security and peace of mind, staff are RSPH/BPCA pest control accredited and DBS security checked, ensuring you're in safe professional hands at all times.
For Loughton Cluster Fly bookings and enquiries call 0800 612 7708 or contact us online.
Control
A comprehensive ULV treatment will be carried out in your loft to eradicate the problem. If your property has no loft, and is converted to the ceiling, beams/rafters, an effective ULV treatment can still be carried out. We will ask you to vacate your premises whilst the treatment is being carried out and then there will be a short timed delay before you can re-enter your premises. We will give clear advise on this.
Habitat
With the arrival of autumn and colder weather, cluster fly colonies migrate in their thousands, moving away from surrounding agricultural land in search of much needed warmth. Your property provides that warmth and first internal sightings are usually between mid to late October and first week of November.
Cluster flies target rural and semi-rural properties and will usually colonise south and east elevations. Internal warmth and UV light attracts cluster flies down from cold dark loft spaces, targeting upper floors and will typically loiter around windows. The endless use of fly spray and daily hoovering of carpets and window sills is the classic hallmark of the beginning of an ongoing cluster fly problem.
Importance
During summer and early autumn they are of no consequence. As the season cools they seek shelter in and around buildings. As the temperature drops, cluster flies search for more long term protection, targeting south and east facing parts of buildings and consequently forming clusters in loft spaces. Once inside, the shear numbers entering lower living space can be extremely irritating for home owners. Many home owners will have a go at trying to deal with the problem by using fly sprays on upper and lower levels and experience and endless hoovering to try remove the problem. A cluster fly problem requires professional solution targeting the very root of the problem.
Biology
Egg-Larva-Pupa-Adult
Egg: laid in damp soil or vegetation. They hatch in approx a week.
Larva: soon after emerging they seek out and parasitise earthworms, which are eventually killed. Develop in several weeks.
Pupa: In soil.
Adult: black in colour with fine gold hairs on thorax, approx 6mm in length. Often 2 generations per year.