Black Flies On The Beach - Dog Fly Report

[Paula]

I brought one of these amazing electric bug zappers that looks like a tennis racket to the beach with us in August. It works very well killing mosquitos, fruit flies, and other small bugs and will stun flies but not necessarily kill them so you have to make sure they're dead after they fall to the ground. It may work with black flies. It's fun to use in a creepy way. I have one at home and one at our place in Florida. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01DVWV4ZI/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

As someone else said, Cactus juice may work, too. I've seen it at Seacrest Sundries and a lot of it at the Ace on 98 going toward Pier Park.

 

[Lady D]

Can't stand those flies. Glad we saw none this year.

 

[UofL]

Modica has them. Last Tuesday, our last full day, the flies hit that afternoon. They landed and bit. Sprayed with cactus juice. They landed but didn't bite. Went up to Bud & Alleys later for last night drinks. Kept walking. Flies and love bugs everywhere. It was gross. We had arrived the Tuesday the week before and that was the only bad time. Otherwise best water EVER. 7 days in a row!!! Ellen

 

[Jrejre1]

Modica has them. Last Tuesday, our last full day, the flies hit that afternoon. They landed and bit. Sprayed with cactus juice. They landed but didn't bite. Went up to Bud & Alleys later for last night drinks. Kept walking. Flies and love bugs everywhere. It was gross. We had arrived the Tuesday the week before and that was the only bad time. Otherwise best water EVER. 7 days in a row!!! Ellen

Thank you. Ok so maybe they are gone by now

 

[Will B]

As my dad used to say...
"They look like house flies except they are 90% teeth!"

 

[Kurt]

Just got off the beach in Santa Rosa Beach and Dune Allen. Didn't see any flies but 100 yards north of the beach in the shade of a carport there were some little biters. They nibbled but were kind of lazy and not aggressive like they usually are.

 

[UofL]

Meant to say that Modica has the cactus juice....they do not have flies. It reads wrong Too excited still after beating FSU.

 

[Kurt]

Meant to say that Modica has the cactus juice....they do not have flies. It reads wrong Too excited still after beating FSU.

You swatted them.

 

[Lady D]

As my dad used to say...
"They look like house flies except they are 90% teeth!"

They definitely do. I don't have problems with the house flies biting thank goodness.

 

[Jrejre1]

So are the flies there now or not?