A week ago, my house was pretty much fly-free. But something’s changed since: now the sun’s out, it feels like every insect in the country has made its many-legged way into my home.
Well-fed bluebottles buzz lazily through my living room. Mosquitoes (we’re not even near a body of water!) flit menacingly. I think I’ve even seen some fruit flies, which are usually most prolific around August.
I’m not alone. Colleagues and friends have noticed the unexpected visitors, too.
What’s going on? Do we just notice flies more when it’s hot out? Or does their behaviour actually change?
We put those questions to entomologist Professor Richard Wall from the University of Bristol, and also asked how to get rid of them.
Why does my house have so many flies all of a sudden?
Professor Wall said that th...
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