Aussies 'assaulted' by influx of pests as weather warms
Pest control expert Warren Bailey has warned Aussies it is not only flies we need to keep an eye out for.
It seems like the entirety of one Aussie city has spent its week swatting away flies, and if that doesn't signal the start of summer, nothing else will.
Social media has been abuzz with videos of Sydneysiders braving the outdoors with a swarm of flies seemingly never too far behind. And people are feeling incensed by it. Walkers have been spotted with a countless number of flies clinging onto the back of their shirts, while others have been doing their best to dodge the flies every few steps.
One pest control expert told Yahoo News there was a major contributing factor to all the buzz.
"It's bloody humid that's why," Warren Bailey from ABC Pest Control Sydney said. "If you go outside, it's muggy and the temperature is going up so they're breeding like crazy."
Pest control expert warns flies not the only concern this summer
Bailey told Yahoo News it's not only the flies themselves that pose a pesky problem this summer, but maggots (fly larvae) are often a related pest problem, and can drive people crazy.
"There's a lot of maggots as well. I have a page dedicated on my website about maggots," he explained. "On Sunday I was called out to a house and the flies bred on the balcony, and the maggots were just everywhere."
The pest control expert said that "dealing with maggots is probably the worst experience you'll have" and storing food correctly, especially meat, during the summer is crucial to stop flies from laying their eggs in your home.
Make sure you've got fly screens and remove any rubbish, don't let any lie around," he said. "They're a real pain in the neck."
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Aussies being 'assaulted' by sudden influx of flies
The sudden influx of flies have left Aussies feeling "assaulted" by the flies and many have said as much online.
"Oh my god I thought I was crazy for thinking there were so many more flies than normal," one woman said, while another joked, "if another fly lands in my ear I'm moving country".
Others have admitted to swatting the air around them "every second" and having them land in their mouth or eyes.
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