Greenfly, Greenfly everywhere!

lindalegs
lindalegs Member Posts: 5,395
edited 5. May 2011, 04:25 in Community Chit-chat archive
There seem to be so many greenfly this year. Every time I go outside I come in with a few passengers ............usually just on the back of my neck tickling away where I can't kill the pesky little critters :shock: Grrrr.

They're also all over the washing too when I bring it in.

I live in the Midlands and I wondered if it's like it everywhere or is it just a local thing?

Hold on something's crawling up my leg now .............. :shock: :roll: :roll:
Love, Legs x
'Make a life out of what you have, not what you're missing'

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  • coco67
    coco67 Member Posts: 2,374
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    we have lots of wee black flys where i am, (storm flys there called by some) but not seen any green fly yet.
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Clouds and clouds of them at the front of the house (lots of sycamores opposite, is that relevant? At least I think they are sycamores) but none at the back (of either sycamores and greenfly). There is summat that defecates on my washing so I don't bother hanging it outside any more. I don't know what form of bug life it is but it is a blasted nuisance! DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • lindalegs
    lindalegs Member Posts: 5,395
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Coco,

    I think we'd call those thunder midges :grin:

    Hi DD,

    Don't if the sycmores are significant but thought it might be these sunny dry conditions. Glad it's only bug poo on your washing it'd be worse if it was pigeon poo :shock: We have heaps of that round here as well as the greenfly :roll:
    Love, Legs x
    'Make a life out of what you have, not what you're missing'
  • fayrose
    fayrose Member Posts: 241
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Fleas Legs .... fleas, they are rampant just now .. :wink:
  • jillyb1
    jillyb1 Member Posts: 1,725
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Tiny little beetles here in sussex , we call them thunder bugs too . Jillyb
  • lindalegs
    lindalegs Member Posts: 5,395
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    So I've got fleas now Fay :shock: :shock: :shock: well all I can say is that if they're drinking my blood I hope they get arthritis. :wink:

    D'you reckon we're in for a storm then Jilly? - it should dampen down the greenfly if we get one.
    Love, Legs x
    'Make a life out of what you have, not what you're missing'
  • bubbles
    bubbles Member Posts: 6,508
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Thunder flies, not seen any of those, but greenfly have laid siege to the hawthorne hedging, needless to say Matron was not happy and OH was out, zapping them. They seem very early this year, with the recent hot weather.
    Blackfly will be here as soon as we plant out the Nasturtiums - they love em.
    Fleas, oh no, we don't want them, good job our cats are house cats, might get some frontline, just in case some hop in, horrid nasty things.
    XX Aidan (still known as Bubbles).
  • tkachev
    tkachev Member Posts: 8,332
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Haven't seen any in West London/Middlesex but then I'm not very observant.

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