Fly proofing for the inside of your home

How fly proofing works

House flies follow food, warmth and light, and once they learn your place they return to the same resting points again and again: high corners, ceiling lines, window surrounds, the tops of curtains and pelmets, and warm spots near cooking areas. Swatting and sprays deal with the flies you can see; they do nothing about the next wave arriving tomorrow.

An interior fly-proofing treatment applies a residual treatment to those resting surfaces so flies that land are dealt with even when you are not there waving the swat. Des treats room by room — kitchens and living areas first, then bedrooms, laundries and any conservatory or sunroom that cooks in the afternoon sun. Because the treatment sits quietly on the surfaces flies choose, it keeps working for weeks through the peak of fly season.

Signs your place needs it

Every summer evening ends with flies circling the lights. Rubbish-day smells bring a swarm even with lids on. The bach or sleepout is unusable in January without fly spray in hand. Or a home business — baking, preserves, crafts — needs a fly-free room you can count on. Any pattern that repeats yearly is exactly what proofing is for: it breaks the cycle instead of restarting the battle each summer.

What to expect on the day

A quick call to 0800 933 983 gets you free advice and a no-obligation quote — Des will ask which rooms suffer most and whether pets or aviaries share the space. During the visit he treats resting surfaces high and low while you step out of each room in turn; most family homes are done in under an hour. He will tell you which surfaces to leave alone while the treatment settles and how soon you will notice the difference — usually within a day or two as the regulars stop returning.

Keeping flies down afterwards

Treatment plus habits beats treatment alone: keep bin lids sealed and bins hosed out, cover or refrigerate food scraps promptly, fit or repair fly screens on the windows you open most, and clear fallen fruit under backyard trees quickly in late summer. Pet areas and compost bins deserve the same attention — they are the nurseries flies come from. If one room keeps outperforming the rest, tell Des: it usually points to a breeding spot nearby that is worth finding.