Flies In Attic Winter

Most commonly they move from the ground to your attic for the winter when it gets cold.

Flies in attic winter. Entry entering living spaces by way of electrical outlets or baseboards the pests take shelter in attics and walls to hibernate awaiting the arrival of warmer spring weather. By instinct they seek shelter away from the elements such as in the fall when it gets cold. These insects are born out of earthworms if you can believe that and like to overwinter in protected areas. Some species of flies such as face and cluster flies lay eggs in the cracks and crevasses of a home.

Thus the common name they have of attic flies. These are not the same as the blue bottles that buzz hard against the windows in the warmer weather or the house flies and smaller flies that are active in summer too. These eggs hatch throughout the winter and the little flies have nowhere to go but the home. Flies are an expected nuisance in the spring and summer but some homeowners will find themselves in the midst of an infestation in cold winter months.

Attic flies which are also known as cluster flies are insects that often migrate into homes in the fall where they hibernate for the cooler fall and winter months. Cluster flies prefer warm areas so homeowners often find them flying around houses on sunny days in the winter and late fall months.