Foxbat,
This is truly horrendous for you!
My sister had a place in France, she had such terrible trouble with flies and bugs it was unbelievable.
She used to tell me that she swept them up nightly by the pan full.
i didn't believe her...........that much.
Until, we went there for a week, oh my goodness, my hubby went to bed, I followed and what was a white duvet cover, was now totally black!
It was covered in flies, as he slept!
Horrified, I tried to bat them off without killing the old man!
Whilst he lay battered and bruised, the flies slept on! It was a battle I was not going to win..........
I crawled under the duvet, leaving enough space to breath out of a 1mm gap and slept, fitfully.............
By morning, nearly all the flies were dead, due to alchoholic fumes............the floor was littered, not just by our beer cans, but dead flies interspersed amongst them......yuk!
However, getting back to the subject of flies in Spain, ahem, if you live on the coast, you won't have that problem.
Inland, yes, it's a big problemo.
My Brother lives in Aspe and has fly probs, he was told to have a herb growing in a pot by his front door entrance to keep them at bay. he did this and it worked.
Now, the problem is, what herb was it?
I don't know, but can ask him..............
In the meantime, I suggest you plant profusions of:
Basil - This might have been it??
Thyme - Not sure, try it time will tell......... he he!
Parsley - Mmmm, not sure if this was it, but cures garlic breath
Mint - try it, money might grow on trees
Rosemary - she's game most nights
Or........whatever takes your fancy, worth trying all the herbs, if the flys don't go, you will have a lovely herb garden.
Good luck!
Regards,
This message was last edited by FibbyUK on 5/19/2007.