Biting Flies

[HuntinJake_23]

We just spent a week at Carrabelle RV resort and our biggest complaint was the biting flies while we were trying to eat outside and relax under the awning. Is there a remedy or a bug spray to use to deter these little devils? We had a thermacell and two citronella candles going and it didn’t do anything.

 

[Lilly001]

I like a badimitten racket.

 

[specialk]

Fan...

 

[RedHills]

They have been bad! Deer flies and yellow flies are unfazed by therma cells and citronella. Deep woods off maybe....not real far from ya, chased me off a creek!

 

[Mars]

They have been bad! Deer flies and yellow flies are unfazed by therma cells and citronella. Deep woods off maybe....not real far from ya, chased me off a creek!View attachment 1084041

I HATE those things. They will have my dog's ears bleeding all summer and I can forget about riding the golf cart. If anyone knows a good way to get rid of them I'd love to hear about it.

 

[Artfuldodger]

That area of Florida is terrible for Yellow Flies and Deer Flies. I've seen a few videos of DIY traps made of painting a beachball black and painting it with something sticky.

 

[Mexican Squealer]

They seem extra bad here on the coast this year....my “normal” slow boating speed will not keep ‘em at bay.

 

[NCHillbilly]

They've been bad up here this year, too.

 

[Jaymax3510]

I live in Carrabelle and take a ride down in Tates ****. I do not go to woods in the middle of May till about the end of June. THEY BAD!

 

[Nicodemus]

I live in Carrabelle and take a ride down in Tates ****. I do not go to woods in the middle of May till about the end of June. THEY BAD!

You got that right. Not long back I stopped by the Whiskey George landing and the yellow flies like to have toted me off.

 

[DEERFU]

They were really bad at SGI State Park the first week of June. I had red bite marks all over my legs when I got home

 

[Artfuldodger]

We spent one night at the Ochlocknee River State Park years ago and the Yellow Flies were so bad we left.

 

[Greene728]

They were really bad at SGI State Park the first week of June. I had red bite marks all over my legs when I got home

Going camping at SGI has always been a yearly tradition for our family. But after the last couple of years I don't know if we will go back anytime soon. Between the mosquitoes and yellow flies it was almost unbearable. Ive never in my life seen mosquitos so thick and I've spent my entire 47 years of life in the outdoors. When the sun starts setting, you could not be outside the camper unless you were moving. And even then you'd still get worn out, just not as bad. And we had it all....fans, spray, candles, smoky campfires, and it made little difference.

 

[Para Bellum]

They have been bad! Deer flies and yellow flies are unfazed by therma cells and citronella. Deep woods off maybe....not real far from ya, chased me off a creek!View attachment 1084041

I hate those little things worse than a Democrat.

 

[Para Bellum]

They've been bad up here this year, too.

The deer in Fannin are covered in em this year. Poor things.

 

[JustUs4All]

They are bad everywhere this year. I'm gonna blame Joe & Kamala. They are supposed to be in charge.

 

[Para Bellum]

I quit a job because of those little green devils one time. They were so bad around Mattamuskeet, NC one year, I would catch 2 or 3 every time I'd close my compass in that swampy mess.

 

[Stob]

We have been covered up with them at the house in Kentucky. This year is the worst that we have had them in a long time. A box fan or two is the only thing that we have found that makes front porch sitting bearable lately. Hoping that the jokers go away soon.

 

[Doug B.]

Bunch of sissies!???

 

[M80]

Fan...

Agree 1000 percent. We set a fan up while we are filleting our fish. My dads best friend owns a house in Carrabelle and I go every other year. Furthest I’ve been is about 6 miles past S tower.