Fly season is here and there is buzzing in the air – and in our homes. So who are these curious insects and how should we feel about them?
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As the days grow longer and temperatures climb, we’re greeted by a familiar chorus of buzzing. It’s fly season again.
This year is off to a bumper start, with bush flies swarming beach-goers, March flies on the march, and mosquitoes taking to the skies en masse.
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