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Let’s talk about yellow flies.
Posted on 7/1/25 at 4:12 pm
Posted on 7/1/25 at 4:12 pm
Is this year a bad year everywhere for them?They are off the charts this year in north Florida. Never seen them like this. They are aggressive as F.
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Posted on 7/1/25 at 4:13 pm to Tvilletiger
They is cowards...
Posted on 7/1/25 at 4:14 pm to Tvilletiger
Never even heard of this
Posted on 7/1/25 at 4:15 pm to Tvilletiger
What are yellow flies? 
Posted on 7/1/25 at 4:15 pm to Indefatigable
they are awful. Supposedly attracted to the color black and then movement.
Some people make traps out of hanging soccer balls spray painted black with some sticky spray stuff on it.
Still haven't figured out a way to get rid of them completely
Some people make traps out of hanging soccer balls spray painted black with some sticky spray stuff on it.
Still haven't figured out a way to get rid of them completely
Posted on 7/1/25 at 4:15 pm to Tvilletiger
Is this another African bee thread?
Posted on 7/1/25 at 4:16 pm to SallysHuman
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What are yellow flies?
In Mississippi, "yellow fly" most commonly refers to the yellow fly (Diachlorus ferrugatus), a biting fly known for its painful and itchy bite. These flies are found throughout the southeastern United States, including Mississippi, and are most active during warmer months, particularly in shady, damp areas near water.
my parents called them sand flies in SE LA
Posted on 7/1/25 at 4:16 pm to Tvilletiger
never heard of them...hope they stay in florida
Posted on 7/1/25 at 4:17 pm to Topwater Trout
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never heard of them...hope they stay in florida
ever called something a deer fly?
relatively the same thing.
Smaller than a horse fly, but larger than a house fly .
Posted on 7/1/25 at 4:18 pm to Tvilletiger
u should prob move
Posted on 7/1/25 at 4:19 pm to gaetti15
That sounds awful... thankfully we don't seem to have them in SC.. have a mega ton of wasps and hornets though.
Posted on 7/1/25 at 4:19 pm to gaetti15
We call them a horse fly or deer fly.
Posted on 7/1/25 at 4:19 pm to Topwater Trout
Don't remember these growing up in Louisiana but definitely have them in Florida. They are pretty small but pack a nice little bite and if my wife gets bitten she will swell up so we have benadryl on standby.
Posted on 7/1/25 at 4:20 pm to GCTigahs
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We call them a horse fly
yeah people have a bunch of different names for them, but they are different species.
However, horse flies are definitely bigger than yellow flies
Posted on 7/1/25 at 4:20 pm to Tvilletiger
They are always horrible this time of the year in north Florida.
Posted on 7/1/25 at 4:23 pm to gaetti15
horse fly on the left. Deer fly on the right. Both need to die horrible painful deaths.
Posted on 7/1/25 at 4:26 pm to FLBooGoTigs1
idk what the flies are called along the coast but those things draw blood
Posted on 7/1/25 at 4:29 pm to gaetti15
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Supposedly attracted to the color black and then movement.
So... Not good to be a Soul Train dancer...
Posted on 7/1/25 at 4:32 pm to Tvilletiger
I'll have the underbutler's assistant valet check
Posted on 7/1/25 at 5:09 pm to Tvilletiger
I’m in North Florida too and they are terrible. Sometimes they swarm my car when I pull in the driveway and I have to wait about 10-15 mins until they clear up to get out. Never seen one in Louisiana growing up though
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