[julfren]

Hi all

We have had a problem with blue bottles for a good while. Any little bit of sunshine and out they come onto the window panes. At this time of year it is the babies that are out mainly. They are the bane of my life - I swot non-stop and my windows panes look so horrible. We live in an old house not too far from a farmyard. There seems to be an infestation just above an upstairs window on the outside. I don't want to use fly sprays. Myself and the environment would suffer too much from that course of action! I realise that they are very dangerous too if they get onto food. Does anybody have an ecologically friendly method of dealing with them. Any suggestions welcome. I'm sure there is a proper insect name for them but I've always known them as blue bottles. They are actually a very attractive - looking bee with that lovely royal blue colour on their backs. But unfortunately they are deadly hygienically speaking. Any suggestions/ ideas/experiences?

Regards
Jul