Those things are interesting, some are relentless, some after a few swats go away. It sounds like they are really thick where you are, I'm not sure if the one you speak of is the house fly size with black on clear wings or the next size up in green, the latter of which I don't see a lot of, and cannot recall having been bit by one. The sticky substance is a good idea. In this area, the ones that circle your head and have black on the wings, are predictable, they seem to come out of the shade and are attracted by movement, not sure about any particular color, I thought it was the carbon dioxide like a mosquito that attracts them. If it gets cool, when they are out and in season, you won't see them. They don't seem to like being in direct sunlight, low humidity clear sunny days, it seems you can ward them off easier. Their season seems to be June, July, and they drop off significantly in August. I never see a concentration of them, I am not sure if they are territorial, or what. I know animals seem to draw more attention and thats where you will see a concentration of them. Often times I can put my hand on top of my had, let it land then slowly move my hand closer to swat it. I had one like that yesterday and I got the pleasure of feeding it to one of my turtles outside in a large wash tub/makeshift small pond. If they just start to bite, I never have a reaction, if he gets a chance to fill the tank, it can be a small welt, same with mosquitos, they don't seem to bother me so much the bites, the next day I don't notice it. I can deal with these, wear a hat, most times I can feel them land, swat etc, if thats all we had to deal with, I'd take that deal in a hurry ! Mosquitos at night most years are thick around here, you need a screened in porch or gazebo to enjoy the outdoors after dark.
What I would like to find a solution to is the black flies, gnats or similar, they are super thick this year, all that rain, before that, dry spring, we got cold enough this winter to definitely put a dent in them, but now they are just miserable to deal with.
I remember when all the fields were in use, and we had livestock, horses etc., just hedgerows, no deer flies unless you went to the woods, none near the houses, yard etc, black flies gnats, no see-ums, were few and far between. Never saw a tick back then either. Now with all the over growth, young woods, lots of deer, the insects rule at times. I noticed with the black flies and gnats, it gets cool you may get a break from them, they do not like the middle of the day direct sun, early morning, afternoons, or you get a cloud or an overcast day, they come out in full force, they are the single most hated insect around here, I wish there were more swallows and bats !
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