Our Campervan Is INFESTED! Worst Week Of Vanlife

[@Deeply-k3t]

Check the outside of your van. I still think that mouse didn't just leave. You might not smell his decay but he might be there. The flies are attracted to something. You need to find it. There will always be new ones wanting to come to the feast.

[@chokolatelatte4764]

I was thinking the mouse may have died in there and the reason for the flies 🤢

[@fedupnow61859]

@@chokolatelatte4764 they are attracted to decay. It must have been the mouse because we had a dead mouse in the chimney and got inundated with those big ones too. I finally subsided after lots of bombs of spray.

[@meelliemoe]

Exactly

[@63angel]

I just said the same thing in a comment just now. I use to work for a pest control company and you're right that it could be a dead mouse.

[@retiredpopokyle]

100% agree. I can't to say the same thing. Mouse died. Flys are attracted to the decaying body.

[@leese.23]

The best thing to use for bugs like that is a fogger because that stuff gets where you can't spray. I love how you two always have a sense of humor and I especially loved Alex's "they barely touched their Spam".

[@hidegrl]

Definitely a bomb or fogger is needed 🪰

[@deecee9051]

Exactly. A fogger is the key.

[@justmepursuingpostcards8696]

Absolutely use a fogger.

[@kellinomnom]

^^^ this! Fogger!

[@petewarby7158]

Never heard of a fogger other than in Friends in the 90s. Get one. They sound hysterical :)

[@davidsmeath4556]

You know you’re hooked to a KZbin channel when you happily watch 18 minutes of fly infestation and a spam museum visit 😄

[@dananorris6242]

😆

[@isabelles77]

😂

[@carols3517]

🤣

[@GregoryJohnston77]

Same. I was thinking the same thing. I watch these two and another young couple. Right now we van life every Fri, sat sun and mon then return to home. We are trying it out to see how it's gonna go before we sale and do it full time. Lol these guys help us decide

[@bunnielynn777]

So true! I had just heated up some dinner & couldn’t eat till the episode was over, due to those filthy flies!

[@golfnut_4sure237]

Hmmm…. Alex and Emma this may be a game changer … SPAM is a must. Fried spam, scrambled eggs, and white sticky rice. Yum!

[@carolinedavidson8169]

You two brighten up my day. I have chronic illness and sometimes have to spend some time in bed. I've watched almost every one of your videos and I love them. Thank you for sharing your adventures and making memories. lots of love to you both ❤ Caroline.......Wales UK 🇬🇧 xxx

[@itokyoshoes]

I sure hope your going to give your van and bedding a good thorough wipe down after all that spraying! I cant imagine those chemicals being good to be sleeping in. Glad you got the flys out tho. Would drive me nuts! Quite the exciting episode this was.

[@HappyComfort]

Please don’t do anything to get cancer! Let a pro get rid of them 😮

[@katsinky5762]

Yes I was thinking the same thing lol.

[@lesleyhughes3174]

Spam = 🤢🤮

[@maritsaappollis7966]

@@lesleyhughes3174 It is despicable that they even infiltrate these type of video comments!

[@christelcrum4551]

My apartment is immaculate, and I had a terrible fly infestation. Then I learned if only two get in somewhere that they can multiple at a rapid past. I brought the same spray that you used and they just kept coming. I called an exterminator and he found that they were nesting under my balcony screen door. It was a nightmare, but I finally got them all out. I know exactly what your going through. Your in my prayers 🙏

[@dtreski03]

I love how positive you guys are! Love your vlogs!

[@pipandrewmccosh7302]

Agree re the mouse. Reckon it's decomposing somewhere inside the van walls, thus the flies. Good luck guys.

[@karenolson5556]

Flies are all over Minnesota...they come in sooo fast, as soon as you open the door ..you have a dozen flies in the house .. .and YES....they drive me absolutely CRAZY!!!!!!!

[@jeffstation70]

Are you absolutely sure your little furry friend actually left the van and was alone? For that many flies to be in there there has to be a source. I've only seen that many flies once and it was when a rodent died in a cavity wall. Maggots and flies poured out of cracks in the wall into our spare room. Not nice. Good luck, hope it clears up soon!

[@treehuggingmusician595]

I was thinking the whole time that there must be a dead mouse somewhere but that would stink. I've never heard of cluster flies. You have now made an educational video too. I hope you clean all of your bedding and surfaces to remove all of the bug poison you sprayed.

[@barbgtravels]

There is no way you can spray all that on top of your bed and in a small place like a van and not feel sick. Weird.

[@t.g.7180]

I came out of dollar tree one day & my car was covered in flies. No other car just mine. Got on the highway & they didn't blow off. Had to hose my car down several times. Weirdest thing.

[@pamelao9803]

OMG - I can’t believe you have yet another problem!!! This is not fair - you don’t deserve this. Can’t believe you are still smiling - you guys have the best attitude. I can imagine how you felt as we had a fly problem in the finished part of our basement. Our problem occurred when we put covers over the outside of our basement windows and it created a breeding space for them. Once we removed the covers and killed all the ones inside our problem was resolved but it was awful to deal with so I feel for you. Hopefully the problem is now resolved. Loved the Spam museum! I have eaten that forever as a kid (I am 70 now) we often had it for dinner as it was cheap. My grandkids actually like it when it is made in fried rice. Thanks for the memories. Here’s hoping your last month in the US brings you only fun and relaxation!

[@reviewer1248]

I reckon you’ve got a dead mouse somewhere. They’ve laid eggs on carcass. Then they’ll hatch into flies. You can either wait for them to eat the carcass and then eventually there will be nothing left for the magggots or take your van to pieces and remove the carcass. I’ve had this problem when a pigeon fell down my chimney. There were thousands of flies but we waited until the carcass had been eaten and meanwhile taped up the room and didn’t use it. We got a cover for the chimney and have not had a problem since. I’m very wary of using insecticides because of alarming impact on long term health .

[@dirtydeedsmetaldetecting6280]

cluster flies. They sense the change in season, and they cluster together in a void spaces where they can survive the winter. We live on a cattle farm, and they are miserable. We have fly swappers in every room. Keep spraying eventually you will get them out. We have to spray our house at least twice every summer, just so we can get our sanity back. Our old farm house you could hear the buzzing in the walls, and void spaces. Our new build house has spray foam insulation and it stops them, from getting in the walls. They just come in through the door as the kids run in and out of our house.

[@whammond511]

I’m glad you hated SPAM!!! I find it revolting!! I can’t stand it!! The taste, the smell, the sound of it, it’s texture. It’s horrible!!

[@zimou812]

Thank you for coming to the USA and putting all your adventures on video. Do you realize how boring you videos would be if you just had normal lives? Your sense of humor and never give up attitude makes these so amazing. I personally thought you'd change the name of the channel to Lord of the Flies. Alex, spam needs to be first fried on both sides before tasting and then thrown away! Can't wait for the next one. Take care and be safe!

[@TravelBeans]

Haha love the spam comment, you made us both laugh 😂

[@cyndeeh]

That's what I said,it needs to be fried to a golden brown. MUST be a USA thing

[@juliebjulie57]

Someone up north is thankful for the Beans and driving away their annual swarm of cluster flies. I have a spot next to my house they can park next to later this month :)

[@zimou812]

Or someone is frantically looking for their pet swarm of cluster flies not knowing they have been brutally massacred. Don't worry your secret is safe with us. We won't spill the BEANS!!!!

[@carols3517]

@@cyndeeh Not USA thing. Asians grow up making fried spam sandwiches, they are used to taste from young. Big over there.

[@ishanimukherjee8493]

Boil white vinegar inside the van and keep open pots with white vinegar at 3-4 places inside the van for a week. They will be gone. Also check if you are leaving food/fruits open or if you have dead mouse anywhere. Those attract flies.

[@anthonylicwinko9142]

Years ago in older vehicles the glue and adhesives used to build them was made with something that attracted fly’s and other small critters, the auto companies didn’t find out until later.

[@joyce52]

I always have a can of spam in my cupboard. I take the block out of the can, score it with a knife and put cloves in the scoring. Then you mix about a 1/4 cup of brown sugar and a little vinegar together and pour it over top and bake it until it is hot. While baking it, I make sure to keep spooning the brown sugar mixture over it. When hot, remove the cloves (do not eat them) and slice using the brown sugar and vinegar mixture over it. I love it, but I was a country girl growing up, and back then Spam was cheap my mother did this so we kids would eat it.

[@shelleywalker6225]

I'm so happy for you that you figured out your problem with the cluster flies. I hope the rest of your journey here in the US is wonderful. Safe travels.

[@daveduncan2748]

That's a super-fly van you have there. This episode really seemed to just fly past. Time flies when you are having fun!

[@yvescallaert7923]

yeah, even their video looked a bit like it was made on the fly.

[@ooorah8499]

That's what I call a circle fly ranch.

[@cynthiawashburn771]

It started when you were parked and the flies were all over your van. They got in every nook and cranny. Now they keep laying eggs. You can kill a fly but not the egg. Go where it's freezing and leave all your doors open for a few hours. The flies will leave and go somewhere warm.

[@juliebjulie57]

Cluster flies only lay eggs in the soil. They're hibernating inside the warm van walls.

[@cynthiawashburn771]

@@juliebjulie57 Obviously I didn't know what type of fly they were when I posted this. But freezing them would still have the same outcome.

[@thewanderer2030]

Find the dead mouse. The flies lays eggs on the dead mouse, hence how you keep having a new population of flies each day. Flies live for 24 hours.

[@sjwillis1137]

You are so stoic and humerous . The pair of you . I love you .

[@Michdmb190]

I live in the U.P. of Michigan. We get cluster flies every fall at our cabin. It lasts for about a week or two then they’re gone. I need to vacuum in front of the sliding glass door or lamps at least 4 or 5 times a day. Very annoying but it’s a short term problem. Luckily they don’t bite!!

[@kathykeene2092]

I have never heard of such a problem. I hope you air-out your van really well after all that poison. Thanks for sharing your bizarre story.

[@brendariley8982]

Flies, so this often happens when a mouse has died and it takes just one fly to leave her eggs, maggots turn into flies, hundreds of them. Just a thought. Your mouse could have died.

[@FU2Max]

I was thinking that too. There has to be a source, maybe the mouse.

[@MsJaymeDubya]

We had the same happen with a rat. There’s definitely a mouse corpse in there somewhere 😣

[@artactsound444]

Kapo Choc available in England , made in France, cluster fly bombs, most effective. Two tipes, the one we used , the traditional worked wonders, it's a little tin , you open it, light it and leave your dwelling for at least two days, strongly toxic. It reached everywhere there is air, very powerful, the newer type is a little more expensive but probably fantastically efficient, it travels through the humidity in the air, and reached absolutely evrywhere. We have had the problem not in a van but in a 500m2 castle, cluster flies are seasonal, 4 or 5 generations per year, the last generation in October November searches for warm places to hibernate. They can come in through very small openings searching for warmth. The larve are in earth worms in the grass. Only certain areas of the USA and Europe are affected. My advice . Be prepared by keeping cluster fly bombs ready. Do not store your van in an area of the USA known to have cluster flies. Keep your van cold whenever possible. Octoctober through January stay away from parts of USA know to have cluster fly problems. Most USA is cluster fly free. Thanks for sharing.

[@allyncollins359]

Hey Beans! When I lived in my tiny RV I learned that peppermint essential oil is a good rodent repellent. Glad you got rid of the flies, yuck!!

[@debrap947]

I had a bird die in the walls in our house, my fly issue was not as bad as yours but it took me 3 weeks to finally get every last one out. Fortunately, they were newly hatched so they were very sluggish and easy to kill. Oh, the joys of sharing the earth with tiny monsters!

[@ekimyhael9964]

Find that mouse!

[@thaliad6759]

It's the area of the US you are in. Shortly after you were in the UP and Wisconsin, I traveled through there, in my van, on my way back to Colorado. I was shocked at the flies in WI. As I traveled west, the flies diminished to almost nothing. Hope you experienced the same!

[@tomwilson8940]

I think they maybe cluster flies that come in to warm areas in the fall. It is quite common in North America to have them every where! I lived on a farm and these flies found every small crack in the house!

[@TravelBeans]

Yes! thats what we found out at the end of this video. We were tearing our hear out before learning what fly they actually were.

[@flutecf]

That is what I was thinking. I live in the northeast. One morning I came downstairs to hundreds of flies on my window and curtains. Cluster flies are slow, so I exterminated as many as I could and opened the door to let the rest fly out. My buy guy told me a nest must have been nearby (under our deck), they hatched, and came inside to get warm. It was gross.

[@keithcarpenter9938]

Open the windows and spin a tee shirt around until a lot are outside. Then put a little bit of soapy water in a little cup. Flies always take off going backward so just come up behind the ones on the ceiling and they will be caught in the soapy water.

[@christinehopkins7561]

Oh wow.. what a pain… don’t know how you two still kept your sense of humour… safe travels.. fly less i hope!

[@suedesignable]

I’m so sorry for this yet another bad experience!!! I can’t imagine the amount of cleaning you had to do over and over. At least it’s not a massive space 😅. Your the cutest couple and I hope the rest of your stay here is awesome!!!

[@melissamoeller9608]

You are the “Lord of the Flies”! lol 😝 I bet you can’t wait to wash all of your linens to get the chemicals off. I’d have to get the van detailed before I could handle sleeping in there again. It’s really annoying to deal with this kind of stuff! But, I’m so glad that you’re safe and can continue with your USA adventures.

[@tracybennett5481]

Aw I feel for you guys. You need to pull everything out to look for the maggots source x

[@MapManLK]

Flies and wet Spam. . .had to stop eating my lunch, put you on pause. . .and wait a day to finish this adventure. SO glad the flies are history! 😎

[@rosshorne4769]

I’ve have the same issue, dead rodent in the walls, then flies flies flies. Right now dealing with it. You can buy from a B &Q type shop aerosol canister you close all vents. Push trigger and it locks on . Leave for two hours. Then get in and clean , we’ve had hundreds. We’re down to a few now. Good luck

[@paulgardner4931]

Ahhh beans, your campervan luck has got to change for the better now, I've never seen that many flies anywhere at one time, hopefully you can start enjoying that van now🤞🙏

[@SherryakaWimpyRambo]

OMG I WOULD HAVE LOST MY SH*T with those flies! Well done getting rid of them. Happy and safe travels!

[@JNante]

Perhaps you could do a defogger or 2. The mist would get in all the nook and crannies, kills the adults and the eggs. Wonder if the mouse died in the walls and that's the attraction. Hopefully not but whatever it is I'm sure it's annoying.

[@skyluv420]

so many chills! and I swear the KZbin went to an ad every time you guys went to open the back door and check for "readies" ....oh the suspense!!

[@okcantbelieveit294]

They just love the refrigerator vents. Take off the trim, use RESIDUAL SPRAY,!! Then get some aluminium screen material from a hardware store and trim AND fit around ALL entrances! We call those things ‘clumping flies’ here! You won’t get away from using a residual spray!!!

[@mikes7878]

Your US trip seems to be a variation on the ‘The Plagues Of Egypt’ - fire, mice, flies .... hopefully will all go smoothly from now on. Cheers 8-)

[@Crystal-Paranormally]

This time of the year flies get what I call sticky. They are looking for warmer places and tend to stick to things and slow down. I hope you get it worked out.

[@HamsterManiac]

Check on the outside, underneath and on the inside walls to see if you have any holes. You can get this stuff at Home Depot called Pest Block. It is a spray foam product you can use to fill any voids. It really helps. It also helps to have a small $35 shop vac to suck up stuff like that to get it out of the van.

[@GothicRockGoddess]

Because we have cats, and over the counter flea medications no longer work where we are, we had a huge flea problem on and off for several years. We flea bombed and sprayed the whole house multiple times with only a small amount of success until someone recommended a prescription flea med called Bravecto. This has worked like a charm and despite the insanely hot summer this year, our cat (and I, fleas love me!) have remained bite free. But I felt just as disgusted as you two when they were a problem, so glad they're all gone now! I'm glad you both also got on top of your infestation!

[@dorothyjanediaz3642]

The flies are bad everywhere, I live in a small West Texas town close to the Border of Mexico and this year has been the worst I've ever seen with the flies! We go outside to cookout with family and friends but the flies love BBQ's. For some reason everytime we cook out we get swarmed with flies. I have physical therapy at home and my therapist told me that our house is one of the one's with less flies she said some patients have so many it's hard to get the therapy done! Lol.. Good luck and Stay Safe ❤️

[@susannortham11.11]

The flies were always a factor for me not wanting to vacation in Michigan - couldn't wait to get out, actually. When staying on Lake Huron beaches once, we couldn't stand still for one second because of the biting black flies that swarm you as soon as you stop moving. Then there are mosquitos, chiggers, etc. Really sucks sometimes!

[@tmoney586]

As a resident of Michigan, I agree 🤣

[@susannortham11.11]

@@tmoney586 I forgot to mention midges too, something they're familiar with. Then there's the brutal winters, but that's a different story 😄

[@jeanihowe]

@@tmoney586 ditto. I've been run out of the UP before by flies. The biters

[@AmericanOutbackAmazing]

Reminds me of our gnat infestation camping in Florida many years ago. I feel your grief! Never get an RV with slideouts, bugs will come in the little holes when the slides are out. 🤥

[@coms00]

wow… you two have had one helluva time living the van life in the US! I admire your persistence!!

[@rainwitch321]

Unscrew your door panels and check behind them. Especially the ones on your back doors. That huge amount of flies back there seems to say that's where they're coming from. Good luck.

[@lakedistrictmatt1641]

Cluster flies are a pain in the arse! We get them in our attic every winter. Along with the other houses in our village.

[@ginnieashmore988]

2 things really got me in this episode 1st Im so glad you figured it out! What a relief that mustve been. Now Id be concerned about the chemicals sprayed all over. But 2nd...it looks like you may have gone past my town, going from Milwaukee to Austin on the hiway my town wouldve been the last one in Wi before crossing the Mississippi into Minnesota. To bad you couldn't have stopped as this is one of the most beautiful in the area. PLUS when you were in Austin my brother in laws craft brew pub is right across the street from the SPAM Museum! I totally agree SPAM is gross 😝 Happy travels!

[@ricklepick9148]

I'm glad you guys seem to have solved your fly problem. I was about to suggest burning them out, but figured you might not want to go that route.

[@matthewyoung2076]

awesome job attacking the flies, cant wait till the next episode. be safe, drive safe, and lots of love to you both.

[@gloriachristini2566]

Feces from that mouse is a breeding ground for flies. Get a fogger at Home Depot or Lowes. You may need to vacate the van for several hours. Good luck. We full timed RV for 14 yrs and yes we had mice. Traps worked. And steel wool in any cracks , like on our slider, worked, and rope lights underneath helped. Every 4-6 months we would use the bug foggers. We stayed forv2 months in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California and redents, squirrels probably, ate thru our diesel line causing over $2000 in repairs. Glad you are coming West. Check out Quartzsite, Arizona in Jan or Febuary. Google the dates for the events.

[@badgerpa9]

You should check behind the back door panel to see if there are any fly in there. If the last person had nectar or hummingbird feeders on the van the sweet smell will attract the fly's again.

[@COTrailRunner]

I am so happy that the two of you figured out what was up with the flies..... I was worried that maybe you had a dead mouse or two that the flies were feasting on and breeding in!

[@josseeer]

Thats what I thought too .

[@jonludwig]

I’ve battled fly infestations for several years in my house. They show up suddenly in large numbers, and leave just as quickly. There is no rhyme or reason to them. Best thing I found to combat them was spraying Home Defense to the exterior of the house, especially around doors and windows. Good luck to you two!

[@t.g.7180]

I had one lay eggs in my house. Took forever to get rid of them.

[@jeanihowe]

You two are quickly becoming my favorite van lifers. I'm praying for you. Haha.

[@knaifas]

I have had the same problem in my house. You have got a nest or two in the van. You need to find any nests and get rid of it! If you don’t, they’ll keep coming.

[@bobmirror7164]

Good reason to always have a tent for back up quarters and a tent to store the off loaded van stuff. I remember living outside San Antonio Texas in my van. I came home to the van in the late evening a mud Mud Dauber landed on my arm pointing out it was sharing my van with her. She had built a nest above my door. Irr... And then there was the night the ants came marching up the power cord. And then there was the time girl friend saw a rattle snake in there RV.

[@baileyy24]

God what a crazy infestation!! This summer I had a horrible sugar ant problem in my room and it drove me to tears. I’m a neat freak and hate bugs, so this was an anxiety attack and a half. Didn’t quite resort to a motel but I definitely spent many nights at a friends house during it 😅😅

[@millvalepeeps1574]

We had a fruit fly infestation this summer at the store , I work at which doesn't have anything fruit flies are attracted to in it .. it drove me nuts to the point I was ready to quit my job over it. It had me miserable After a month we found out it was caused by the building next to us had a garbage hoard going on inside it..so I completely understand what you both were going through .glad we both are now bug free ..

[@FernM912]

You guys should consider doing an "Alex Tries American Canned Foods" series. It would be hilarious!

[@johnspivey4063]

I was sure you would find a dead mouse under the carpet… We, on the other hand we’re stranded on the Knepp Estate in Sussex FOR A WEEK waiting for a mechanic to fix the broken water pump on Einstein, our 1990 VW T25. If you are going to be stranded this was the very best place with more than 1000 acres of wild sussex with red deer, longhorn cows, kingfishers and STORKS..just returned home after 2 weeks camping and reaching Rye and Dungeness. Carry on Campervanning..without flies!

[@tammyteague522]

Get yourself an electric diffuser and some lemongrass essential oil...put water and oil in diffuser and let it run...do this everyday...it will make camper smell nice as well!!!....also peppermint essential oil works well too!

[@krissto22]

Good to know for others out there. So basically it was a swarm of flies that decided to make your campervan their home. So glad you finally got rid of them all. What a relief that must have been. As far as the hitchhiker mouse, it could still be there so don’t let your guard down just yet, lol. Stay safe and happy trails😊

[@dragonmac1234]

I watched the Beans and Endless Adventure van swap in their last video and left a comment saying I hoped the flies weren't too bad. They replied that it was worse than they expected, I can now see why 😱

[@Sunshine_day]

Good to know that the fly situation is just temporary (hopefully! 😁) Where I live in Texas, invasive red Japanese beetles invade our homes in February and March. They look like lady bugs 🐞 without spots. They're everywhere! Dying in massive heaps on the windowsills and corners of rooms. I often thought about going to a motel, but they would be bad there too. It helps to know it's only temporary. The same thing happens in late summer/early fall with black crickets, which fill parking lots and driveways. It reminds me of biblical plagues!

[@laurasexton7450]

And they stink and bite

[@davidgleason3379]

Boy I have never saw that many flies in such a small area. Oh feel bad for you both . Heck of away to spend your trip. Get a few of those fly sticky stripes you can hang up. . You may want to consider going to a car detailing. And take everything you can out of every storage areas in the van. If you can leave at detailing business they can possibly have a way to sanitize with a steamer or something they have. Also by having a detailing place do the cleaning they can get all the knooks and areas with cleaning solutions.

[@planner.craz08]

oh my that's a lot of flies; maybe wipe down everything down maybe there is a smell they are attracted too? I have one fly in our house and I go NUTS but wow that's sooo much for you guys. I sure hope you got them flies away for good soon. Maybe get some kind of window screen that still can see through for breeze and can put over the window when it's open so no new bugs/flies reenter in. Maybe a deep cleaning; I wonder if it's under the carpet.

[@myplaceintime]

Oh my what an experience! Made me think of one of mine... I think it's been about 10 years ago now, I returned back from a holiday while my parents were still away on theirs. The kitchen was full of flies. I started a war agains them but had a hard time winning. Also had no clue why these flies were there and ALSO realised there are different kinf of flies and mine in question were deathflies. So, something was dead, somewhere, in the kitchen?! After a few days, in the middle of my war, I decided to watch a movie and make some popcorn in de microwave. You will never guess what I found in there... Defrosted chicken my mum put in there before they left on holiday. She was planning on making chickensalad sandwhiches for the road but totally forgot about it. Yes. Stinky smelly disgusting chicken in the microwave for f*cking weeks. Anyways, keep on laughing about stuff like this!

[@maksphoto78]

Maybe the mouse didn't go away, and now the flies are having a feast.

[@garethf44]

What a nasty experience guys but I'm not sure which was worse lol the flies or the pouch of spam 😅 I defo wouldn't have eaten that. Lol glad it's all sorted now though.

[@alanshepherd4587]

Get a bomb spray get two can and set one in the back and one in the front turn it on come back the next day but you'll have wash you bedding and stuff

[@jeaninetungsten8865]

Check your sinks too, larva are practically indestructible. Also check under everything!

[@kathleenarnold35]

Been to the Porkies many times and the flys were so bad the rangers had fly traps with sticky tape to collect them. Went on a walk along lake shore and my nephew and son’s t-shirt were covered on the backs of shirts. They also had flys like the size of small hummingbirds it was crazy, but thankfully they flew around at dusk. Beautiful area though!

[@TBonDc]

Wow, those flies really looked like it -bugged- you. Regardless, this was a great vid and sure to create some -buzz-. Also the two of you seem like you can handle a lot on the -fly-. (I'm SO sorry, my dad joke urge was too strong.)

[@spikeukspikeuk]

Are you sure the mouse had left and not died??

[@dejahwilson268]

And that would be a reason for all the flies 😬

[@TravelBeans]

Yeah, thats what we thought at first but there was no smell. We actually find out at the end of the video the type of fly and why it wasn't the mouse.

[@carlbeaver7112]

Apparently the flies became so bad the mouse couldn't take it anymore and abandoned ship. ;-) Hopefully you've considered washing and cleaning surfaces, towels, bedding, etc. after spraying everything. You wouldn't be the first to not think of it but better late than never.

[@dawnludlam2882]

we live in New Zealand and our new house has a small sleepout where we store things. One Autumn day I noticed loads of flies in the window, so went in.....Aaaarrrggghhhhh! yep, cluster flies. We got a battery operated fly spray and they were gone in a few days. The clean up was disgusting. I feel your pain.....

[@carolemurray4532]

Used to live next to a cattle ranch. Flies were terrible. We used to hang up those sticky fly strips and they worked great.

[@daisyprentice3276]

Sounds like the mouse is still in the van but has died & the maggots have hatched hence the fly invasion

[@Clairearm]

Yep !! That’s what I’ve said……….flys hatch from maggots

[@groomporter9714]

We occasionally fry Span crisp as an alternative to bacon, or sausage with eggs in the morning.

[@nancyheneghan4760]

Go to a Tractor Supply Store and buy the sticky traps for flys. Have them hanging every where and you should catch a bunch.

[@sjwillis1137]

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[@sallywilliams421]

They’re hibernating so they usually nest in tiny gaps and lie dormant for winter, they will squeeze into anything! They’re a nightmare.. had issues similar in an old house we had to change all the windows

[@iTravelwithlaura]

We had this happen in a brand new house! We learned it was a special kind of fly that reproduced really quickly. As soon as they land they lay and egg! We had to fumigate! And it worked!

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[@laurasexton7450]

In the Eastern panhandlers of WV, its stink bug infestations. October is the worst time, cause that's when the corn comes off and the stink bugs come to your house. If you open your door to go outside, they rain down upon you like something from a horror show.

[@rhondamcknight2596]

I had some plants in my garden window. I think they were cacti that had not been watered. One day it was a nice sunny morning,, I watered the plants.. All of s as sudden a ton of baby flys came out of no where.

[@AwayToMeBus]

I had cluster flies in my old farmhouse. Used to come home to windowsills black with them. Not much to do but vacuum and wait. Bombing helps but I hate the chemicals.

[@sarahfreeman3268]

Hi Guys , we had the same problem last year , we were over run by these fly’s in our motor home and living on a farm at one point we thought a mouse or a rat or even worse one of the farm cats had got into the van and died. We were at braking point until we Googled our problem and found out they were cluster fly’s and as you did we went through Three cans of fly spray and endless hoovering and cleaning and sterilisation to rid them once and for all and fingers cross they didn’t return this year . ( happy travels )

[@robbyoliver4953]

Flies and other insects are attracted to light colors and especially white. You leave a light on at night and you have many insects flying around it outside. During the day white reflects the sun light and it attracts them. Then when you open your door they come in and stay by the droves. My sons house is out in the country and he gets so many in his house and it is white also. My ex wife’s house is like 200 ft away but it is red brick and she don’t have much trouble with flies.

[@pattysheldon656]

So neat to hear that you were in Milwaukee. I live in a suburb of Milwaukee, and assuming you came south on I-43, you were within a mile of my house at one point. Welcome to southeastern Wisconsin!

[@tonyblundal5763]

Totally agree re the mouse or other. That many flys unless there is a big local outbreak has come from something dead, you will have maggots in there somewhere feeding on something. They will eventually consume whatever it is but it could be anywhere. Could be a dead animal on the bottom of your van for example. You’ve got something somewhere that the maggots are feeding on and then fledging in your van.

[@warrenscorner]

We had an infestation of stink bugs in our truck camper. We stopped in St. Louis last October to see the arch and stayed at the casino campground across the river. The weather was beautiful but then the stink bugs came. They were all over our camper. Hundreds of them! They found every nook and cranny they could get into. We battled those little bastards for the rest of our trip. We found out that they don’t like heat very much so we used a hair dryer everywhere we could get it into to. We got back to New York about a month later killing stink bugs the entire trip.

[@reallyoldtom9352]

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