Sandflies are what most Redlands locals call biting midges. They are tiny, breed in the mud of mangroves and tidal flats, and bite hardest on calm, humid mornings and evenings. In Cleveland, homes on the Raby Bay canals, near Cleveland Point or close to the mangroves tend to notice them most. They slip through ordinary window mesh, and the itch can hang around for days.
A sandfly and midge treatment works like a yard spray, but it concentrates on the surfaces near the house where sandflies land before they bite or come inside. The crew we book treats:
- Outside walls, eaves and window frames
- Window and door mesh, including sliding doors
- Garden beds and hedges on the water side
- Decks, patios and pontoon areas used at dawn and dusk
- Around outdoor lights where sandflies gather
It is worth being clear about what the treatment can do. Sandflies breed across large stretches of the bay shore, and nothing done in a back yard changes that. What a treatment can do is reduce the number resting on and around your home, which makes mornings and evenings more pleasant. Numbers still go up and down with the tides and the weather, and canal-front homes usually need treating more often than homes a few streets back.
A few simple habits help as well. Sandflies are weak flyers, so a ceiling or pedestal fan on the deck keeps many of them off you, and yellow outdoor globes draw fewer than bright white ones. Most bookings come in late spring and summer. To book sandfly and midge treatment in Cleveland, call 07 3543 7773 for upfront pricing.
