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  I've always had a few small flies around.  But I've controlled those with a sticky glue trap that I keep hanging up near the porch.  About a month ago, some big flies showed up that I've always called Horseflies.   They bite.  and it hurts.  It doesn't sting like a bee, but the bite still hurts.  It has seemed like there were hundreds of them around. I've kept myself sprayed with Off Repellent and that has kept them from landing on me.  And I have a friend bringing me some fly trap bags that I know from experience are great for catching them and killing them. But this morning, Thursday, August 3, 2023, I was in the pool cleaning it, and got out, and it dawned on me there are no horseflies around today.  I'm not prepared to say they are gone for good.  But today they aren't here.  I'll keep an eye on the for a while and also see if they perhaps just have a one month lifespan?