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Pollen beetles

RoseVillaRoseVilla Posts: 44
edited March 2022 in Problem solving
Little pollen beetles in the garden are really ruining the enjoyment of my new garden. I am sort of Rurel backing onto a field a big open garden (which needs a lot doing to it) and I have all these little flies just hovering round in big groups so I can’t really enjoy sitting out there.

Is there any to get rid of them 
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  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    Hello Sophie, must admit l am a bit confused. Are they beetles or flies ? Can you describe them or get a photo? 
  • steephillsteephill Posts: 2,841
    Are you sure they are pollen beetles? Pollen beetles are particularly attracted to yellow flowers or anything yellow in fact. Whatever they are you are never going to get rid of them in a big open garden backing onto a field. If the field has rapeseed growing as a crop there will be millions of them in there.
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445
    edited March 2022
    The description doesn't sound like Pollen Beetles.
    Are they actually doing any harm? We should embrace our wildlife, we're losing it fast. They will be food for birds


    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Sounds more like flies rather than pollen beetles. If there's cattle nearby, there will be flies  :)

    That's one of the joys of being rural... ;)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • RoseVillaRoseVilla Posts: 44
    AnniD said:
    Hello Sophie, must admit l am a bit confused. Are they beetles or flies ? Can you describe them or get a photo? 
    When they’ve landed for me too actually see them they have black shells and little wings. Tiny little things.
  • RoseVillaRoseVilla Posts: 44
    Fairygirl said:
    Sounds more like flies rather than pollen beetles. If there's cattle nearby, there will be flies  :)

    That's one of the joys of being rural... ;)
    When they’ve landed for me too actually see them they have black shells and little wings. Tiny little things.
  • RoseVillaRoseVilla Posts: 44
    nutcutlet said:
    The description doesn't sound like Pollen Beetles.
    Are they actually doing any harm? We should embrace our wildlife, we're losing it fast. They will be food for birds
    When they’ve landed for me too actually see them they have black shells and little wings. Tiny little things.

    I do like wildlife, definitely!!!
  • RoseVillaRoseVilla Posts: 44
    steephill said:
    Are you sure they are pollen beetles? Pollen beetles are particularly attracted to yellow flowers or anything yellow in fact. Whatever they are you are never going to get rid of them in a big open garden backing onto a field. If the field has rapeseed growing as a crop there will be millions of them in there.
    When they’ve landed for me too actually see them they have black shells and little wings. Tiny little things.

    Empty field at the moment
  • RoseVillaRoseVilla Posts: 44

  • RoseVillaRoseVilla Posts: 44
    Mind you when I’m walking through swarms of them on a walk just now they are different I can’t take a picture of them as too difficult. They are like little flies 





    .m.h.ewerQ7SXc_2z said:
    Little pollen beetles in the garden are really ruining the enjoyment of my new garden. I am sort of Rurel backing onto a field a big open garden (which needs a lot doing to it) and I have all these little flies just hovering round in big groups so I can’t really enjoy sitting out there.

    Is there any to get rid of them 
    sophie.m.h.ewerQ7SXc_2z said:
    Little pollen beetles in the garden are really ruining the enjoyment of my new garden. I am sort of Rurel backing onto a field a big open garden (which needs a lot doing to it) and I have all these little flies just hovering round in big groups so I can’t really enjoy sitting out there.

    Is there any to get rid of them 
    sophie.m.h.ewerQ7SXc_2z said:
    Little pollen beetles in the garden are really ruining the enjoyment of my new garden. I am sort of Rurel backing onto a field a big open garden (which needs a lot doing to it) and I have all these little flies just hovering round in big groups so I can’t really enjoy sitting out there.

    Is there any to get rid of them 
    sophie.m.h.ewerQ7SXc_2z said:
    Little pollen beetles in the garden are really ruining the enjoyment of my new garden. I am sort of Rurel backing onto a field a big open garden (which needs a lot doing to it) and I have all these little flies just hovering round in big groups so I can’t really enjoy sitting out there.

    Is there any to get rid of them 

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