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Emily Smith

Why are my flowers suddenly attracting black flies? Dismayed I turned to pest control experts to find out

Tulip bouquet on a coffee table in a living room to support an article on why flowers attract black flies.

Displaying a bouquet of beautiful flowers in your home should bring you happiness, but when said bunch suddenly becomes a magnet for unwanted black flies the opposite soon becomes true. 

After purchasing my bi-weekly bunch of flowers, I'd opted for carnations since there weren't any tulips available, I happily placed them in their usual spots in my room and thought nothing of it. Before I knew it I was asking how to get rid of flies as I suddenly became swarmed by tiny little black flies. 

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