Hi Hazelnut,
               Having "enjoyed" several fly infested meals at my parents casita near Camarles and not agreed with a friend/builders theory that "they were here before we were", I asked the advice of the friend of mine who did some work on our own casa in the Coll De l'alba and he suggested building a "fly free zone" which is basically a wooden frame maybe 4mtrs sq one side of which covers the front door to ensure a relatively fly free casa aswell.This we covered in fly-screen and built a door in and it leaves us to eat,read etc in luxury with only occasional disturbances.If anyone would like the contact details please get in touch.They are very cheap, an "extension" 3mtrs sq to mine to house the kiddies pool and keep it wasp-free is 175e for the frame to be built and I'll net it myself in a morning for about another 20e.It also stops she who is to be obeyed,feared and whose every need is to be pandered to post haste and without delay harping on about a conservatory at home!!!!!
                                                                                Bzzzzzzz,
                                                                                             briand

Great idea,we spent a small fortune on fly free mesh last year only to see it blow down 3 times.
At least a decent looking curtain can be taken down and cleaned.
Are the bottoms anchored down somehow or do the just flap around in the breeze..??

We're just ol' cheap skates and used rocks from the garden, gave it that rustic look LOL!
Ask Mrs Baker she saw our efforts last year even managed a few glasses of cava while sitting in the fly free zone!
Debbie

They will be back soon, Just smell the air! The locals are at present coating their land with all sorts of SH*T.Makes our area a sort of Fly Heaven!   

Well our resident pair of swallows are back to reclaim their nesting site and she is sat on the nest it can only mean one thing, they are expecting food in the form of flies, ahh well it seemed to last longer this year, or is that just wishfull thinking

G.O.M.

Hey Nobrot

Do London Tower Beefeaters eat only beef? could answer why they live so long!

Do Hoopoes eat only Hoops

Do Magpies eat only pies baked by Mags

Do Swallows oh dear don't go there

G.O.M.

Yeah

We bought some of that spray its about as useless as a chocolate fireguard

We also tried some crystals from a car boot sale also useless!!

We tried the fly traps sold in Sol D Ebre Agricol, they attracted million of flies and made things worse

If there was solution that worked effectively, the makers would be millionaires Rodney

Netting off is the only solution or getting your neighbours to stop spraying pig and chicken slurry on their land, which incidently is illegal, if they spray manure it has to be turned into the soil immediately which non of them do of course!!