Slow and dumb
Location: South Central VA
August 27, 2011 5:23 pm
We LOTS of these fly’s, bee’s or whatever they are. They don’t have stingers and fly really slow and are really easy to swat once they have landed…. I call them the B-52’s of flies (fly slow and low)…What are they? We have a small goat herd with a couple of cows and pigs and these are in the barn. Once they get inside they gravitate to the windows, or up into the lights.
Signature: Fed up with swatting bugs
Dear Fed up with swatting bugs,
If you are truly “Fed up with swatting bugs”, then just stop. This is a harmless Black Soldier Fly. They are often associated with compost piles and similar habitats because that is where the larvae live. Black Soldier Fly Larvae are a positive contribution to a healthy compost pile. As your letter indicates, they do not sting, nor to they bite. We would urge you to learn to tolerate these harmless creatures.
Does the black soldier fly sting or bite? My wife just stepped on a black bug has wings, anten.. and it stung or something my wife described as hurting and feeling like a sting. Any ideas
Black Soldier Flies do not sting nor bite.