How to get rid of Mayflies?

Question

I know they only live a few days, I know they don't bite, but I hate them. the thought of them makes me itch. I work at a bar, outside, at night on lake erie and they are UNBELIEVABLE. please help me find a way to repel them. I can not work with hundreds of them flying at my face and crawling in my hair. is there something i can spray on the outside walls and doors so they dont hang around? can i fog? anything?

Answer 1

Didn't the Mayflies get the memo?  It's JUNE now.  Not May.  Silly flies.

There are tons of things you can do.  Wear a deet based bug repellant.  Use yellow light bulbs.  Use citronella coils and candles.

Answer 2

It'll be useless to try and repel them.  Mayflies hatch and mate all season long......not just in may.  Wear a hat, long sleeve shirt, they shouldn't really be a problem.  Bug repellent wont work.....bug repellent causes you to become 'invisible' to blood sucking bugs.....mayflies aren't blood suckers and their vision is different from things like mosquitoes and blackflies, whom deet will repel.