Mint flowers attract FLIES!

[lesa]

Strange, indeed...Never see flies on mine. I have it all over the place...but no flies on it.

 

[ninnymary]

I don't have any flies on mine either.

Mary

 

[secuono]

Husband commented on the flies today, he almost ripped them up.
Told him I won't be letting them flower anymore and he left them alone.

 

[annageckos]

Never had flies on my mint. I have a bunch of different types of mint in pots, they are flowering now, no flies. It does seem odd, can you get a photo?

 

[Carol Dee]

@secuono You might want to cut off all the blooms and see if that helps ?!?! It won't hurt the plants.

 

[secuono]

Want to see if I can get seeds from it. Afterwards, the plant is being cut to the ground, dried and my mother is buying it.

 

[lesa]

Not sure about mint seeds... mine spreads by roots. Can't remember noticing any seeds. Will have to keep an eye on mine.

 

[Carol Dee]

I do not think mine have ever seeded, just spread fast my the root system.

 

[js23]

My flowering mint is infested with common house flies....rehoboth ma.

 

[annageckos]

Best I can find says that the flies are attracted to the sweet smelling nectar from the flowers. It's odd I haven't had any problems with flies around my mints.