Over 120 people have now responded to a Frome residents' survey (https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/fromeflysurvey/) into the fly nuisance around Wessex Water's Frome sewage treatment works over the last few weeks.

Some 93% of those responding said they experienced large numbers of flies (midges and gnats) in their home and garden, and over half (55%) said the flies were having a major or severe impact on the use and enjoyment of their home, with over 30% reporting a moderate impact.

The problem with flying insects in and around the Innox area of Frome has been going on for a long time - one resident said at a planning meeting at Frome Town Hall yesterday ( March 31) for the past twenty years.

We reported the problem and the plans to try and tackle it on Nub News in February HERE: the Frome Nub site

Cllr Adam Boyden is among those who have been trying to help and he told Nub News that Wessex Water have now installed netting on half the filter beds as a trial until June, and there will be a further meeting to discuss the results soon after that, to which residents will be invited.

Wessex agreed to write to residents in the affected areas, so everyone who experiences a problem should have had a letter in early March.

The councillor told us : "In the meantime, residents should: (1) keep a record of any fly nuisance you experience at home, and take photos and videos on any bad days; (2) contact Wessex Water on 0345 600 4 6000 and Mendip District Council on 0300 303 8588 (option 4, then 4 then 2) or email [email protected] if and when fly numbers are high; (3) keep in touch and let me know how it is by emailing [email protected]. "