Flesh flies invading the Laurentians, Eastern Townships

If you've been out in the Laurentians or the Eastern Townships lately, you may have noticed there've been a lot of flies - notably bigger varieties known as flesh flies.  

They have been seen invading those communities to the point where some restaurants had to shut down their terrasses and residents can't enjoy their backyards.

"Flesh fly - the name is a little bit scary," said Stephanie Boucher, curator of the Lyman Entomological Museum and Research Laboratory at McGill University.

"They are just a little bit bigger than the normal housefly. They have red eyes, stripes on their thorax and they have a checkered abdomen."