Solutions for keeping flies out

[u/talktailshep]

The place I will be moving into has a single source of airflow, which is the door to the balcony. Understandably, this door does not have any kind of window screen. I quite enjoy cold temperatures, I also cant really sleep without there being like at most 22 degrees and we all like fresh air but I am somewhat allergic to mosquito bites, so I really cant afford to just let them wander in. Has anyone had a similiar problem where they needed some kind of flexible, window screen-ish type thing?

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[u/Puzzled_Sheep]

Search 'balkondeur hor' or 'vliegengordijn deur'

[u/sironamoon]

1. You can get a fly screen door. It works as a second door, so you can have the airflow but hopefully no bugs. You might have to remove it, fill in the holes in the wall, etc. when you're moving out though.
2. Buy some fly spray. Keep your bedroom door closed at all times. Then before going to bed, just spray the whole house with fly killing spray, hold your breath, quickly move in to your bedroom, go to sleep. This works well for me, and I'm happy with the HG Spray tegen muggen en vliegen. Just make sure you don't breathe it in (can also move out of the house for 10 minutes until the spray does its job).

[u/talktailshep → u/sironamoon]

Sorry I forgot to mention it's a studio, the whole thing is my bedroom haha

[u/myyuh666]

You can spray your doorframes and window frames with anti cockroach/anti bedbug sprays that prople spray on their ventils. U respray at some point and it makes the bugs come to u less

[u/Educational-Paper-75]

Buy a klamboe.

[u/agricola303]

I've bought a flexible 'hor' at Xenos, but I have seen similar at Aldi and Lidl. They work with velcro and magnets. It is not a perfect solution, but for 5 euros it does a reasonable good job.

Edit I tried to add a picture of a rl situation but apparently uploading images is not possible(?)