| TWTD Hivemind - what to do about flies? 11:10 - Jul 17 with 965 views | unstableblue |
We seem to have a lot of flies this summer... opening the patio doors from the kitchen at Unstable Mansions and they'll soon be 5-10 large flies buzzing around. You can only swot/spray so many, and I don't really like to use spray in the kitchen - especially when the the swan in aspic is being prepared by cook.
What do you think is the best solution?
I did hang two fly trap bags near the house - this is a bag filled with a powder, you add water, and they get attracted in - TO THEIR DEATHS.
These collected hundreds, but I wondered if they were attracting in flies. So have removed.
We did buy a cheap neon/electric thing (like you get in butchers)..... but seems to be ineffective.
I welcome suggestions and advise?
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| TWTD Hivemind - what to do about flies? on 11:25 - Jul 17 with 940 views | Guthrum |
Pretend you're looking at something stuck to a wall, should give you the chance to surreptitiously check they're done up. |  |
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| TWTD Hivemind - what to do about flies? on 11:26 - Jul 17 with 934 views | uefacup81 |
Lighter and a can of Lynx.
Job done. |  |
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| TWTD Hivemind - what to do about flies? on 11:33 - Jul 17 with 916 views | Seablu |
Bit costly but we got some sliding mesh screen doors. Discreet and effective and amusing to watch the cat bounce off the mesh as it tries to come in.
Worth the investment as the wife tends to scream the house down if any insect bigger than an ant gets in. |  | | |
| TWTD Hivemind - what to do about flies? on 11:38 - Jul 17 with 900 views | Pendejo |
Hang 2 sealed bags of water in the opening, for some bizarre reason that I can't fathom it works.
This is a tip I got from my in-laws in Colombia where they have way more flies than we do [in the hot lowlands of Tolima] |  |
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| TWTD Hivemind - what to do about flies? on 11:39 - Jul 17 with 895 views | C_HealyIsAPleasure |
Move to a windowless flat |  |
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| TWTD Hivemind - what to do about flies? on 11:53 - Jul 17 with 865 views | hampstead_blue |
Maybe bury your victims a bit further away from the house....or just deeper. |  |
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| TWTD Hivemind - what to do about flies? on 12:14 - Jul 17 with 840 views | unstableblue |
| TWTD Hivemind - what to do about flies? on 11:53 - Jul 17 by hampstead_blue |
Maybe bury your victims a bit further away from the house....or just deeper. |
Maybe I'll have to revert to the acid baths..... so messy though | |
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| TWTD Hivemind - what to do about flies? on 12:15 - Jul 17 with 837 views | unstableblue |
| TWTD Hivemind - what to do about flies? on 11:38 - Jul 17 by Pendejo |
Hang 2 sealed bags of water in the opening, for some bizarre reason that I can't fathom it works.
This is a tip I got from my in-laws in Colombia where they have way more flies than we do [in the hot lowlands of Tolima] |
I'd heard this!!! thank you. I will try | |
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| Do them up, no-one needs to see that. (n/t) on 12:17 - Jul 17 with 832 views | BlueBadger |
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| TWTD Hivemind - what to do about flies? on 12:18 - Jul 17 with 833 views | jeera |
I've bought one of those and it excels where other options have failed before it.
Some of the beggers still make it through the windows but my fly issue has at least halved on previous years. |  |
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