Mommy Bear Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 Now we are living in the country, in the middle of a farming area, we get quite a few flies. Not the big buzzy town flies, just little annoying ones. How do YOU get rid of the little feckers? All suggestions welcome:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elricc Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 I 've got the doors covered with the old fashioned strips on a rail (not fly strips) outside I've got those fly traps, bags of water with fly bait in, flies enter through the funnel top and can't get out, then drown,(can be got from Ebay) also got those stickers you oput on your windows which kill flies..keeps them down and a couple of swats used regularly You can get paint on stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy Bear Posted September 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 I 've got the doors covered with the old fashioned strips on a rail (not fly strips) outside I've got those fly traps, bags of water with fly bait in, flies enter through the funnel top and can't get out, then drown,(can be got from Ebay) also got those stickers you oput on your windows which kill flies..keeps them down and a couple of swats used regularly You can get paint on stuff Blimey. You're not taking any prisoners My DIL has one of those bag thingies. It seems to catch qute a lot but looks disgusting:sick01: Still, if you hang it where you can't see it I suppose that doesn't matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cycas Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 Get a corgi. Our house was never so fly-free as when Susie Shortlegs was working on pest control... The electric fly swatters that look like tennis rackets are quite good too and don't bark as much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celeste Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 Vapona vapona vapona, we've always had problems with flies in this house, I have a tin of Vapona in every room and the feckers get blasted as soon as I hear them, We get bluebottles mostly, I just can't bare for there to be one in the house, hate them with a passion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merledogs Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 I save flies if they are in the paddling pool, but don't like them in the house. Having said that, I saved one from a spider's web the other day. I prefer the fly swatting method when I have to, at least it's very quick. That's if the dogs don't get to them first. I have one wussy dog that's scared of them (Timmy) so have to kill any that buzz near him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smirnoff Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 I'm plagued by flies this year. And they're not scared of us or the dogs - they keep dive-bombing us - really irritating when you're trying to sleep. And I've tried the fly sprays and absolutely nothing works. I hate the little gits! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riley Posted September 13, 2010 Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 We're being assaulted with the tiny feckers this year - I'm a huge fan of the whacking 'em with whatever is to hand method *but* such was my frustration I googled and apparently ther's a bit of an infestation this year. We've used the vinegar trap which is basically a dish, some vinegar (malt or balsamic - the smell attracts) and then fairy liquid or some such as it alters the surface tension and they drown more easily - happy hunting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EAD Posted September 13, 2010 Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 I have the sticky sunflower stickers on windows which have caught a lot of flies, also have a swatter which I use a lot, ohhh and the sticky things that hang from the ceiling, pesky wee brutes, I HATE THEM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 I hate them! I have the swats, get a couple a day with that, but get a bit obsessed nesty hates them too so chases them and kills a few each day I have the fly papers up, they are full so need to change them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawnie Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 (edited) Been reading this thread with interest as my eldest has developed a fly phobia this year and as soon as she see's one she either runs upstairs/outside to hide or sits trembling from head to toe - bless her. I read somewhere that if you spray Indorex (the household flea spray) round door & window frames it stops flies coming in - not sure if it works. Edited September 19, 2010 by dawnie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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