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Flies!

isaboo — Sun, 13 Jul 2014 01:23:49 GMT

There are always so many flies at our backdoor. Does anyone know of a product or something

that will get rid of them?

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Marsha2003 — Sun, 13 Jul 2014 02:11:38 GMT

Did you know that some plants repel flies naturally? Perhaps a pot of herbs by your door would help. You can read about the herbs HERE.

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viva923 — Sun, 13 Jul 2014 02:18:42 GMT

the best on the market is the disposable fly trap catcher. You hang them from a tree, ground post. we have no more problem. We get ours from Lowes. They run about $5.00 per trap.

you run water into the bag up to the fill line, hang, takes about 24 hours to start gathering flies. I will tell you, the stink from this mixture can be overwhelming but once the scent reaches those flies, no more problem.

We go thru 4 bags a month for our small yard.

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Hooty — Sun, 13 Jul 2014 02:49:49 GMT

Isaboo, we have this same problem at our back door, too! Even when the bug man comes to spray around our house, it doesn't even bother them! I read something the other day about spraying pine sol, that flies do not like the smell, I am willing to try it!

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Another new name Sue — Sun, 13 Jul 2014 16:45:50 GMT

On 7/12/2014 viva923 said:
the best on the market is the disposable fly trap catcher. You hang them from a tree, ground post. we have no more problem. We get ours from Lowes. They run about $5.00 per trap.

you run water into the bag up to the fill line, hang, takes about 24 hours to start gathering flies. I will tell you, the stink from this mixture can be overwhelming but once the scent reaches those flies, no more problem.

We go thru 4 bags a month for our small yard.

Yes, these work very well, and you will be surprised at all the flies you catch with it. As Viva said, the smell is horrid, so I has to be located somewhat away from where people walk. I had one in my yard once, and I overheard the people next door saying, "What's that bad smell?" It's worth doing in spite of the smell.

Do you have open trash cans, horses? Those can attract flies.

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StylishLady — Sun, 13 Jul 2014 17:22:03 GMT

Luckily house flies are not a problem here as they were back in central NY. I think it has a lot to do with the neighborhood and the way we all deal with trash/garbage. Always bagged and or covered goes a long way to keeping them under control. Now if I could keep other things from dining on some of the plantings in my gardens.

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Hooty — Sun, 13 Jul 2014 19:26:01 GMT

NO, I do not have trash hanging around my back door, we store our trash in a garbage container supplied by the city and in trash bags at that!!!

I live in the South where it is hot and no air moving and flies are everywhere, plus I do have a dog that goes in & out!

ETA: These are not "house flies", they are outdoor flies that get in the house!

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isaboo — Sun, 13 Jul 2014 19:50:17 GMT

On 7/12/2014 Hooty said:
Isaboo, we have this same problem at our back door, too! Even when the bug man comes to spray around our house, it doesn't even bother them! I read something the other day about spraying pine sol, that flies do not like the smell, I am willing to try it!

I've never heard of that before, I will give that a try. I am planning to try the "fly trap" stuff that Viva923 suggested as well.

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Disneylandfan — Sun, 13 Jul 2014 20:03:38 GMT

We have flies really bad this year. I think the neighbor isn't covering his trash again. I keep telling the cat that she's falling down on her job. She should be catching the flies.

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sparklestar — Sun, 13 Jul 2014 20:31:26 GMT

We have been inundated with ants. Small brown ones and huge black ones. Also there are these really tiny bugs that crawl and don't fly and they seem to be around our kitchen sink. The come out of nowhere. I've sprayed under the sink but am hesitant to spray anything on the kitchen counters. They are driving me up the wall. I can't find the source. Yuk.

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BigOrangeKitty — Sun, 13 Jul 2014 20:45:50 GMT

Where's Chickenbutt when you need her ! ............ Go over to 'Among Friends' and look around page 3 or so for my topic called 'Exterminators' .... and read the two posts from Chickenbutt about the baggie, water & penny ... tells you how to get rid of flies at your entranceways.

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conniebird — Sun, 13 Jul 2014 21:42:40 GMT

I know this sounds crazy, but it works. Take a small plastic bag, add some shiny pennies & about 3" of water. I tape the bags on the house next to the kitchen door. The flies do not come in or near the bags! There is a restaurant that does the same thing to keep flies out. The horse farm across the street puts bags like that around the stable doors to keep flies out. Try it....it's cheap & you can use the same pennies every summer. Just noticed that someone else had posted this same remedy.....

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conniebird — Sun, 13 Jul 2014 21:44:19 GMT

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conniebird — Sun, 13 Jul 2014 21:57:39 GMT

sorry about the double post!

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pattypeep — Sun, 13 Jul 2014 22:10:27 GMT

I have heard that keeping geranium plants by your doorways, stop flies from coming in. Our master gardener on TV said that he tried it and it works.

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chickenbutt — Sun, 13 Jul 2014 22:32:11 GMT

Seriously - quart-size ziplock baggie. Half-fill with water. Put a penny in. Zip it up and somehow attach it to the area where you don't want flies. It works like a charm. Some of mine (I have several entrances to my house) are taped up, using 2" packing tape. One I have that I just cut a horizontal slit in the upper part (I use the freezer ones, so they are heavier duty) and hung it on a wide hook.

I've been using these now for 3 or 4 years. Fortunately, we only have flies seasonally. UGH, I hate flies sooooooo much!! Cannot stand to even have one fly get in my house. So far this year I haven't had one. Last year none also. The year before I had 2 flies in my house and that was only because the carpet installers left my front door open for 2 hours.

It might not look so great, but I'd rather not have flies around than worry about how the baggie looks. It's also a conversation-starter.

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BigOrangeKitty — Sun, 13 Jul 2014 23:55:15 GMT

Maybe someday we'll see Chickenbutt on Shark Tank!

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Gogos — Mon, 14 Jul 2014 00:02:21 GMT

On 7/13/2014 conniebird said:
I know this sounds crazy, but it works. Take a small plastic bag, add some shiny pennies & about 3" of water. I tape the bags on the house next to the kitchen door. The flies do not come in or near the bags! There is a restaurant that does the same thing to keep flies out. The horse farm across the street puts bags like that around the stable doors to keep flies out. Try it....it's cheap & you can use the same pennies every summer. Just noticed that someone else had posted this same remedy.....

Yes a well-known Texan cafe does the same thing. I was there a few days ago and not one fly in the restaurant.

Also, my friend in a rural area use moth crystals around the edges of her home and patio. They actually work at repelling rattle snakes and other critters. I learned this last week that you can spray a garlic spray on your lawn and it keeps mesquitos away. Those Texans know things I don't.

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chickenbutt — Mon, 14 Jul 2014 01:32:48 GMT

On 7/13/2014 BigOrangeKitty said:
Maybe someday we'll see Chickenbutt on Shark Tank!

Ha! I didn't come up with this - but maybe a designer baggie? hehe

I actually read this somewhere a few years ago and I thought 'yeah, right - that sounds ridiculous'. But as much as I cannot bear to have flies come in my house I figured it was worth a try. I was shocked and amazed at how truly amazingly this works!

Every now and then somebody will ask me what's up with the baggies and I tell them the story. One time I had some furniture delivered by a couple of men from Mexico. One mentioned something about and I began to tell him what it's for when he said that they have always done that down in Mexico because it works so well.

If you are having an outdoor event and want to keep the flies out just put some of them around the perimeter of the area you are using. If you're like me and just don't want them around your entrances, just put one at each entrance. Just watch for the tape to give out every year or so. The heat of summer will cause that but if you keep an eye on it and replace the tape once a year or so it's all good.

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Hooty — Mon, 14 Jul 2014 18:05:39 GMT

Well, the trick with the plastic bag, water, and penny is worth a try, but I will have to keep it out of reach of my dog!