Flies enjoy the great indoors––its warm, theres often food on offer and the weather isnt bothersome! They fly in through open doors and windows that dont have screens and seem to find it hard to fly back out again. Their constant buzzing around is annoying, and even worse, they are potentially unhygienic. If they dont find their way back outside again, youll find lots of fly corpses for the upcoming weeks. Here are some tried and true methods for getting rid of flies in the house 1Place mesh screens on your windows and doors if flies are a constant problem. Mesh screens will keep flies out more effectively than sprays, traps and the like. Keep mesh screens in good condition. As soon as a hole appears, repair it. It doesnt take long to work a small hole into a fly-sized hole that will be used once the flies discover it. 2Make a vinegar fly trap.[1] Fill a clean jar to halfway with apple cider vinegar. Punch some holes in the lid. The holes need to be large enough for the flies to enter the jar. Screw the lid to the jar. Place where the flies are hanging about. Wait for the flies to crawl in. Theyre not bright enough to work out how to get back out and the vinegar will take care of them. Refresh regularly. 3 Rub doorways and windows. There are several things that can be rubbed around entrance areas that will help to deter flies. These methods need frequent reapplication, and you should always spot test an inconspicuous area first to ensure that the surface wont be ruined by whatever youre applying. Also consider that this barrier should be applied in conjunction with some of the other remedies outlined in this article. Tip drops of lavender oil onto a cleaning cloth. Rub this around the windows and doorways where flies seem to be entering through.[4] Rub onion juice on entry doors. This is an old-fashioned deterrent idea.[4] It might be a lot of effort to get the juice though––youll need to process the onions, pour off the juice, look out for the tears and then paint it on the doorway!
Posted on: Sat, 14 Jun 2014 12:24:10 +0000