How to Get Rid of Pesky Flies What you will need used water or soda bottle scissors tape apple cider vinegar cloves rubber band or string apple cornmeal molasses, syrup, or honey bowl With the heat and moisture that the summer can bring, insects like to come out into the world in large numbers. One of the most tedious to deal with is the fly. During the hotter summer months, flies can be huge pests -- interrupting barbecues, invading your kitchen, and attempting to escape to the cooler temperatures of your home. Here are a few simple ways to get rid of these pests without purchasing those sticky fly traps at the store that hardly work anyway. Whip up a fly trap or some repellent to keep the flies out of your way. These can be made from items you probably already have around the house. Fruit Flies Make homemade fruit fly traps with old water or soda bottles. Cut the top of the bottle off with a pair of scissors. Be careful to cut it off at the same height all the way around the bottle. Place the top of the bottle, which you just removed, upside down and inside the bottle so the edges meet. Basically, you will have inverted the top of the water bottle, which will now be down inside the bottom half of the water bottle. Use a few pieces of clear tape to hold the top piece in place. Fill the water bottle about 1/5 of the way full with water, and add 4 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar to attract the flies. Pour a tablespoon of liquid dish soap or hand soap into the mix and swish it around to make sure the soap mixes in. The soap will help prevent the flies from flying back out of the bottle once they fly in. Create a few of these traps and place them around your kitchen--in corners or near fresh fruit and vegetables where flies are congregating. Discard the bottle once there are no more flies in your kitchen. House Flies One of the simplest deterrents for house flies is cloves. To keep the flies away, put a small batch of cloves in a small cotton bag, or use a piece of cloth or paper towel and tie it closed with a rubber band or string. Hang it upside down near a door, window, or other place where flies may be entering the house. Cloves can also be poked into a whole apple to keep houseflies away. The juices from the apple help release the odor of the clove, which flies do not like. Stick 20-30 cloves into an apple, all around it--and flies will go the other direction. Outdoor Flies Outdoor flies are extremely attracted to the smell of meat and food on your barbecue. To keep them away while you cook and dine outside, make a mixture of molasses and cornmeal in a small bowl to lure them away. Add just enough molasses, maple syrup, or honey to make the cornstarch moist and sticky. Place these traps far enough away from you but close enough to the barbecue to lure them, such as at the corners of your porch or deck. When you’re done for the night, discard the traps. Flies get in windows and if not killed, will make fly specks on your draperies, that is difficult to remove if left in them for a very long period of time.
Posted on: Sat, 05 Oct 2013 06:07:45 +0000
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