Guest guest Posted May 11, 2006 Report Share Posted May 11, 2006 At your local feed & grain store--you ought to be able to get fly-traps---they've usually got the totally outdoor type, as well as those which are good to use in barns---they're pretty cheep, and easy to use. A couple (3) years ago--we had such a bad fly problem, I had swatters in every room (black is the best color, by the way---bright ones are bad!) And my total 'death' count was in the 100's every day! I hung a couple of those outdoor traps---out by the goat-pen, and away from out front deck---within a week, the bag was full. I would think that Litsea Cubia (or however it's spelled) would be a good one to repel flys, as would be tea tree, and perhaps cedarwood? Best of luck to you---I've always thought flys were Creator's little message to us that we're NEVER in 'control', eh? goody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2006 Report Share Posted May 11, 2006 I know this may sound silly, but this works in our barn. I hang the gallon size of freezer bags of zip loc bags half full of water all around our barn. The flies think they are seeing spider webs with dew and it keeps them away!! Some people think it's strange when they come into our barn and see hanging zip loc bags of water everywhere, but they will notice that there aren't any flies in the barn area!! I noticed this many, many moons ago at an outdoor restaurant and asked the owner why all the bags of water! He told me he got it from an old farmer who hung them in his barn!! Kept the flies off the food area! I took down the nasty fly traps we had and tried the zip loc bags and it worked! You do have to replace them every year as they do get weathered but it does keep the flies away and you don't have to put a ton up! HTH, Nikie Brown After The Rayne - Handmade Soaps & Bath Products <http://www.aftertherayne.com/> http://www.aftertherayne.com nbrown 936-203-3188 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2006 Report Share Posted May 11, 2006 Hi Nikie, " What do you hang the bags up with " ?Colleen Nikie Brown keeping flys away I know this may sound silly, but this works in our barn. I hang the gallon size of freezer bags of zip loc bags half full of water all around our barn. You do have to replace them every year as they do get weathered but it does keep the flies away and you don't have to put a ton up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2006 Report Share Posted May 11, 2006 Yeah! This works great - I just use string. Ivy S Fasko, Jeweler http://www.ivysfasko.com > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2006 Report Share Posted May 12, 2006 Hi Colleen, I hang them up with a really good string, or you can use fishing line if you have that around. I hang the bags so that they are tilted, but I guess it probably doesn't matter. The way a fly looks at things, everything looks oblong to it, so it thinks it's seeing a spiders web. There are some websites that you can go to that simulate what a bee or a fly sees through compound eyes. Pretty interesting! Can you tell we are a homeschooling family? Nikie Brown After The Rayne - Handmade Soaps & Bath Products <http://www.aftertherayne.com/> http://www.aftertherayne.com nbrown 936-203-3188 On Behalf Of Colleen Davis Thursday, May 11, 2006 8:57 AM Re: keeping flys away Hi Nikie, " What do you hang the bags up with " ?Colleen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2006 Report Share Posted May 12, 2006 Thanks for the info Nikie colleen - Nikie Brown Thursday, May 11, 2006 9:38 PM RE: keeping flys away Hi Colleen, I hang them up with a really good string, or you can use fishing line if you have that around. I hang the bags so that they are tilted, but I guess it probably doesn't matter. The way a fly looks at things, everything looks oblong to it, so it thinks it's seeing a spiders web. There are some websites that you can go to that simulate what a bee or a fly sees through compound eyes. Pretty interesting! Can you tell we are a homeschooling family? Nikie Brown After The Rayne - Handmade Soaps & Bath Products <http://www.aftertherayne.com/> http://www.aftertherayne.com nbrown 936-203-3188 Colleen Davis Hi Nikie, " What do you hang the bags up with " ?Colleen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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