Flies

[jennyjoan]

Starting to get tortured with flies again. I do have the old fashioned paper whacker but usually you miss.

I want them out of my house immediately.

I did think of that sticky thing but the thought of all those flies would be make buuuuuuuuuuuuurk.

Do you think the plug things work.

[ladybirder]

Buy some Fly/Insect mesh screen to stick over your window. They are brilliant. I have them over windows and patio doors. I can have the doors wide open all summer and never have a fly in my flat. They are so cheap and you can buy all different sizes from lots of places.
https://www.therange.co.uk/diy/building-equipment-and-materials/material-accessories/mesh-insect-window-screen/#352851

[jennyjoan]

that looks good LB but do you need to put on fresh ones when you clean your windows.

Mind you I really and really truly have (I'm counting 12 windows - all shop size).

[Prudie]

The only plug-ins for flies I'm aware of are the electric ones that zap them and then you have to brush out the dead bodies, no nicer than sticky fly papers (which really do work if you can bear it).

[jennyjoan]

that sticky thing - I supposed I could hide it behind my curtains and then wouldn't have to look at it all the time and then eventually when many are dead - remove with rubber gloves.

I have just killed with the paper whacker right now in about one hour about 7 flies in this computer room whilst I've been on.

Need to clean windows too with the flies (***) as well. Blooody ***.

I keep a very clean house and I don't know where they come from. I do keep one bedroom window open so perhaps they come from there.

I don't know

[ladybirder]

No JJ, you can lift the mesh, don't take it off, clean the window, and put it back again. Easy peasy. You could try it on one window and see how you get on.

[jennyjoan]

ok - i'll give that a go - thanks Lb

[jennyjoan]

i'm just wondering - is the meshy thing noticeable - I like my windows when they are cleaned - to be like diamonds LOL

[ladybirder]

You can have black or white, there might be others. Yes you can see them but they are so fine you hardly notice. You can certainly see when your windows need cleaning;-) Give one a try jj, much better than having filthy flies buzzing round your room.

[fender62]

had a load of flying ants in my kitchen, searched for where thye were coming in, i removed one of the kitchen cabinets and noticed where there was skirting board behind cabinet was missing mmm, alli could see was broken mortar, bad job mmm, anyway bought some ready mix cement and sealed the lot, no more bugs, as for house flys, i have what looks like a tennis racket that has electrified mesh, zap zap zap, like bug hunting...weird satisfaction.

[Tilly2]

JJ, do you have a fruit bowl in your house?

[Smowball]

I’ve got a mad method but it works!! Get a clear plastic bag, put a few coins in the bottom, or a few pieces of tin foil, then put about 2 inches of water in the bag. Tie a knot in the top, then hang it in the nearest open window or patio door. Apparently it creates some kind of optical illusion. I’ve done this and it absolutely works,

[pastafreak]

I've read about that^^^
So it actually works?

[THECORBYLOON]

The bag of water is a myth.

"On the famed show Mythbusters the experts tested this theory.

'This myth is based in the theory that refracted light in water confuses flies' compound eyes,' they said.

'The Build Team made a rig consisting of three chambers separated by trap doors. The first chamber would hold the flies, the second would hold some rotten meat, and the third would hold both rotten meat and a bag of water. 

'They then released over 5,000 flies from the first chamber and waited to see how many flies would go into each of the other two. 

'After the chambers were sealed off, they let all the flies die and collected the corpses to weigh for comparison. The chambers with and without the water contained 35 and 20 grams of flies, respectively, busting the myth.'"

[Smowball]

Well it worked here lol

[jourdain2]

Fly-papers aren't as bad as all that j-j. I just hold open a plastic bag underneath them and pulled-out the drawing-pin that holds them up. Behind the curtains isn't a good idea unless you have a deep window recess.
Asthma prohibits me from using the plug-in diffusers or aerosols. The diffusers really are awful for the chest. I have a fly-swatter or 2 around as well - more effective than the rolled-up newspaper.

[THECORBYLOON]

Correlation is not causation so any apparent link with the bag of water could be explained as coincidence.

[barry1010]

Do you feed Maxie wet dog food? That will attract flies

[Smowball]

Agree about the wet food - I’ve two sister cats 1 year old, and they have both dry food and wet food, the wet food definitely attracts flies.

[William51]

I have bought a plastic fly whacker and it is great fun chasing them around the room.

[murraymints]

Mia cat is a great fly catcher