Getting rid of flies

Ticklemouse

If you have a dead squirrel, you'll know about it. Bleugh - they are meant to be one of the worst on the old stinkometer! One of my neighbours had them in her attic a few years back and the previous owner of my house told me that the stench is dreadful. Maybe the critters - whatever thay may have been, just left some food in there - not themselves, that's why you can't smell anything. Here's hoping

needmoney

What will you being doing about flies this summer, sprays, sticky hanging things, what?
Boring subject I know:D

Linda32

I usually use the spray, last thing at night before going to bed.

melt71

Not a boring subject at all. Not for me anyway, I am totally obsessed with flies as I have a south facing garden and my kitchen is always plagued with them in summer (ie as from now until the end of Sept!!). I HATE THEM grrr sorry, just had to get that out. I can cope with big blue bottles as they are easy to get rid of but it's the little pesky fast ones that drive me insane. My family do actually think I am going insane in the summer because of the flies.

Did I mention that they drive me nuts? lol

Any ideas of how to avoid them invading my kitchen would be most welcome

Lucie_2

I got some sticky hangy-up things last year & they worked well in my south facing kitchen. My Mum got them for me from an old fashoined hardware shop (you know - where they still wear brown coats like Arkwright in "Open all Hours") as I couldn't find them anywhere else. Much nicer than spraying yucky chemicals all over your food & work surfaces.

tanith

I used the sunflower stickies that just stick on a convenient window , they last 2 or 3 mths or longer and nothing lasts more than a couple of minutes in the room with them.... only downfall is all the dead flies on the window sills... YUK I can't stand to see them so end up clearing them up every day... I think I bought the stickies in Tesco but can't remember how much Two in a packet... they work very well :T :T

needmoney

I'd like some those old fashioned hang up things too and my kitchen is facing south too.

This came to mind cos when I was cleaning yesterday i saw on the window sill whatever they leave behind to hatch out again uuuurrrrrrgh!:mad:

taplady

I have the same problem in my kitchen as I like to keep the door open all the time and found that I hardley had any when I put a bead curtain up at the back door.The curtains fallen to pieces now so will have to get a new one ASAP!

shammyjack

My solution !





ZAP ! SIZZLE ! POP !


shammy

beachbeth

My biggest annoyance is wasps, even though they don't come out in force until August. I get an old jam jar and mix in it jam, squash, sherry (anything sticky and sweet smelling) with some water. Then I get hubby to bash some holes in the lid with a screwdriver and a hammer and I hang this by the back door. It soon gets full of wasps, flies and other things I don't know the name of! It helps to stop them hanging round if you are having a BBQ too! Its a nice environmental way to get rid of these pests.