Keep annoying flies away with these effective tricks.
House flies andcluster fliesare common occurrences inside and outside your home.
Look at compost, drains, and garbage cans to find the maggots.
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Here are a few of the common types of flies that you’ll encounter.
What Causes Flies?
To get rid of flies in your home, identify what attracts them and eliminate the source.
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Examine your window screens for tears, andpatch or replaceany that are damaged.
Then, take a look at thecaulking around all windowsand doors.
If you haven’t re-caulked in a while, then that might be the culprit.
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Eliminate Food Sources
attempt to see your house the way a fly sees it.
Go through your house room by room, and do what you better do to shut down the buffet.
And don’t just do this thorough cleanup once in a while.
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A common homemade fly trap is an empty plastic bottle filled with bait such as ripe fruit.
The vinegar attracts the flies; the soap makes them unable to fly away, drowning them.
Pick up some fly paper at the store, order it online, ormake your own fly paperat home.
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Then, simply hang it up, and watch the flies flock to it.
To mix, just fill a spray bottle with water, and add enough essential oil to fragrance.
Then, spray it in your kitchen and around your doorways to keep the flies out.
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Of course, you’ll need to respray regularly to maintain the effect.
This method also avoids using chemical pesticides, employing a solution that gets rid of flies naturally or organically.
Be sure to label your fly repellent spray, so others know what it is.
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And store it out of the reach of children and pets.
daily) and meticulously as indoors is crucial to keep flies populations down in your yard.
Or, you’re free to plantVenus flytrap, a carnivorous plant that eats insects.
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Always check the product label for details.
Both the smell of the candle and the flames and smoke act as repellants.
you’re able to use candles including citronella, peppermint, lavender, eucalyptus, and lemongrass.
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The stronger the blast of air, the more difficult it is for the flies to fly.
For maximum effect, wise to use at least a couple of fans pointing in different directions.
For small spaces, a portable table fly fan might do the job.
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Consider moving it farther from the house or switching to a closed compost bin, which alsokeeps rodents out.
Here a few simple ways to prevent them.
After you have eliminated all the sources that attract flies, you might not see immediate results.
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They can attack your fly infestation with more comprehensive methods and eliminate any possible entry point.
A vinegar and dish soap fly trap is the easiest way to get rid of flies quickly.
They’re attracted to vinegar because it smells like rotting fruit, and the dish soap traps them.
It’s cheap, easy to make, and quick to put out.
Flies dislike smells including citronella, peppermint, lavender, eucalyptus, and lemongrass.
Featured Creatures: House Fly.University of Florida, Entomology & Nematology.
Plant Essential Oils and Potassium Metabisulfite as Repellents for Drosophila Suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae).
