How does keeping a jug/bag full of water over your front door keep flies away? It somehow works, but for the life of me I can't figure it out. (Nothing to do in jail but ponder dumb things)
2006-08-04 09:35:08 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
CLEAR plastic.
Apparently the water bags do drive houseflies away. Not mosquitoes, not no-see-ums, not spiders, not roaches, not yellowjacket wasps, just houseflies. Evidently, houseflies, being highly edible and defenseless, are nervous types, and don't like to sit still when they see something moving nearby, because it could be a predator. The water bag acts a bit like a lens--try it some time--in which the movements of people in the area are reflected. Even if the fly is too far from the action to see it directly, it can see a shifting of light and dark in the water bag, which it interprets as nearby movement, and it will fly away from the bag. The reason it doesn't work on any other insects is that the other insects listed don't have good eyesight.
2006-08-04 09:37:20 · answer #1 · answered by TruthIsRelative 4 · 5⤊ 3⤋
Hello there,
I have seen the same effect in some low-quality cheap stores, they put some water in a bag or something and hang it from the ceiling. What I have thought about it is that it keeps either the air pressure low enough so flies dont be comfortable, or that it cools a bit the air flow therefor making it less adequate for flying bugs to live in.
though I find a good raid a much faster solution hehe :)
2006-08-04 09:39:45 · answer #2 · answered by purefan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i honestly never heard of a bag or jug of water, bt i did hear that if you put a brown paper bag filled with styrofoam in every entrance to your house the flies think it is a beeshive, and flies not liking bees avoid it. Weather or not its true, im not sure, i guess the onli way to find out is by trying it
2006-08-04 09:40:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi,
First of all there is no such thing as a dumb question. I'm not really sure, but it sounds like the flies don't like it because of how it looks through their gazillion eyes.
Hope you get out soon, take care and stay focused so you won't get into trouble.
2006-08-04 09:42:50 · answer #4 · answered by Merrilly C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For some reason, your question seemed like plot points to an M. Night Shyamalan movie. Instead of aliens, you can ward flies off with water.
2006-08-04 09:39:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Flies are actually attracted to degrading water and the bacteria associated with it.
2006-08-04 09:38:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you should reach your goal I'd say don't stop if you're doing it the healthy way go for it I've been told that I'm skinny,but I'm not trying to lose weight
2016-03-26 23:17:55 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because it attracts the mosquitos that feed on flies until you open the door (or jail cell in your case) and then they feed on you.
2006-08-04 09:39:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its the moisture released from the bag . flies hate moisture.. (moisture when the water evaporates )
2006-08-04 09:42:22 · answer #9 · answered by jack jack 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't do that. You're going to create the perfect breeding ground for mosquitoes.
2006-08-04 10:39:23 · answer #10 · answered by Alison 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋