Its is really hard for me!... im a clean person i dont have food sitting out... i live in the basement of my bf's parents house and the flies all come down here from up there by the end of the night..!... i have killed about 30... in 2 dayz.. i think i killed them all when i see another one!.. its really annoying!.. i dont like sleeping knowng that there is theese dirty things flying around it makes me sick!...
so what can i do to stop this?.
im assuming they are coming in from the front door upstairs being left open.. i cant do nothing about that i have already tried they just dont seem to listen...
any advice?
2007-06-21 01:13:26 · 11 answers · asked by lilmommy 3 in Environment ➔ Other - Environment
Mazloum.. thats what i have been doing.. and it seems to be working and then i kill them all once they are close to the other light LOL..
2007-06-21 02:27:43 · update #1
Every year in the beginning of summer, I always get flies swarming around my fruit. What we usually do is go out to the local store (they should have them in your usual pathmark or shoprite etc.) and buy fly paper. It's basically a ribbon of sticky paper that hangs down in a spiral (it's about a foot and a half long) and you can just hang it anywhere. The flies are attracted to the sweet smell, but once they touch the fly paper, they stick until they die.
The downside of fly paper is that it's sticky and therefore annoying to open up. It's also not the looker.. but I don't imagine a basement is a place of utter beauty.
Fly paper is your best bet.
2007-06-21 04:03:08 · answer #1 · answered by Sai 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well we live in the country and flies are a problem here too. What we do is take a old milk jugs fill them with about half way with H2O and add a little sugar or hamburger. They will fly into the milk jugs and can't get out. After you have a couple of them in the water more will join them. You can place them just inside your door or just in front of the door of you bf parents. You when there are a lot of them just throw it away.
2007-06-21 03:33:04 · answer #2 · answered by englandjohns 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Flytraps: Fill a soda bottle 1/4 way with water and 1 teaspoon sugar the flies fly in and get trapped (then toss the bottle and repeat) - or buy commercial fly strips flies get stuck (be sure to place them where you won't have to touch them they are extremely sticky and not attractive but very effective). You could buy the home a Bug Zapper and place it outside the backdoor that way the bugs are zapped outside and you never have to deal with them inside at all.
2007-06-21 05:06:52 · answer #3 · answered by Walking on Sunshine 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try hanging clear plastic bags full of water outside the door where the flies get in. The reflective properties bother flies and they tend to steer clear.
Replace the door or screen with one that shuts automatically.
2007-06-21 02:57:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To keep flies under control you have 2 turn off all the light and keep so its pitch dark and keep one on so all the flies come to it.
2007-06-21 02:03:43 · answer #5 · answered by MikeMaz 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We have one of them beaded curtains hanging on the door that way the flies won't come in and you still get the air
2007-06-21 01:29:52 · answer #6 · answered by shadowriderbrucie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Several fly swatters placed strategically in your home.
The advantage of using the swatter is it helps your eye hand coordination, relieves stress is a great competitive sport!
2007-06-21 04:37:54 · answer #7 · answered by groingo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can you put a simple little screening system up easily or is the layout of the porch to hard to do. Remember, honey does what?
2016-05-21 09:18:02 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kill them.
2007-06-21 01:48:02 · answer #9 · answered by kim t 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm terribly sorry but it is hard for me to keep flies under control as well.
2007-06-21 11:22:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋