Fly control starts at home
Have you spotted something nasty in your kitchen latterly ,eg a fly? Control is the answer – stop flies from invading as quickly as you see the first one.
Guarantee food isn’t left out exposed and bins are emptied continually. Get a bottle of anti-bacterial spray and wipe down bins, surfaces and anything else that comes into contact with food so that no residue is left in the dust for flies to head for.
In the heat fruit and vegetables have a tendency to go off quickly and flies will be interested in this rotting produce. For the sake of fly control try keeping your fruit and veg in the refrigerator and check it constantly, dropping anything that’s bad.
Do you know that it’s not just mosquitoes that can be deterred with citronella? It’ll also have the same effect on some flies so it’s worth keeping some fragrant candles in the home. Smoke can regularly drive flies away too so a candle could be twice as effective.
For a DIY fly screen buy some very fine mesh, or even a lightweight, fine fabric and attach it firmly to the window. Clean air can still get in but unpleasant flying bugs will not be able to enter.
If you have got a herb garden then you will also have 1 or 2 plants that are natural fly repellents. Elder, mint, sage, lemon balm and lavender can all drive flies away – hang up bunches round the home and rub them now and then to ensure the scent is released.
You could also prepare a special dish for flies – one that will guarantee they don’t return. Mix together black pepper and molasses and leave it in a shallow dish wherever the fly problem is. This should shortly ward them off.
There is also an old wives’ tale that claims half filling a food bag with water and hanging it up where bother flies assemble will soon make them leave. The theory relies on light refraction and advocates claim flies soon buzz off when they come head to head with a water-filled bag.
Finally, you might think about getting a pet kitty. Owners will tell you that their felines eradicate any fly issues in a few moments – so maybe you can mix your fly control efforts with a new companion.
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