flies

[Timmy]

what do you use to control them?

 

[oberhaslikid]

Vanilla.Buy those air fresheners for your car in vanilla. The trees.Hang them where you want to get rid of them.I have them in my milk room and on my porch and green house.

 

[wsmoak]

It depends what kind they are. Plain old house flies? Or the kind outside that bite? Someone can probably help if you give a bit more information about the problem. -Wendy

 

[Timmy]

Thanks oberhaslikid I'll try that. wsmoak They're just plain old house flies around were my chickens and compost are.

 

[wifezilla]

I read about the Vanilla Trees on BYC and tried some last year. Worked great in the quail pen

 

[Northernrose]

I use a bait type of fly trap, but it can get stinky so don't put one close to where you like to hangout. I keep it down by my chicken coop as they attract flies. Right now I've been invaded by it seems like 100,000+ flies. Somewhere on my neighbor's property is a dead wild hog that got shot. It has stunk up the area for a couple of weeks. Now I'm getting the flies

The trap I set out less than a week ago is completely full. I'll set out another tonight. Fly predators are also good, you can order them on-line. Tiny little predator bugs that work great and not as stinky as a fly trap either

 

[i_am2bz]

Right now I've been invaded by it seems like 100,000+ flies. Somewhere on my neighbor's property is a dead wild hog that got shot. It has stunk up the area for a couple of weeks. Now I'm getting the flies

Lovely!

I use the baited-bag fly traps too...when it gets real hot I have to put out a new one every week. But they do work.

Now...how do you get rid of the biting flies?? They are driving me nuts!!

 

[nachoqtpie]

Where do you find vanilla trees??

 

[ninnymary]

Where do you find vanilla trees??

I'm sorry, I just had to laugh. They are referring to car air fresheners. You buy the vanilla scented ones. You can find them just about everywhere, in auto stores, or auto section of stores.

Mary

 

[wifezilla]

Yeah, the yellow cardboard thingies