Homemade Fly Traps

RE: Homemade Fly Traps Post By redredlobster (Guest Post) (08/06/2008) Easiest yet: Dissolve sugar and soap in a bowl of water. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Homemade Fly Traps Post By corafrogbird (Guest Post) (07/24/2008) Trying to keep the flies out of my dogs outside kennel, they are bad this year, with the heat. The one with the 2 liter bottle we are trying and my husband is a smart man he tries all kinds of stuff. This has helped a lot. Thanks to this site, this is a cool site. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Homemade Fly Traps Post By New Mexico fly catcher (Guest Post) (10/15/2007) In this part of New Mexico, lots of cattle and dairy farms means lots of flies. I can't use poison sprays cause of the rabbits and cats on the property. I discovered this way of killing flies by accident, while I was experimenting with poison dry granules and fly traps, and drinking a fruit juice twister. Take a plastic sixteen ounce bottle of Tropicana Orange Twister. Drink most of it. Leave about half an ounce. Lay the bottle on it's side. The wide mouth bottle seems to work best. It's all about the faster you get flies in, the faster they start drowning in the juice. There's no worry about them finding their way out. If they fly out, they come right back in for another dive. I actually think the sugary juice is intoxicating to the flies. And I guess the fructose sugar glues their wings and they can't swim. A bottle will begin to fill up in no time. The more dead flies in the bottle, the more flies that show up to party in the bottle. Drawback: Yellow jackets and wasps like the juice too. You don't want them swarming around. Alternative: I'm experimenting with mixing vinegar in the juice to dissuade the stinging varmints. So far, seems to be working. You just got to be careful not to spill the fruit juice on the ground or in your surrounding area. Also, from Home Depot I looked at one of those hornet spray cans that fire away from ten or more feet. But I'm still worried about the rabbits and cats. So, I'll see how it goes with the vinegar mix. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Homemade Fly Traps Post By Without Doubt (Guest Post) (07/28/2007) I am trying to use a milk jug with little holes around the neck area like one post said, but the flies go in and when they get tired they climb all over until they come out one of the holes. How big are the holes supposed to be? http://www.withoutdoubt.net">Click here to visit WithoutDoubt.net for for an edgy new Christian clothing line!! Check it out! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Homemade Fly Traps Post by Navy Veteran (1) | (07/12/2007) Contact Without going into too much detail, I once had to urinate in a clear plastic soda bottle in a fly infested area. It works great, and believe it or not human urine does not have an odor to it. The fly crawls into the bottle, and not being able to get out, falls into the urine and drowns. Might not be practical for the women out there. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Homemade Fly Traps Post By kiersters (Guest Post) (06/29/2007) hi, this is a wasp, fly, and hornet trap for the summer. you will need: 2-3 litre plastic bottle (cola and pepsi type bottles are the best) no lid needed. jam or honey scissors water vinegar (if you like honeybees) simply cut a bottle into three parts: cut 2 thirds of the way up and again just blow the neck. put water into the large section, discard the centre section, turn the top part upside don ontop of the large section and put jam or honey on the inside of the nozzle. to make sure honeybees cannot fall for this trap apply 1/4 cupful of vinegar. place the trap in shade if possible to stop tthe jam/honey melting. yours trully kiersters Report Spam or Abuse RE: Homemade Fly Traps Post By mary (Guest Post) (06/11/2007) 1 cup of granulated yeast, 1/2 teaspoonful of ammonium carbonate. Mix in warm water (1/2 gallon) . put a lid on it for 3 days. Remove lid after 3 days and let sit an additional 5 to 7 days to ferment. Best fly attractant I ever used! Traps are filled to capacity. Very cheap to make too. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Homemade Fly Traps Post By Mary Chastain (Guest Post) (04/11/2007) Try the Amish trick, it works, we have used it for several years with great success, it works for flies, wasps, hornets and other flying pests. You will need: 2 litter cola bottle, empty and rinsed out 1 cup vinegar 1 cup sugar 1 banana peel Strong piece of twine or cord Using a funnel place vinegar and sugar in the bottle, remove funnel and carefully slip pieces of the banana peel into the bottle. Then fill the bottle to 2/3 full with water. Place lid on bottle and shake well to mix. Using a strong piece of twine or cord tie the bottle to a tree limb leaving it about 4 or 5 feet off the ground, then remove lid so that bugs can crawl or fly inside bottle. IT TAKES ABOUT A WEEK FOR IT TO FERMENT AND START WORKING, BUT IT WILL WORK FOR MONTHS, or until the bottle is full of flies, wasps, hornets and mosquitoes. It is amazing to see all of the pests this trap will contain. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Homemade Fly Traps Post by feemayl (23) | (08/10/2006) Contact I grew up in Australia, so I have a lot of experience with fly traps! The best Aussie remedy I know is raw meat and water. Use a homemade fly trap of any kind and just put a few chunks of raw meat or some minced meat in it and cover it with water. After a day or two, the meat will start to decompose and this really gets the attention of the flies. When the flies get caught, they can't get out, fall into the water and drown and this only adds even more "meat" to the concoction and keeps the trap self-sufficient, so to speak. Rotting meat is a favourite for many fly species as any roadkill or the likes will attest to. Fly traps are closed, except for the access holes for the flies, so this kind of trap really doesn't smell that bad for us humans unless you stick you're nose right down to it, which of course you don't want to do, because....yuck!! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Homemade Fly Traps Post by mef1957 (259) | (08/09/2006) Profile | Blog! | Contact Homemade Fly Traps You need a clean, empty one gallon milk container. Be sure to keep the cap. Cut four or five small holes all around about two inches down from where it starts to slope towards the cap (about where the center of the handle is.) Mix 1/4-cup syrup and 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar and pour into container. Fill to halfway with water and put on cap. Place a couple of these flytraps where the flies are thick. You will probably have to empty it out every other day or so. http://www.stretcher.com/stories/02/02oct14b.cfm Homemade Fly Traps Cut a plastic 2-litres soda bottle 1/4 down from the top. Invert top portion into bottom portion. Punch 4 holes at top, tie string (twine) to hold both portions together and hang. Add hamburger or fly bait (I filled the trap with 1" of sugar water and added a piece of ham.). Most flies are too stupid to find their way out! http://www.lilbeginnings.com/links/info/misc/ Homemade Fly Trap 2 cups water 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup vinegar Mix ingredients to make fly bait. Cut a plastic 2 liter soda bottle 1/4 down from the top. Invert top portion into bottom portion. Punch 4 holes at top, tie string (twine) to hold both portions together and hang. Add fly bait & hang at your barn. Dispose of entire container when full of flies. (as you probably know, the longer this hangs the worse it smells and the more flies that it attracts.) Homemade Fly Paper 2 C. milk 2 T. black pepper 2 T. white sugar 2 T. brown sugar Brown paper bags, cut into strips. Boil milk, pepper, and sugar together for 5 minutes. Simmer uncovered 5 minutes longer, until thickened, and then let cool. Wind the brown paper strips into a tight roll and drop them into the milk mixture. Let them become completely saturated. Rewind the strips gently and let them air dry on a cookie sheet. They are ready to hang when they are sticky to the touch. To use, suspend the strips up and out of the way wherever flies are a problem. CAUTION: Keep the strips away from young children, especially after they are covered with flies. http://www.showhorsepromotions.com/horseflies.htm Report Spam or Abuse RE: Homemade Fly Traps Post By aardvark (Guest Post) (08/09/2006) The simplest, cheapest I've seen use a little sugar, water and vinegar -- just google "homemade fly traps" for designs and recipes. Some I found used pretty unusual bait, but some were very simple...interesting reading actually. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Homemade Fly Traps Post by melody_yesterday (443) | (08/09/2006) Profile | Blog! | Contact http://budget101.com/Household/id15.htm">http://budget101.com/Household/id15.htm http://budget101.com/Household/id14.htm http://budget101.com/Household/id15.htm">http://budget101.com/Household/id15.htm Report Spam or Abuse RE: Homemade Fly Traps Post by melody_yesterday (443) | (08/09/2006) Profile | Blog! | Contact http://budget101.com/Household/id16.htm Report Spam or Abuse RE: Homemade Fly Traps Post By brent new zealand (Guest Post) (08/09/2006) Kim the commercial guys wont tell you but in nz the main ingredient they use is blood and bone that you put on the garden mix it with water for a couple of days just swirl it as it tends to settle at the bottom.The other thing is here different flys are attracted to different smells so apparently by adding cabbage leaves that will attract a different fly or a fishy smell with attract other types.I have used the blood and bone recipe and it works well give it a try whats left over put in the garden brent new zealand Report Spam or Abuse