Ok, so there is one disadvantage to living in middle of a 200 acre farm and that's flys. We have a lot of issues with flys in central PA due to all the farming. Some of the local stores have these high volume fans that blow pretty briskly when you walk into the store. Is there any residential version of this? Anyone have any suggestions of flys? Though we don;t have a lot right now they are awefully agressive.
Fly "Blower"?
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There's always flypaper! I think you can also buy (or make) flytraps, with funnels leading flies into a compartment with a bait, from which they have trouble figuring out how to leave. Then, one could encourage fly predators . . . flycatchers? And then there are political solutions, as in regulations discouraging the conditions that allow fly production. These conditions typically have other environmental consequences (like water and groundwater pollution, noxious odors, etc.), so you'd be solving a lot of problems at once.- David
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Jeffrey,
I recommend the gizmo we bought last year. It's basically a plastic bag with an inverted funnel like top that you hang away from the house. It comes with some powder that you mix with a bit of your native soil and water. This stuff stinks like 10 roadkill possums with a dozen ticked of skunks! But, it works. It's the first we've used that has. Here's one source:
We live across the road from a pasture with about 40 cows and were infested with flys until using this. I will be ordering another one or 2 soon since it's warming up.
kenLast edited by Ken Massingale; 04-26-2006, 04:51 AM.Comment
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Originally posted by dlminehartAnd then there are political solutions, as in regulations discouraging the conditions that allow fly production. These conditions typically have other environmental consequences (like water and groundwater pollution, noxious odors, etc.), so you'd be solving a lot of problems at once.Comment
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Originally posted by Ken MassingaleJeffrey,
I recommend the gizmo we bought last year. It's basically a plastic bag with an inverted funnel like top that you hang away from the house. It comes with some powder that you mix with a bit of your native soil and water. This stuff stinks like 10 roadkill possums with a dozen ticked of skunks! But, it works. It's the first we've used that has. Here's one source:
We live across the road from a pasture with about 40 cows and were infested with flys until using this. I will be ordering another one or 2 soon since it's warming up.
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make sure that these things don't stay too close to your house and the wind doesn't blow toward your house because they really really begin to stink
also don't forget to keep the water level upPhil In Ohio
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Originally posted by Ken MassingaleThis stuff stinks like 10 roadkill possums with a dozen ticked of skunks! But, it works.Comment
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