Home methods against flies

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Home methods against flies
Home methods against flies
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One of the downsides of the good weather is that flies cover the apartment, they buzz around the rooms, you can't sleep peacefully because of them, and they get on your food. In addition to being dirty and annoying, it is very depressing to think that before they targeted our apartment, they might have been sitting on the dog feces left on the street, and are now spitting the bacteria collected there onto our food or onto the dog/cat's bowl.

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I was able to reduce the number of nature's trolls in the apartment with the following practices, but why deceive anyone, for sure you can only go with the mosquito net, the fly swatter (if your hands are fast and skillful) or the fly paper. I find the sight of fly carcasses dangling in my face particularly disgusting, but if you can handle it (or at least manage to keep it out of sight), we'll show you how to make your own at home. And if we've gotten to that point, we'll also give you some tips on what natural remedies you can use to fight naughty flies.

Basil, tomatoes

I didn't think that flies would be as disgusted by these plants as I am by them, but the method worked! In the horticulture shop where I got my herbs, the salesman drew my attention to this little practice. Fortunately, I also love basil and cherry tomatoes, and I wanted to plant something on my French balcony anyway, so this idea only confirmed the need for this little "crop". I'm not saying that I've completely avoided flies since then, but their number has definitely been reduced, and you can easily draw the curtains without a fly invasion. Bonus for those who don't just read the headlines: they supposedly have a similar effect to lavender, which I haven't tried yet.

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Tip: the basil I bought in supermarkets kept dying in the apartment in a few days. Then the other day - maybe in Tesco - I bought one again and put it on the balcony as it is. Well, it's been over two weeks now and it's still green. If your vegetables always die in closed rooms, try the terrace, but of course the best thing to do is to transplant them into a bigger pot, into some better quality potting soil.

Incense or essential oil

Stick clove-scented incense into the potting soil and light the stick. If you don't want to smoke all day, drop some clove essential oil on some light fabric and tie the rags to the patio railing. Put water in small bottles on the windowsill and drop the essential oil into them, or insert a lot of cloves into a slice of apple. You can also achieve good results if you use bay oil against them: fortunately, this is also avoided from afar. These are all effective air collectors.

Fly paper at home

A colleague of mine sent me the link to this DIY (Do It Yourself) fly catcher, which I think is brilliant.

What you will need

  • 4 dl water
  • 4 dl sugar
  • 4 dl honey (or any sweet syrup)
  • strong wrapping paper (the best is the brown one that butchers used to wrap veal meat in, or the hyper paper bag)
  • aluminum foil
  • legs
  • string
  • punch (or scissors, hairpin, meat needle, etc…)

How to make it

  1. Cut long, approximately 10 cm wide strips from the paper, cut out the top and string the string, tie a strong knot at the end.
  2. Boil the water, sugar and honey in a saucepan.
  3. Let the mass cool down, then dip the papers in it.
  4. Hang the paper strips over aluminum foil (over the tub if you can) and wait until they are completely dry.
  5. This completes the fly catcher, you just have to hang them in the desired place.

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