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cj5orion
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Mood: time for a cervaza !!!
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flies !!!!
Whats everybody do to keep these guys in check ???
I've tried the "plastic bags/water" and the cd's hangin.
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no luck !!!!
Home Remodels/Builds..Recession!
Gone BAJA BUILDIN/FISHIN !
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David K
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RAID/ BLACK FLAG/ KRYPTONITE?
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capt. mike
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hangin CDs is good for pesky birds but flies??!!
i dunno.
formerly Ordained in Rev. Ewing\'s Church by Mail - busted on tax fraud.......
Now joined L. Ron Hoover\'s church of Appliantology
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Bob H
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| Quote: | Originally posted by capt. mike
hangin CDs is good for pesky birds but flies??!!
i dunno. |
Will hanging CD's work on pesky squirls and rabbits eating my plants?
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bajahorselover
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Inside the house and on the porch, I used SNIP, which was available here in San Felipe....it looks like decorative "sugar". You wet a paper towel and
put the towel on a paper plate...then sprinkle the SNIP. After a few days, you will have a plate full of dead flies. Just re-wet the paper towel as
it dries out....great stuff! Haven't been able to find it here this season tho 
Since I have horses here....waging war on flies is a big part of my life. There is a product called CEADARCIDE which I buy online...it is very
concentrated and I mix 3 tablespoons in a half gallon of water and spray both my corral and my porches at the house....it doesn't smell like poison,
and works pretty well....doesn't really kill the flies, but instead they go somewhere else. I also use fly traps called TRAP N TOSS..... I hang them
everywhere around the corral and one inside my house and one on my porch....they catch thousands of flies and last weeks...then you just throw them
away....they come with a little tube of the stinkiest stuff you have ever smelled in your life!...be careful NOT to get any of it on yourself!!!!
Hope this helps.
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bajahorselover
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bob H
| Quote: | Originally posted by capt. mike
hangin CDs is good for pesky birds but flies??!!
i dunno. |
Will hanging CD's work on pesky squirls and rabbits eating my plants? |
Have you tried one of those big plastic owls with the rotating heads?....sometimes they work, sometimes they don't
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meme
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Mopping floors & countertops with Fabulosa helps. The flies dont like it!
I use a spray bottle of slightly dituted fabulosa to wipe down outside tables bars etc. We have an owl to keep birds from roosting over or near
outside tables or bar.
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BMG
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Here is a bug zapper that really works. The TIZ-3 3000 volt zapper is way more powerful than other hand held zappers that I've used. Something satisfying about a loud electric pop when
swatting a fly or mosquito.
I think the world is run by C- students.
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mulegemichael
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believe it or not, geraniums are a POWERFUL fly deterrent!....they grow like mad down here and the flies just will not come around them; plant a
bunch..they're beautiful!...it really, really works
dyslexia is never having to say you\'re yrros.
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Mulegena
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House Geckos
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mulegemichael
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lisa marie...i think it would take a LOT of geckos, wouldn't it?
dyslexia is never having to say you\'re yrros.
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Mulegena
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hehehe!
Yup, probably a whole herd of the little guys.
A couple summers ago we were sitting out on the patio and watched the geckos catch the insect hatchlings as they emerged and flew towards the
sparkling lights boardering the patio edgetop. Those cute little reptiles gorged themselves, bellies actually grew fat in just a few minutes, insect
wings sticking out of their mouths!
For flies, I keep a flyswatter at hand and screens closed.
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boe4fun
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Hi Maria, I think it's spelled hehenee (jejene?).
Two dirt roads diverged in Baja and I, I took the one less graveled by......
Soy ignorante, apático y ambivalente. No lo sé y no me importa, ni modo.
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Bugman
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Unfortunately, the only way to really keep houseflies in check is to locate the breeding areas and bring those under control. They need moist areas
with lots of organic matter that stay moist for at least 5-7 days. That organic matter can be anything from fecal matter to rotting fruit or
vegetation. In areas with poor sanitation the culprit is often rotting garbage. Controlling existing adults is tough and more often than not you
only succeed in getting some of them. Don't waste your money on anything that claims to repel them with sound (these things don't work and are a
farce). Bug zappers are pretty much a waste of money and electricity too since they mostly attract harmless insects that would have not come near you
had you not turned the zapper on in the first place. However, if you are one of those that gets that deep down feeling of satisfaction every time you
hear the sizzle when a harmless bug gets fried then by all means fry on! For a real treat, mount one over the barbecue for free burger seasoning 
Bugman
(your friendly neighborhood nomad entomologist)
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JESSE
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Nothing works, millions of people all over the world and tru history are witnesses to that reality
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Cypress
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Outside the house, good luck, inside the house, screens.
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vandenberg
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BMG
Here is a bug zapper that really works. The TIZ-3 3000 volt zapper is way more powerful than other hand held zappers that I've used. Something satisfying about a loud electric pop when
swatting a fly or mosquito. |
They work, but now I have tennis elbow. 
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durrelllrobert
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Cypress
Outside the house, good luck, inside the house, screens.
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in any case you need to keep your fly zipped and never let your CD be hanging
Bob Durrell
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Skipjack Joe
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Not all flies are bad:
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Diver
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Predator flies
They kill the horse flies, black flies and greenies that hound our chickens and horses.
http://www.spalding-labs.com/
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