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Q: Grandma, I need to eliminate flies at home. Please help because its winter and these pests love my heating.

A: Dear T, If the weather has started to get so cold outside and you started heating up your home, it naturally becomes a magnet for flies. They appear to swarm because these winter flies are actually cluster flies. That explains why they appear in droves. These insects have very short lifespan and tend to increase in number if there are rotting organic matters around or in the house. These are pesky insects that are vectors of pathogenic microorganisms and must be prevented from entering your home.

You need not resort to the use of harmful insecticides. There are safe solutions and home remedies for fly infestation. Here are some of them: ?

Home Remedies for Fly Infestation

HOME REMEDIES FOR FLY INFESTATION

1. Figure Out the Source – If you need to seal your home, you must try to figure out how these insects are entering your home. These can be squeezing through some small openings, a broken screen in the window, through the door as it opens and closes, or the infestation is originating within the house. Check around the house and seal areas where flies can get through. [1]

2. Clean Indoors and Outdoors – This will not totally eradicate the flies, but they will be less attracted to your home. Get rid of your garbage regularly and if you have a pet, deal with any accumulation of feces that can cause a house fly infestation.

3. Fly Tape – his is among the safest traps that people can use to eradicate flies. You just hang these tapes around the house for the flies to get stuck to it. Fly tape may not completely eradicate the problem, but it can reduce their numbers to make the situation more bearable. Try some other traps like ultraviolet bug zappers.

4. Use Fruits, Cola, and Fruit Juice or Anything Sugary – These will attract the flies. Spray them with some dish soap with bleach. [2]

5. Don’t Leave Biodegradables in the Garbage - This will attract the flies and cause infestation. Put trash food in a plastic bag and tie it up.

6. Cluster Buster – This is a cluster fly trap that can be attached to the glass on the inside of any window. These are filled with super finely ground (powdered) egg shell. The light coming through the translucent plastic attracts the flies into it, but once they land on the powder which is so light and fluffy, the flies sink into the powder posing like a “quicksand” effect. The powdered egg shell kills the fly by clogging the sphaeracles, the openings into their respiratory system. [3]

7. Growing Basil - Growing basil in flower pots or vases can naturally repel flies. The smell of basil put off flies from entering your home or garden. Basil can be bought at almost any grocery or garden supply center.[4]

8. Wine Bottle Fly Traps – Chardonnay has a scent that flies get attracted to. Using old bottles with small residue can attract the flies. Leave an old wine bottle outside the house or backyard. Place mango peels inside the bottle to make it slippery and hard to fly around in. This will trap the flies inside.

9. Homemade Flypaper – Combine ½ cup of sweet maple syrup, two tablespoons of brown sugar, and two tablespoons of white sugar. Soak paper strips into this mixture, let them drip and then with a string, hang them around areas where flies are hovering.[5]

10. Bags of Water - One of the most effective home remedies for fly infestation is hanging clear plastic bags of water in outdoor entryways. This is a solution mostly used by people living in farms, and those with fruit stands.

11. Homemade Flytrap – Use a jar with food inside. Poke holes on the lid that will allow flies to get in, but cannot back out anymore.

References:

  1. http://www.wisegeek.com/how-do-i-control-a-house-fly-infestation.htm
  2. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_you_get_rid_of_a_fly_infestation_in_your_home_if_the_cause_is_unknown
  3. http://www.bugclinic.com/clusterfly.htm
  4. http://blog.ecosmart.com/index.php/2010/02/08/home-remedies-for-pest-control-affordable-ways-to-stop-the-housefly/
  5. http://voices.yahoo.com/home-remedies-rid-flies-58811.html?cat=6

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