Getting Flies out of your Home
Flies are disgusting little insects which buzz about and thoroughly annoy human beings everywhere. They are attracted to sugary foods so are particularly annoying in the summer months when people are eating fresh fruit, ice lollies and drinking cans of fizzy juice.
Fly on the wall
The biggest attraction to flies is rubbish and household waste, they also love faeces and dead animals, and therefore they are extremely filthy little creatures which carry disease and many bugs.
To stop flies finding your home attractive you should tightly seal any bin bags and any other household waste, particularly baby nappies or sanitary products. You should also regularly dispose of garden waste such as compost and rotting dead rodents or other dead matter.
Seal up cracks, holes and crevices in your window or door frames and prevent flies from getting in, in the first place. Venus flytraps are plants which snap shut and capture flies on their leaves which are covered in tiny little hairs that flies get stuck to. When the Venus flytrap snaps shut it actually eats the fly.
You could discourage flies from making your home their home, by allowing spiders to spin their webs and live alongside you. However, most people hate spiders just as much, if not more, than flies so this is not really a viable option. Lizards also like to prey on flies but not many people want to keep lizards as a pet.
Some fruit merchants and farmers hang bags of water above their doorways to discourage flies because the reflection in the water actually makes the fly think it’s a spider web.
Flypaper, masking tape or sellotape can all be used in a similar way to catch flies and dispose of them at your leisure. The traditional method is the use of a flyswatter, whether that be shop-bought or a rolled-up magazine or newspaper, but this can be extremely frustrating when you fail to catch the little irritations in mid-flight. Electric flyswatters are very good at killing the flies when they fly into it but they can be unsightly and sometimes emit an annoying high-pitched sound.
If you have an unbearable infestation of flies in your home then you will want to do something about it and eliminate them as quickly as possible. You should check out this website for further information and advice: and there are details for pest control professionals for you to contact for further assistance in getting rid of them forever.
