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darlenelovesart
True Blue Farmgirl
7507 Posts
darlene
Loleta
California
USA
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 Posted - Jul 02 2012 : 10:35:52 AM
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I have the coffee sitting on the stove with a lot of sugar in it. They are ignoring it.
I will check out the homemade fly strips. Do you know of one?
Thanks
darlene
I have learned that to have a good friend is the purest of all God's gifts, for it is a love that has no exchange of payment.
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jeanb
Farmgirl in Training
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Jean
Tollhouse
CA
USA
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Posted - Jul 03 2012 : 09:10:33 AM
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I do here it is. I hope this works for getting rid of flies.
FLY PAPER
100 ml (3 1/2 oz) corn syrup
1 tbsp brown sugar
1 tbsp white sugar
6 strips brown paper (cut from a paper bag)
Combine the syrup & sugars in a shallow bowl.
Poke a hole at the top of each strip of brown paper. Soak paper in the syrup mixture over night.
Scrape paper strips across the edge of the saucer to remove excess syrup & hang the finished fly paper strips near windows & doors.
Replace when strips are covered.
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darlenelovesart
True Blue Farmgirl
7507 Posts
darlene
Loleta
California
USA
7507 Posts |
Posted - Jul 03 2012 : 2:20:14 PM
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Thanks Jean for the recipe, I will try that.
Have a Happy 4th.
darlene
I have learned that to have a good friend is the purest of all God's gifts, for it is a love that has no exchange of payment.
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garyw965
True Blue Farmgirl
51 Posts
Gary
Hemet
CA
USA
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Posted - Jul 16 2012 : 6:06:53 PM
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| Darlene, was hoping that the homemade fly strip recipe worked for your fly prevention. |
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Hazel
True Blue Farmgirl
82 Posts
Jen
Bridgeport
Pa
USA
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Posted - Jul 16 2012 : 6:45:52 PM
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| We have these pretty bad and the apple cider vinegar in a mason jar with plastic wrap works! My father actually has a decorative wasp trap with little feet sitting on his counter with apple cider vinegar in it. It works just as well and actually looks nicer! |
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darlenelovesart
True Blue Farmgirl
7507 Posts
darlene
Loleta
California
USA
7507 Posts |
Posted - Jul 16 2012 : 7:42:58 PM
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I will try that too.
Thank you
darlene
I have learned that to have a good friend is the purest of all God's gifts, for it is a love that has no exchange of payment.
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Hazel
True Blue Farmgirl
82 Posts
Jen
Bridgeport
Pa
USA
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Posted - Jul 17 2012 : 09:11:10 AM
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also, if you are having trouble you might want to make more than one and scatter them. I actually made 6 of them and spread them around the kitchen, pantry off the kitchen and living room (connected to kitchen as well). this seemed to swoop them up faster. Now I only need one on the kitchen stove!! I keep it out all the time. I have a worm farm in the basement and a compost crock in the kitchen, so we have them all the time! Since I also have poison arrow frogs and breed cultures of WINGLESS fruit flies, it is super important for me to keep these buggers out! If ONE gets into a culture, I will have an entire container of these flying buggers and the culture will be ruined!
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darlenelovesart
True Blue Farmgirl
7507 Posts
darlene
Loleta
California
USA
7507 Posts |
Posted - Jul 18 2012 : 9:40:29 PM
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That is interesting. do you grow the wingless fruit flys for your poison arrow frogs?
neat.
darlene
I have learned that to have a good friend is the purest of all God's gifts, for it is a love that has no exchange of payment.
by Frances Farmer |
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Hazel
True Blue Farmgirl
82 Posts
Jen
Bridgeport
Pa
USA
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Posted - Jul 19 2012 : 10:04:50 AM
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| Yea, that's what they eat and it's about $10 a culture at the pet store, so it's easier just to grow them myself. I also have a worm farm and I breed roaches for my bearded dragon... Yes, I'm strange! Lol |
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wandaj
Farmgirl in Training
38 Posts
Wanda
Buffalo
NY
USA
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Posted - Jul 30 2012 : 09:53:15 AM
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No your not strange Hazel. I have a friend that bread crickets for lizards so not weird in my book.
Darlene, has that recipe help on how to get rid of flys? |
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MiaBella
True Blue Farmgirl
100 Posts
Michelle
New Caney
TX
USA
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Posted - Jul 30 2012 : 1:08:50 PM
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My solution to the fruit flies: I stopped buying bananas.
Michelle
Farmgirl Sister #4097
MiaBella Farm
New Caney, TX
www.miabellafarm.com |
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shauna
Farmgirl in Training
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Shauna
San Diego
CA
USA
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Posted - Aug 07 2012 : 09:36:55 AM
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| Darlene, if those methods didn't work on how to get rid of flies, here's another one that might work. A bottle with the acv mixture in it. Then make a paper cone, invert it and out it in the bottle. They get in but can't get out. |
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jeanb
Farmgirl in Training
20 Posts
Jean
Tollhouse
CA
USA
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Posted - Aug 09 2012 : 7:20:08 PM
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| Michelle, Not buying bananas is not the way for getting rid of flies. Where are you going to get the potassium from if you don't get bananas? |
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garyw965
True Blue Farmgirl
51 Posts
Gary
Hemet
CA
USA
51 Posts |
Posted - Sep 13 2012 : 5:50:33 PM
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| I agree fruit flies are no reason to stop buying bananas. there has to be some fly prevention that will work for you. |
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maryk
Farmgirl in Training
30 Posts
Mary
Barrington
RI
USA
30 Posts |
Posted - Oct 25 2012 : 4:23:10 PM
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| Now that fall has come around MiaBella, do you have a plan for fly control next year, so you can have bananas?? |
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Zippy
Farmgirl in Training
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Zee
Idaho
USA
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Posted - Oct 25 2012 : 8:37:12 PM
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We are suffering from a fruit fly infestation here in Idaho as well. So glad to see these posts about traps... first thing tomorrow, I'll be putting them to the test. Thanks ladies!
"Only A Life Lived for Others is A Life Worthwhile."
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shauna
Farmgirl in Training
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Shauna
San Diego
CA
USA
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Posted - Oct 30 2012 : 7:01:06 PM
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| I am so glad that we can give and get information on how to get rid of flies. Hopefully we will have a jump on next year with this. |
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ClaireSky
True Blue Farmgirl
1792 Posts
Julie
Arcadia
WI
USA
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Posted - Nov 11 2012 : 7:22:37 PM
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I am so going to try in inverted cone idea in the morning. Thanks Karrieann
Julie
Farmgirl #399
Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. |
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darlenelovesart
True Blue Farmgirl
7507 Posts
darlene
Loleta
California
USA
7507 Posts |
Posted - Nov 11 2012 : 9:34:15 PM
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Thanks for the ideas everyone. I will try that cone next year.
Happy Veteran's Day.
darlene
I have learned that to have a good friend is the purest of all God's gifts, for it is a love that has no exchange of payment.
by Frances Farmer |
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ClaireSky
True Blue Farmgirl
1792 Posts
Julie
Arcadia
WI
USA
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Posted - Nov 12 2012 : 5:33:47 PM
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I just set 2 nat traps out... lol I will see in the morning if they worked.
Julie
Farmgirl #399
Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. |
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ClaireSky
True Blue Farmgirl
1792 Posts
Julie
Arcadia
WI
USA
1792 Posts |
Posted - Nov 13 2012 : 12:49:26 AM
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Nothing so far..... ugh!
Julie
Farmgirl #399
Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. |
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ClaireSky
True Blue Farmgirl
1792 Posts
Julie
Arcadia
WI
USA
1792 Posts |
Posted - Nov 14 2012 : 07:53:05 AM
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Yeah! The apple cider vinegar has worked in the kitchen. It even caught a housefly! The ones that were flying around I just used my hand dirt devil to suck them out of the air. :)
Julie
Farmgirl #399
Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. |
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JerseyGirl
True Blue Farmgirl
181 Posts
Michele
Southern NJ
USA
181 Posts |
Posted - Sep 17 2013 : 02:02:01 AM
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| They love anything sweet and what I use is either balsamic or a bit of wine, syrup and dishwashing soap. The soap coats their wings so they can't fly out. Works like a charm! |
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stephaniesmith
True Blue Farmgirl
58 Posts
Stephanie
Independence
MO
USA
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darlenelovesart
True Blue Farmgirl
7507 Posts
darlene
Loleta
California
USA
7507 Posts |
Posted - Jun 08 2014 : 12:20:16 PM
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Julie you are quick to catch those flies with your dirt devil.
I have learned that to have a good friend is the purest of all God's gifts, for it is a love that has no exchange of payment.
by Frances Farmer
Just follow God unquestioningly.
Because you love Him so, for if you trust His judgment there is nothing you need to know.
I trust in you Jesus... |
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