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| CherryPie |
Posted - Jan 25 2010 : 06:42:10 AM
I want to get a jump on flies when the weather warms up. Any ideas on how to keep them at bay? I tried the fly trap bags last summer and they work really well - at attracting all the flies in the neighborhood! I had swarms of them and then I couldn't get rid of the bags because I had to catch them all.
Kimberly Ann
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| MeadowCrone |
Posted - Jan 29 2010 : 07:02:53 AM
Fly predators, how interesting. Thank you for the info ladies.
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| amomfly |
Posted - Jan 29 2010 : 02:58:35 AM
I think fly predators and giving the livistock 1-2TBS. of apple cider vineagar is they way to go. Good luck!
God Bless
Angie-amomfly
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| Bear5 |
Posted - Jan 28 2010 : 9:00:44 PM
Hi friend Teresa. Happy to see you back online with us. Two of the farmgirls asked about you; Cheneygal (Suzie) from WA. and Kris (Kristin Sherrill) from GA. They were both a bit concerned that you were with us for a while. Check out the weather site and see their replies.
Nice to have you back.
Marly
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| 1badmamawolf |
Posted - Jan 28 2010 : 7:59:14 PM
If you want a commical fly getter, get Muscovy ducks and let them free range, they are great for flies.
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| Annab |
Posted - Jan 27 2010 : 03:33:04 AM
I think you can also try Gardens Alive! too |
| sherrye |
Posted - Jan 25 2010 : 7:40:53 PM
they are where i get mine too. i found they reproduce really well. you can do the same with ponds and tanks for mosquitoes. it is a bacteria in a floating donut. the bacteria invade the egg and destroy it. just really safe easy ways to handle those icky flies. sherrye
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| CherryPie |
Posted - Jan 25 2010 : 6:58:29 PM
Perfect, that is what I'll use this year. The flies last year were crazy and I only have two chickens!
Kimberly Ann
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| Candy C. |
Posted - Jan 25 2010 : 2:45:18 PM
We also have used fly predators for the past three years, what a BIG difference! They are tiny predatory wasps that eat the fly larvae. They do not bother the animals at all. They are really too tiny to bite. We get ours from http://www.spalding-labs.com They set you up with a schedule and ship them through the mail. I highly recommend using them.
Candy C.
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| CherryPie |
Posted - Jan 25 2010 : 10:13:08 AM
I haven't heard of the fly predators. Would those be available at a feed store or probably more likely mail order? Do they cause problems of their own?
Kimberly Ann
Farmgirl Sister #225
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| sherrye |
Posted - Jan 25 2010 : 08:46:40 AM
i have used the fly prediters. THEY WORKED for me. i have pigs and i use them every year. bthey are like what my dh calls no see them. they are so small. you put the egss you get in the edges of the poop and they hatch and grow fast. just a thought sherrye. anyway howdy girls.thanks for your support with faith
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| Alee |
Posted - Jan 25 2010 : 07:11:52 AM
Have you tried fly predators? They are this little bug that hatches out and eats fly larva and eggs. They seem to be pretty effective. The stable I used to work at uses those and thost sticky curly fly strips too. The trick is to change them out frequently. You want to catch the flys before they go on their breeding frenzy. :D
Alee
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