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henapple
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The mancave was full of flies today. Not sure why. I hung a ziploc filled with water and it helped a little. Tried vodka on the table but didn't help. Finally put the fan on it and cleared most of them. Any suggestions?
Green egg, dead animal and alcohol. The "Boro".. TN 
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  • Tjcoley
    Tjcoley Posts: 3,551
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    Had an issue a while back with Cluster Flies. https://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1155294/cluster-flies Means there is a dead animal near by. My son and I had a blast (pun intended) with the Bug A Salt gun. After a couple days flies went away. We probably killed a few dozen or so. Mrs. TJ didn't like all the salt all over the house. Never found a dead animal except for a mouse in the basement.
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  • hapster
    hapster Posts: 7,503
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    Drink more vodka... Then the flies just sound like inlaws and you find yourself in party mode.
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  • cajuncook
    cajuncook Posts: 99
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    Battery powered electric fly swatter. Makes them suckers fry. $6 at Wally World.
    Live on beautiful Lake Hartwell GA
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  • Skiddymarker
    Skiddymarker Posts: 8,522
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    Dry aging means to use a fridge, not a ceiling hook in the mancave.....What's with the vodka on the table, never heard of that...
    Delta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad!
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  • Biggreenpharmacist
    Biggreenpharmacist Posts: 4,341
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    I've got some red granular fly bait that I use to sprinkle out on my porch at the camp. The next day you will be sweeping up all the dead flies. I just make sure and do it when kids and pets aren't around.

    Little Rock, AR

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  • stemc33
    stemc33 Posts: 3,567
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    Turn the AC as cold as you can. Should slow the little bastards down enough to catch/kill them.
    Steven
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  • Mickey
    Mickey Posts: 19,675
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    Put a shinny penny in the bag. Not sure how well it works but they hang in front of Johnny's here where you eat.
    Salado TX & 30A  FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). Plus a couple Pit Boss Pellet Smokers.   

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  • Jeremiah
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    We've been inundated with them too. All over the patio area and coming in the house. Little bastards just showed up one day. I hate summer.
    Slumming it in Aiken, SC. 
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 32,500
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    Check out @nolaegghead's thread about raccoons-may be some great methods there. :)>-
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
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  • GQuiz
    GQuiz Posts: 701
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    Please appreciate the humor... Quit using port-a-johns as man caves. :))

    XL BGE; Schertz TX by way of Stow OH. #egghead4life
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  • TexanOfTheNorth
    TexanOfTheNorth Posts: 3,951
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    Sounds like it might be time for a fresh bacon wrap!
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  • Philly35
    Philly35 Posts: 858
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    I use insecticides. Hell, I don't even have ants in my yard anymore!
    NW IOWA
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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 15,515
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    "I hung a ziploc filled with water and it helped a little."
     
    .........??
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  • HDumptyEsq
    HDumptyEsq Posts: 1,095
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    You know where flies land……..

    Tony in Brentwood, TN.

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  • henapple
    henapple Posts: 16,025
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    Botch said:

    "I hung a ziploc filled with water and it helped a little."

     
    .........??
    A lot of restaurants hang one by the back door full of water with a penny in it.
    Green egg, dead animal and alcohol. The "Boro".. TN 
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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 15,515
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    Okay, but what does that do?  Do the flies land in the water, or see their reflection, or....?   :-/
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  • DMW
    DMW Posts: 13,832
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    Chemicals, lots of them. Oh, wait, that's for me...
    They/Them
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  • henapple
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    @Botch‌ ...idk. I forgot the penny yesterday but today it seems to keep them off the prep table.
    Green egg, dead animal and alcohol. The "Boro".. TN 
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  • jtcBoynton
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    The theory is that reflecting light off the bag bothers the flies. Does it work? One controlled experiment showed that rooms with the bags actually had more flies than those with no bags. There are many kinds of flies, so it may work for some, just not the ones in the location where the experiment was done.
    Southeast Florida - LBGE
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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 15,515
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    jtcBoynton said:
    The theory is that reflecting light off the bag bothers the flies. Does it work? One controlled experiment showed that rooms with the bags actually had more flies than those with no bags. There are many kinds of flies, so it may work for some, just not the ones in the location where the experiment was done.
     
    Ah!  With the compound eyes that flies have, that makes a lot of sense.
    Wonder what a strobe light would do?  Hmmm.  
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  • henapple
    henapple Posts: 16,025
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    Make them get high?
    Green egg, dead animal and alcohol. The "Boro".. TN 
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  • DMW
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    henapple said:

    Make them get high?

    I'd probably show up.
    They/Them
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