Flies and flies and flies

ajridge35 · June 2015

Can anyone help me with this? During the warmer months, every time I light up the egg and grill, smoke, what have you, flies will swarm around me. They don't go near the egg, probably because it's hot, but on or near everything else - furniture, my table, the food, the chef - they're everywhere. If I had to guess, like 50 total.

Does anyone else have this problem? The flies don't bite, they're more of a nuisance/annoyance than anything else. Any suggestions would be appreciated, thanks.

Dyal_SC · June 2015

Fly traps and more fly traps. They stink, but they work. Just place them away from common areas and replace them every coupla weeks.

Dyal_SC · June 2015

http://m.homedepot.com/p/RESCUE-Disposable-Fly-Trap-FTD-DB12/100083352

Dyal_SC · June 2015

Also, I have no idea why or how this works, but it's reduced the fly count around my grilling area this year. Put a good amount of water in gallon sized ziplocks and drop a few pennies in them. Place them around your grilling area. The flies seem to be scared off. Sounds crazy, but it has reduced the fly count this year for me. It's one of those old farmers tricks.

ajridge35 · June 2015

Thank you so much.

Mattman3969 · June 2015

Similar to what Dyal posted but I've had good luck with these from Rural King

http://www.ruralking.com/lawn-garden/pest-control/baits-traps/captivator-fly-trap.html

johnkitchens · June 2015

@ajridge35 I had the exact same problem tonight. It was the least amount of fun I have ever had grilling. I had to put a fan out there full blast just so I could finish.

Where are you located?

ajridge35 · June 2015

Denton, TX. Hottest day of the year supposedly

johnkitchens · June 2015

It wasn't that hot here today, but the flies were insane!

Carolina Q · June 2015

That's what I (don't) like about the South! Sorry, man. I see about 3 flies all summer long. Ok, maybe 6.

johnkitchens · June 2015

Carolina Q said:

That's what I (don't) like about the South! Sorry, man. I see about 3 flies all summer long. Ok, maybe 6.

You are very lucky. I saw at least 100 today. I am from here, but I hate our summers. I am a winter person.

cazzy · June 2015

Have fun with it!!

theyolksonyou · June 2015

@johnkitchens flies or gnats. You are below the gnat line.

johnkitchens · June 2015

We have a lot of gnats here Jason. You don't have them in Dalton do you?

northGAcock · June 2015

I have a SC Gamecock fly swatter, neighbores have their college affiliation. The one who kills the most provable kills wins. You got to have fun killing them little b@$ terd $.

buzd504 · June 2015

cazzy said:

Have fun with it!!

Heh, I got one of those after you last posted it. It's fun to play with, but I think the flies are laughing at me.

ajridge35 · June 2015

Good to know I'm not the only one with this problem

johnkitchens · June 2015

Misery loves company.

cazzy · June 2015

buzd504 said:

cazzy said:

Have fun with it!!

Heh, I got one of those after you last posted it. It's fun to play with, but I think the flies are laughing at me.

They seem to always come back with reinforcements. I took out about 50 at my in-laws and they just kept coming. Lol

theyolksonyou · June 2015

@johnkitchens nope. Above the gnat line here. Skeeters and deer flies, wasps and hornets. Of course, the yellow jackets don't bother me.

Jeremiah · June 2015

Gnats, flys, wasps, red ants and skeeters here. Armpit of the South.

Lit · June 2015

@cazzy is that the 2nd version? I have the first model and it's fun but the 2nd was supposed to be better.

NPHuskerFL · June 2015

I'll take flies over no-see-ums & horse flies all day any day. I use a charged tennis racket thing to zap ALL flying insects. Thus far this year it hasn't been bad even the mosquitoes are minimal. We don't allow standing water around the house and that helps a bunch. Not many regular flies to speak of either. But, it's the South so you name it and it's probably buzzing around nearby. And I'm ok as long as the buzzing is in the woods/wetlands. The lizards, frogs, toads, bats, other birds are well fed here.

theyolksonyou · June 2015

I have a family of barn swallows that moves in every year. That helps, but they poop all over the porch

johnkitchens · June 2015

Jeremiah said:

Gnats, flys, wasps, red ants and skeeters here. Armpit of the South.

Is Aiken really that bad? A lot of people retire to Aiken.

gmac · June 2015

cazzy said:

Have fun with it!!

Cazzy, if you get me in the rub exchange. One of those would be nice too

cazzy · June 2015

Lit said:

@cazzy is that the 2nd version? I have the first model and it's fun but the 2nd was supposed to be better.

Yes...2nd version. More power and less salt.

Biggreenpharmacist · June 2015

I use this: http://www.amazon.com/Maxforce-Granular-Bait-Bayer-Baits/dp/B003ORU1KA

it stinks, but it works. We get them really bad at the camp. I sprinkle that out when we are gonna be gone for a while. Come back to piles of dead flies.

westernbbq · June 2015

Dyal_SC said:

Fly traps and more fly traps. They stink, but they work. Just place them away from common areas and replace them every coupla weeks.

yep, this has been the MOST effective fly control method I've found. Hang two of them in your yard and take pleasure in watching those annoying bastards drown, dehydrate or suffocate to death. They do have a fish stank to them but are well worth the scent in that they greatly control the flies. Also, the sticky rolls of 18" long fly paper strategically placed in your grilling area will help as well. I do have a couple of the tennis-racket zappers and they work well too for spot killings

I love this bug a salt deal and I think i'll get one for father's day this year!

beachsmoke · June 2015

@ajridge35 my favorite team redskins I hate the owner he is worse than fly shi@t. Down here in panhandle of fl we have yellow flies that are terrible

nolaegghead · June 2015

http://www.snopes.com/critters/wild/flies.asp

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