Flies

jlm29

Is there any way to deal with them? I'm delighted with the fine weather, but with it come flies- I'm assuming it's because of our proximity to s**t! Is this an inevitable part of farm life, or can I deter them? I've heard sheep dip does the job, around the house in a circle, but I'm not sure I believe it.
I have fly paper, fly spray etc etc. Fly paper looks unsightly, and it only catches the dopey ones. The lots of clever f**kers who escape it. Fly spray is mighty stuff, but effects aren't exactly long lasting, and I'm a bit wary of spraying chemicals repeatedly from now til September.
As I type, I look at my lovely little baby, and there's a fly crawling across his head (shoo fly, shoo). I practically have to sit in the highchair with him to stop them from landing in his dinner.
Help!

whelan2

stockholm tar outside the door

Never wrestle with pigs

Go into one of them herbal shops, they have scented candles that repel flys, made of natural stuff, ha. It would be better than spraying out of a can. If that doesn't work try this stuff.

greysides

Hi, not sure from your post whether you are farming or just living in the countryside as what you may be able to do would be different. Flies will be attracted to sources of food so anything you can do to separate yourself from such sources would be useful. Decomposing organic matter, bins etc might be able to be moved further away. There are electric devices (UV light devices) that will kill them. You may see them in butchers shops etc.

This link may help.

jlm29

greysides wrote: »

Hi, not sure from your post whether you are farming or just living in the countryside as what you may be able to do would be different. Flies will be attracted to sources of food so anything you can do to separate yourself from such sources would be useful. Decomposing organic matter, bins etc might be able to be moved further away. There are electric devices (UV light devices) that will kill them. You may see them in butchers shops etc.

This link may help.

We're farming, so while I'm sure there's still food, etc attracting them, they're probably drawn to the farm too. I grew up in the countryside, but not in such close proximity to a farm yard, and never experienced anything like the number of flies we have now! According to my OH, I should count myself lucky the pigs are gone, coz it used be much worse! They previously had one of those UV lights and found it not very effective!

jlm29

whelan2 wrote: »

stockholm tar outside the door

Thanks for this tip! It has worked really well!

Markcheese

kowtow wrote:

When I first got married i lived on a farm in Gloucestershire and had a neighbour who ... I thought at the time... had the world's first driverless mercedes. I used to see it every morning driving itself up the lane

You can get screens for the windows and those bead screens for the back door actually works...

Kovu

Markcheese wrote: »

You can get screens for the windows and those bead screens for the back door actually works...

I'm confused by your quoted post!! :pac::p

Markcheese

Your confused ?? I'm permanently in a daze...
I didnt even know I'd clicked on that post let alone attached it ... :-)
(Posted from my crappy phone)