The Downside of good weather.....
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I use an ultraviolet light stops their little game. 
Electric fly swatter, Great fun, don't half CRACK when it gets one.
Satisfaction guaranteed.
Satisfaction guaranteed.
Shape of a tennis bat...... you must have seen them. Get one.
J
joinerjohn
I think the old rolls of flypaper just were strips of paper covered in glue. I don't think they poisoned the flies. The glue just made them stick.
(stands ready to be shot down in flames now)
(stands ready to be shot down in flames now)
My grandmother didn't throw out empty jam jars. After scraping out as much jam as was possible, she poured about a quarter inch of water in, put the lid on and rinsed it round. Now for the clever bit; she progged holes in the lid just big enough for flies to crawl in but, thanks to the jagged edges, they couldn't crawl out! 
I can remember seeing these strategically placed around her kitchen, each with a collection of dead flies in the bottom. It works for wasps too if you make the holes bigger.
I can remember seeing these strategically placed around her kitchen, each with a collection of dead flies in the bottom. It works for wasps too if you make the holes bigger.
M
merlin50
we use flypaper they love it
we've got flypaper rolls up in our conservatory at the moment. Out of interest, they state on the packet that they are 'child friendly' - which I assume relates to them having been poisonous in the past as Conny said. I'm sure that this claim would lead some people to think its ok to let children play with them, or even put them up - but beware, they are unbelieveably sticky - get them wrapped around your kids fingers or worse, in their hair and you're gonna have some fun sorting that out!!
I use the fly papers, unsightly but very effective especially for those small irritating flies and midges.
On the subject of poisons , traditionally the fly agaric mushroom was used against them. The mushroom in question is the red one with white spots favoured by elfs and fairies in kids stoeries.
The mushroom is chopped up and mixed with milk which as it goes off attracts the flies. As the poison is tasteless , muscarin if I recall, and flies taste through their feet they ingest the poison and die.
I've tried it and it does seem to work although of course the unfortunate victims will of course fly off and die elseware.
On the subject of poisons , traditionally the fly agaric mushroom was used against them. The mushroom in question is the red one with white spots favoured by elfs and fairies in kids stoeries.
The mushroom is chopped up and mixed with milk which as it goes off attracts the flies. As the poison is tasteless , muscarin if I recall, and flies taste through their feet they ingest the poison and die.
I've tried it and it does seem to work although of course the unfortunate victims will of course fly off and die elseware.
Electric fly swatter, Great fun, don't half CRACK when it gets one.
Satisfaction guaranteed.
Got one of those last year.....I thought it was great fun also and I suppose in a sad sort of way I really enjoyed it, also my son my pestering me for a go and the he decided to put his finger on it and TRY it !!!!!!!!!!! gave me a good laugh though
Don't worry. It'll be pi$$ing down soon.
ladylola said:
You stood on chopped up fly agaric?
FYI:
The poisons in fly agaric are muscimol and ibotenic acid and, while both are poisonous to humans, you would have to eat quite a few mushrooms before you succumbed. In fact fly agaric was once popular in Siberia as a substitute for alcohol - and maybe still is. What's more, the poisons come out unchanged in urine so they can be re-used many times.
Although fly agaric (amanita muscaria) is the archetypal poisonous 'toadstool', presumably because of its bright colours, it isn't nearly as dangerous as some of its relatives. You wouldn't get off so lightly with death cap (amanita phalloides), destroying angel (amanita virosa) or fool's mushroom (amanita verna). All three are deadly and there's no antidote.
