tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7791633210661845991.post4917231925278447065..comments2023-09-27T07:22:09.728-04:00Comments on Melissa's Meanderings: Lord Of The FliesMelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04600684740584460891noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7791633210661845991.post-27503192403591021852009-10-09T11:31:18.844-04:002009-10-09T11:31:18.844-04:00@ Calie
Yes, but fortunately they can't drink...@ Calie<br /><br />Yes, but fortunately they can't drink much. A couple of sips, and the lightweights pass out! Then you can scoop em' out with a fingernail, and flick them away!:-D<br /><br />Melissa XXMelissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04600684740584460891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7791633210661845991.post-35983122542296132172009-10-08T21:21:34.993-04:002009-10-08T21:21:34.993-04:00Isn't it a bummer, Melissa, when you see them ...Isn't it a bummer, Melissa, when you see them floating in your just re-filled wine glass?<br /><br />Calie xxxCaliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280127011882954777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7791633210661845991.post-23986259079996788402009-10-08T03:31:34.925-04:002009-10-08T03:31:34.925-04:00While away we had a great time except if it got hu...While away we had a great time except if it got humid or the wind dropped then silent mosquitos sneak up on you and find some place just out of sight to suck on.<br /><br />Thank goodness it is a windy place!<br /><br />Caroline XX<br /><br />PS chrissie should be fully employed, Wales is full of pests according to your last video!Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133031265351841626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7791633210661845991.post-41799805154490007812009-10-06T12:55:58.628-04:002009-10-06T12:55:58.628-04:00Flamethrower?Flamethrower?chrissieBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495222190059079697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7791633210661845991.post-47669055997465181042009-10-03T20:50:41.871-04:002009-10-03T20:50:41.871-04:00To all,
Naukishtae & Chrissie, I have tried t...To all,<br /><br /><b>Naukishtae & Chrissie</b>, I have tried the fly paper before and it does a pretty good job of trapping many of them, but it relies on the flies landing on it, and its just one small target in a very big space. I also think when they see their already stuck comrades, writhing and contorting in frustrated efforts to free themselves, it freaks them out, and they stay away! ;-)<br /><br />I have screens on all of my windows, but not on the doors, but I never leave the doors open. They are buzzing around outside of the door all the time, and as soon as you open it to walk in or out, they fly in. Same thing with my vehicle, the instant I open the door, they fly inside. <br /><br /><b>Stepahnie</b>, you need practice with a fly swatter. Go to the following link (courtesy of LizzyBeth) to get some practice swatting flies:http://majman.net/fly_loader.html<br /><br /><b>Suzi</b>, according to our neighborhood covenant, we are not allowed to have any kind of barnyard animals. Oddly enough though, we can have horses! I don't think chickens would do me much good anyway, unless they were amazing flying chickens, that could soar through the house, catching bugs on the wing. lol<br /><br />Melissa XXMelissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04600684740584460891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7791633210661845991.post-46137339246457699862009-10-03T12:13:15.739-04:002009-10-03T12:13:15.739-04:00Melissa, You might think I'm crazy but you can...Melissa, You might think I'm crazy but you can put a HUGE dent in your insect problems by simply keeping 3 or 4 chickens...the live ones, around the house. It's amazing how many bugs they consume. It's what they live for. Just let them roam free but keep some chicken feed handy. At about the same time every day, scatter a little feed in the yard...it will keep them closer to home. Certain insects gather because OTHER insects are their food. Chickens eat almost ALL of them. Just make sure you don't have any roosters...hens only...unless you want more chickens showing up after the eggs hatch. Of course you can eat the eggs they leave you...and the bonus is they are much healthier eggs to eat because they come from free range hens. Chickens really cleaned up my property when we moved here. They got rid of an infestation of ticks too. I had a vegetable garden but they never seemed that interested in it...except for the big fat juicy horn worms that got on my tomatoes. Something to consider.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7791633210661845991.post-72870930780997384742009-10-03T10:31:14.003-04:002009-10-03T10:31:14.003-04:00We had a dead critter under the house recently tha...We had a dead critter under the house recently that the flies laid eggs in. One morning we got up to find about 200 big, fat, green flies in the house buzzing around. And me with only a fly swatter! it took three days to get all of them.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02903540438864171068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7791633210661845991.post-85957457133164291312009-10-03T02:47:12.492-04:002009-10-03T02:47:12.492-04:00Oh, and fly papers are still available and work we...Oh, and fly papers are still available and work well, depending on the attractant used...chrissieBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495222190059079697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7791633210661845991.post-78085148830673553372009-10-03T02:46:19.241-04:002009-10-03T02:46:19.241-04:00Melissa... Yes, indeed.
Those agents are the sam...Melissa... Yes, indeed. <br /><br />Those agents are the same ones used in fly spray. Some are natural and some are synthetic. <br /><br />And, wait for it.... Regardless of whether they are natural derivatives or synthetic, they are NERVE AGENTS, and constant exposure to them will affect your health and possibly even kill you.<br /><br />The strips were banned because they were a constant exposure delivery system, in contrast to a short-term aerosol-delivery system which would soon disipate. <br /><br />Your best bet is fly screens on windows, and bead curtains and fly screens on doors, and a regular (parhaps once a year) smoke treatment in any loft space.<br /><br />Wasps are a sod, but are best tackled BEFORE the nest gets larger than an apple. Again, mesh on areas that are difficult for you to reach, ie, under eaves, etc, will stop the queens settling and starting a nest. <br /><br />Block off or mesh any exterior holes to the loft or walls or underfloor, etc, to stop the migrating queens getting in and building one inside.A wasps nest under the floor is a MAJOR and EXPENSIVE pain to deal with.<br /><br />You can get easy to use foam or dust sprays that will take out small ot medium sized nests, but take care to do it at last light or at night, when the wasps are asleep. Otherwise the danger of a swarm and an attack is very high.<br /><br />chrissie<br />xxxxx<br />ps, I'm a Pest Controller. BPCA trained and RSPH qualified.chrissieBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495222190059079697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7791633210661845991.post-85903869424673095032009-10-03T02:13:16.806-04:002009-10-03T02:13:16.806-04:00Gawd.. I hit the post button 3 times by accident a...Gawd.. I hit the post button 3 times by accident and it posted the coment three times.. sorry.. now I remember what it was called "Fly Paper" but it was in a ribbon that unwound out of a cardboard cannister.. all the best.. XX NaukishtaeNaukishtaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12297131304139916045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7791633210661845991.post-54923271133960074932009-10-03T02:06:31.414-04:002009-10-03T02:06:31.414-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Naukishtaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12297131304139916045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7791633210661845991.post-55998509626327848182009-10-03T02:06:15.014-04:002009-10-03T02:06:15.014-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Naukishtaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12297131304139916045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7791633210661845991.post-67833177723890029212009-10-03T02:06:14.083-04:002009-10-03T02:06:14.083-04:00Now that is a problem.. I can't stand them eit...Now that is a problem.. I can't stand them either.. had a lot of them once or twice in El Sobrante, CA, went to the hardware store and got fly strips.. now I am sure you have seen them in old black and white films.. before you pull the tab they resemble a small film cannister.. after you hang it from somewhere.. (ceiling) you pull the tab and it spirals out the bottom, and becomes this ugly ribbon hanging from where ever you have hung it.. now this ribbon is sticky, and the flies love it.. it attracts them en-mass.. you take the strip down and throw it away.. now this was some years ago, but I think they are still available, because my son was using some a couple of months ago.. no idea of what the warning lable says, but i think it relies on the sticky, rather than an airborn chemical.. just a thought.. I hate to think of flies alighting on the rim of your glass.. just not You.. XXNaukishtaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12297131304139916045noreply@blogger.com