Make Your Own Fly Trap

You can catch a fly with honey or syrup.

Super simple home made way to catch flies.

Home made fly trapFlies are among the most irritating house pests.  Nobody wants to see a fly land on a morsel of food whose next destination was going to be your mouth.  Luckily, you can easily make a home made fly trap using only the most basic ingredients.

First, get a jar and pour a bit of honey or syrup on the bottom.  Next, roll up a piece of paper into a cone and tape it together.

Snip off a small portion at the bottom of the cone and fit the remaining contraption onto the top of the jar.  The bottom of the cone should be large enough for flies to fly into, but not much larger.  Flies will easily go down your home made funnel but will find it difficult to get out.

The hole in the cone should be about one inch above the sweet treat at the bottom of the jar.  You may want to create a tight seal by taping the cone to the rim of the jar.

This ingenious trap will work for house flies.  If you want to catch fruit flies, watch this instructive video.

So there you have it.  A simple, inexpensive way to catch flies.  And it’s pretty wholesome sport at that!

Predator Spiders

Spiders love to eat other bugs and insects.

Spiders use their sense of vibration to detect critters caught in their web.

Fascinating spider web designSpiders have very bad eyesight, but that doesn’t stop them from being successful predators.  A spider’s tool is a well spun web.

A spider web has a wonderfully efficient design and construction, honed to capture unsuspecting prey.

Did you ever wonder why a spider does not get trapped in it’s own web?  Watch a fascinating video on HowStuffWorks to see the intricacies of spider web design.

You can get rid of spiders if you keep your home free of other bugs and insects.  Spiders are pretty smart and they won’t build webs in areas where there isn’t much prey.

Watching a spider spin a web is equally delightful as hearing an old man spin a yarn!

Should We Get Rid of Spiders?

Spiders are among the most feared creatures.

Humans tend to love, hate, or be fascinated by spiders.

Big spiders, small spiders!Spiders are one of the most feared and reviled creatures on earth.  No one quite knows why we love to hate spiders like we do.

Arachnophobia is real, and there are people who would rather jump off a cliff than take on a spider.  But in reality, most spiders are harmless.

There are a few spiders, like the brown recluse and the black widow, which can cause serious harm if they bite. The majority of spiders only bite when threatened and their bites are usually less bothersome than a mosquito or fly bite.

As irrational as it seems, spider fear still exists.  Fortunately you can get rid of spiders fairly easily if they scare the bajeebers out of you, and we’ll examine the topic of how to get rid of spiders over the next few posts.

Batten Down the Hatches

Keep flies away by repairing your screens.

Examine windows and doors where flies may enter.


Screens and open doors are the main sources of entry to your house. Unlike other insects that need to eat through wood, crawl under your siding or burrow into your foundation, flies waltz right in as though they were invited guests.

Screen holes can be easily repaired with screen repair kits available at any hardware store.

Remember what your mother always told you – “Close the door!”

And never leave a fresh peach pie to cool on an open window sill.  This action can only invite a great swarm of flies.  Woe!

You have to admit, getting rid of flies in not rocket science.  All it takes is a little determination and attention to detail.  Good luck getting rid of flies.

 

Get Rid of Flies by Cleaning Up

Keeping things tidy keeps flies away.

Effective strategy for eliminating house flies.

He's looking fly!A good strategy to eliminate flies is to find out where they eat and where they breed. That’s pretty simple. Flies eat and breed in the same place – garbage, waste and organic matter.

Flies love to eat and lay eggs in moist, rotting foods like beef, chicken and fruits. Make an inspection of all your garbage cans to make sure they are tightly sealed and that no organic matter has leaked out or dropped to the bottom.

Remember, keep your trash tightly sealed and dispose of it on a regular basis if you are to get rid of flies.

Now shoo!

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