Top Ways to Get Rid of Flies From Your Home

When the month of August comes, usually flies suddenly become the most irritating things around and somehow manage to slightly spoil our summer vibe. They seem to endlessly be buzzing around the windows trying to figure out how they get into the house in the first place. They land on our kitchen tops, our nicely prepared food and even worse, on us. Trying to swat them becomes the ultimate challenge between man and fly – they seem to out-think us by moving at the speed of light before we even lift the rolled up newspapers used to get it.

Flies in the house or on business sites are a nuisance and a health risk. Houseflies can spread bacteria and diseases like food poisoning and dysentery.

The most effective way to get rid of flies is to clean up garbage, take out the trash, and mop up spills ASAP. Put screens on windows and sliding doors to prevent bugs from getting in from outside. Fashion some homemade traps (sans harmful chemicals) to control flies inside the house.

Using Traps To Get Rid Of Flies

One way to get rid of flies in your house is to use fly traps. Although this doesn’t stop the flies from entering our home, it will draw them away from food or kitchen tops. Here are some different types of traps you can use around the house.

 From our Rayneau:

1: Fly Stick   2: Trapstik for Flies 

3: Rescue Fly Trap Attractant  4: Rescue Fruit Fly Trap Refill

DIY at Home:

Homemade fly traps are simple, cost-effective ways to combat flies, although their effectiveness varies. Here are some traps you can make with common household items. Here are two examples:

Soda Bottle Traps

1 - Clean an empty, plastic 1.75-liter soda bottle. 

2 - Carefully cut the top third of the bottle by cutting near where the top of the label used to be. 

3 - Pour a sweet liquid, like sugar water, in the larger, bottom third of the bottle. 

4 - Turn the top third of the bottle upside-down, making a cone shape, and place it in the opening of the larger part of the bottle. 

5 - Flies will find their way into the bottle but will be unable to get out.

Vinegar and Dish Soap Fly Trap

1 - Use a shallow dish bowl and fill it with an inch of apple cider vinegar and a tablespoon of sugar. 

2 - Next, add some fruit-scented dish soap.

3 - You can leave the dish uncovered or tightly covered with plastic wrap. Make sure to poke a few holes in it to attract the flies.

Other effective products from Rayneau to rid your home of flies are:

BugMax Fogger  Dust-On Fly, Lice and Tick Control

Spectracide Bug Stop Flying and Crawling Insect Killer  Spectracide Bug Stop Indoor Fogger

Hot Shot No Pest Strip

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