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Common house flies are only one of the 1.2 million species of flies in the world. If youve got fed up with NEWS IN PICTURES 5 days ago
these irritating buzzing flies all over your house, its time to get rid of them. And not only because they
irritate you but also because they are the carriers of disease causing bacteria. Did you know that a single
house fly can carry about a million bacteria on their tiny body hair called tarsi! They get these bacteria from How to Get Strong Gums and Teeth
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all the contaminated places where they go and sit such as fecal matter, garbage disposal sites, rotten foods
etc. They wont and dont need to bite you to transmit these bacteria to your body. They will just sit on the
open foods that lie on your kitchen slab or on the dining table and leave the bacteria in these foods. When
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you eat these food, your body gets all the nasty bacteria to make you ill with such diseases as dysentery,
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typhoid, diarrhea, and cholera. The best way to keep yourself and your family safe against these diseases is
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to keep your house clean and foods covered. Decaying organic filth like feces and rotting foods, meat etc.
are what attract house flies. Fruit flies and drain flies too are a menace. Fruit flies are attracted by sugary
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things like overripe fruit, spilled soda, alcohol etc. Drain flies seek moist climates and organic materials and
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as the name suggests they get attracted to drains where they lay their eggs. Therefore, keeping your house, April 4, 2016
drains etc. clean and dry (as far as possible) as well as proper storing and taking care of your foods are a
per-requisite to get rid of flies. Beyond that, there are many natural home remedies to get rid of flies. How to Strengthen Weak Legs
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Remedies to Get Rid of Flies Naturally

1. Make Flypaper Strips at Home to Catch Flies Bierend Michael: I never thought i w
The market is flooded with flypapers, sometimes also called fly ribbons, a pest control device. These are be HIV negative again after been dia
made of paper coated with a fragrant, sticky and often poisonous substance which traps flies and other
flying insects. The poisonous substance used in these flypapers can be toxic to humans and animals too.
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So why not use homemade fly papers! They are easy to make and work as efficiently as the commercially
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available flypapers.

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Cut 2 inch wide strips from the paper or card. Punch a hoe or two at the top of each strip and thread it to
make a loop to hang at the places where flies come.
Mix the corn syrup and sugar.
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hanging paper.
Now hang these strips where you see the flies most. Theyll get attracted to the sugary syrup and when
they land on these strips, theyll get stuck to it.

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2. Use Plastic Water Bags to Keep Away Flies
This is rather interesting and a very effective way to get rid of flies. You just need to have a clear plastic bag How to Get Rid of Tonsillitis May 23, 2016
filled with water. When you hang this bag at your outdoor entrances, flies will not be able to enter your How to Get Strong Gums and Teeth
house. There are at least two reasons explained for this remedy which seems to be beyond logic. One is 2016
that the flies are not able to see the water bag as a water bag. Due to their structure of eyes, clear water
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filled bags are seen as something resembling a spiders web by the flies. As such, they dont come near
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such thing. The other reason states that the reflection of water is enough to disorient the flies and to create
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some unexplainable illusion to them. You may also see fruit stand with water bags hanging on their stalls.
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They do it to keep the flies off their fruits shop.
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Clear plastic bag (gallon size)- 1

FEEDBURNER WIDGET
Water

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Fill the plastic bag with water. Keep it halfway full with water. Enter your e-mail address

Tie a knot at the mouth of the bag to secure it properly. You may also use a thread or a rubber band for
the purpose. Subscribe
Now just hang this water filled plastic bags near your entryways, garage doors or any other such
outdoor entrances.

3. Try Apple Cider Vinegar to Trap Fruit Flies

This home remedy is particularly good for eliminating fruit flies because they get attracted to smell of
anything which ferments. Apple cider vinegar is made by fermenting apples and thus flies cant resist its
smell, especially when you heat it up a little. Heating up the vinegar release ore smell.

Make a fly Trap with Apple Cider Vinegar

Get this:

Apple cider vinegar- cup

Glass jar (with or without lid)- 1
Funnel or paper to make one (if using jar without a lid)- 1

Do this:

Heat the apple cider vinegar. You can do this by using microwave oven or heat it in a pan over your gas
burner.
If using a jar with lid, make some holes on its lid, big enough to let the flies enter the jar.
If you dont want to destroy the lid, you may also use a funnel. If you cant find one, make a funnel with
paper by folding and stapling it in the shape of a cone leaving a hole at the narrow end.
Now fill the jar with heated cider vinegar and place the lid with holes over it.
If using funnel, place the funnel on the mouth of the jar with narrow side inside the jar.
Now place the jar where flies are seen most of the times.
Let it be there for a day. Flies will get attracted to the smell of vinegar and enter the jar through the
holes. Once inside, they get trapped. Flies cant figure it out that they can even fly out from the same
hole that worked as their entrance.

4. Homemade Flies Repellent with Lavender Oil

Lavender oil is popular as a nerve calming oil but few people know about its excellent insect repelling
properties. Lavender has been used by people in the past to protect clothes from moths and other insects.
Lavender oil can, in fact, prevent mosquito bites as well as other insects bites. It is just the perfect essential
oil which helps control infestation of flies along with repelling fleas, black fly, black beetle, greenfly and
white fly too.

How to Make Lavender Fly Repellent at Home?

Get this:

Lavender oil- 1 cup

Tin can with lid- 1
Cloth or a dish sponge

Do this:
 Dip the cloth or the sponge in the lavender oil.
Now place this cloth or sponge in the tin can, put on the lid and leave it for 24 hours.
After 24 hours, remove the lid and keep the tin at a place where you see most of the flies in your home.
After using, replenish the oil as the air weakens the strength of the oil. Cover and store the ting
containing your fly repellent.
Take precaution not to let it come in contact with your skin as it is in undiluted form.

You can also use some other essential oils in place of lavender oil for making this fly repellent such as
Citronella, Eucalyptus, Pennyroyal, Peppermint or Lemongrass oil. However, unlike lavender oil, you need to
dilute these oils with alcohol or water in 1:3 ratio where you will use 1 part oil to 3 parts of water or alcohol.
Oils and water do not mix well so usage of alcohol will be more effective. Lavender oil, however, is the best
one when it comes to repel flies.

5. Use Cloves to Repel Flies

Cloves are pleasantly aromatic for us but are not liked by flies. They cannot stand the scent of this spice
that is extensively used for culinary purposes. Cloves are particularly effective in repelling house flies. In
this remedy for flies elimination, cloves are used with lemon, yet another smell that flies are not fond of.

Get this:

Lemon- 2
Cloves- 25-50

Do this:

Cut the lemons into halves.

Now poke 6-12 cloves into each of the lemon half. Poke with the pointed part of the clove so that the
bud remains upwards.
Arrange these cloves poked lemon halves onto a plate.
It makes an aromatic and beautiful looking centerpiece for your table, especially when you have meals
with friends outdoor like in a barbecue party or a picnic.

You may also wrap some cloves in a cheesecloth or a muslin bag to hang them in flies infected areas.

6. Make Lemongrass Spray to Keep Away Flies

This is one remedy that will not only keep flies away from your house but will also keep your home
refreshingly aromatic. Flies dont like the smell of lemongrass just like lavender and many other plants and
oils. So, you can use this essential oil got from lemongrass to make your flies spray that also works as
room freshener.

Get this:

Lemongrass essential oil- 10-12 drops

Hot water- 4 tablespoons (about cup)
Spray bottle

Do this:

Pour 10-12 drops of lemongrass essential oil into your spray bottle.
Now pour hot water over this oil.
Shake well to mix both the ingredients.
Now spray this all along your doorways and windows or any other space from where flies enter your
house.
You can also spray it directly on the flies whenever or wherever you spot them, just keep the bottle
handy so that you can find and use it easily.

7. Use Wine to trap Flies

Now this is something that wine lovers will be hesitant doing. After all, you need to waste some of your
wine to lay trap for flies. As these flies get attracted to anything that is fermented, wine makes a good
choice as a bait for them. You may use red wine or white wine whatever is available with you.

Ways to Use Wine to Make a Fly Trap

1. You may pour about a cup of wine in a glass and place it somewhere near where flies will spot the
 glass. After a while youll find some of them floating in it.
2. To be doubly sure that flies dont just fly away after having some, use some dish wash liquid too. Take a
bowl or a pan and pour some wine in it. Also pour a little dish wash soap. Now place the bowl where
flies are seen the most. Once they land on this solution, theyll not be able to escape.
3. You may leave some wine in the bottle itself and place the same without cap close to the area
frequented by flies. If the mouth of the bottle is too wide, use a plastic wrap to cover it. Poke some holes
on this plastic wrap so the flies could enter the bottle. They would never exit through the holes.

8. Basil and Other Herbal Plants to Get Rid of Flies

Basil is very beneficial for us but flies somehow doesnt like its fragrance. You can plant basil in a pot near
your doorways to keep away the flies. Not only will this stops flies from entering your house but will also
make the surrounding environment healthy as basil is a strong anti-bacterial and anti-viral herb. In India, you
can find basil plant in almost every house where they worship it. If you can not plant it, get some dried basil
leaves and tie them up in a cheesecloth or a muslin bag. Now keep this in flea infested area or hang it near
your entrances and windows etc. There are many other herbal plants that can keep flies away from your
house. Plant them or use their leaves to repel flies. Here is the list of such flies repelling plants.

List of Plants that Act as Flies Repellents

Basil
Lavender
Bay Leaf
Tansy
Mint
Rue
Wormwood
Marigold

9. Make Clove Oil Skin Lotion to Keep Away Flies

While clove can be used as as an effective flies repellent, you may also use its oil to make a skin lotion so
that you may not be disturbed by flies till they are fully exterminated from your house. However, you can not
use clove oil directly on your skin which may cause irritation and burning sensation along with damage to
your nerve functioning. Use some diluting agent to make this very useful skin lotion to deter flies.

How to Make Flies Repellent Skin Lotion with Clove Oil?

Get this:

Clove oil- 1 tsp

Olive oil or Witch Hazel- 10 tsp
Small bottle to store

Do this:

Pour clove oil and your choice of diluting agent like olive oil or witch hazel into the bottle. Always use 10
parts of diluting agent with 1 part of clove oil.
Shake well.
Apply this lotion on your uncovered body parts whenever you need to keep the flies or any other insects
away from you.

10. Milk-Sugar-Pepper Trap for Fruit Flies

If you are bothered a lot by fruit flies, heres an age old recipe to make a sugary milky trap for them. This
method has been used in England since ancient times. As sugary substance does attract fruit flies, it seems
to be used in this milk recipe for trapping flies.

Get this:

Milk- liter
Sugar- cup
Ground black pepper- 4 tbsp

Do this:

Pour the milk in a saucepan.

Add sugar and pepper to the milk.
Now let the solution simmer for 10-15 minutes.
Now take some shallow dishes like soup plates and pour some of this milk solution in each of them.
Place these dishes all around your house, especially where flies come most of the times.
Flies will get attracted to this solution and when they land on it, will suffocate and drown.
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11. Honey Trap for Flies

This is literally a honey trap where you use honey to trap the flies. While the sweet fragrance of honey will
attract the flies, the sticky nature of honey will not let the flies escape. In fact, you can even use any fruit
jam for the purpose. The smell of fruits anyways will bring the flies near your trap and they will get stuck
once they enter it.

Get this:

Soda Can or a Plastic bottle- 1

Honey- 1-2 tsp
Water
Dish soap liquid

Do this:

To make the trap, cut the soda can or the bottle in two halves. The bottom half will be bigger than the
top half.
Now fill the bottom half with water. Fill it halfway.
Put a few drops of dish soap in the water.
Now take the top half of the soda can or the bottle (without cap) and place it in an inverted position over
the water filled portion of the can or bottle. The mouth of the can or bottle with hole will be into the
water filled bottom.
Now smear honey or fruit jam near and all around the mouth of the can or bottle which is inside the
bottom part.
Place the honey trap close to flies infested area.
Flies will get attracted toward the honey and once they get near it, will drown into the water through as
they enter the bottle or can through its hole. They wont figure it out how to exit from there and will
drown in the water.

12. Use Camphor to Repel Flies

Camphor is somewhat like a dry waxy, white substance derived from the wood of the Camphor Laurel tree.
It has a strong smell that deters flies and other insects. It has been traditionally used in India to purify the
surrounding environment as it has strong anti-bacterial, anti-viral and insect repellent properties. It is
commercially available in form of small tablets.

Ways to Use Camphor to Get Rid of Flies

1. Take 2 camphor tablets and place it on a warm surface. You may use your mosquito repellent device or
use a heat diffuser or you may simply heat up a metal plate and place the camphor tablets on it. The
flies will go away due to the smell given out by camphor.
2. If you too dont like the strong odor of camphor, just place the camphor tablets close to places where
flies frequently come.
3. Take some water, preferably hot water in a bowl or a wide shallow plate. Place 2 tablets of camphor in
this water and keep near the flies infested areas.
Precaution: Pregnant women should not use camphor as a fly repellent

13. Use Eucalyptus Oil to Get Rid of Flies

Eucalyptus is also a good fly repellent as they do not like the strong odor of this tree. This oil is safe for use
by humans too. Many people claim that lemon eucalyptus can repel flies more effectively by also confusing
them. It masks the carbon dioxide and lactic acid naturally emitted by humans. However, it has to be diluted
with water or other oils such as grapeseed oil before you can use it on your skin. You may also make a Fly
strip using eucalyptus oil to keep the flies away from your house.

Get this:

Eucalyptus oil
Ribbons or cloth strips

Do this:

Pour several drops of eucalyptus oil onto the ribbons or cloth strips.
Place these cloth strips on window sills or hang them near windows and doors.

Precaution: Avoid using eucalyptus oil if you are a pregnant woman or you suffer from such conditions as
high blood pressure or epilepsy.

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