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Zip Lock Bag popular fly repellent idea that costs 4 cents and the price of a zip lock bag.
This sounds really crazy BUT if it works worth a try!!
Zip Lock Bag - Good Tip!
Recently I received an email about a popular fly repellent idea that
costs 4 cents and the price of a zip lock bag. At first, we were very
skeptical of the idea and thought to ourselves, “Why not try it?” With
slightly over two dozen rescue dogs, we felt we were an excellent
candidate to try it out….
Place on either side of the door a ziploc bag half full of water with
four bright shiney pennies in it, if the flies come in they soon leave.
We have been using this for the last 2 years with good success.
Norm
Zip Lock Bag - Good Tip!
Spring & summer are just around the corner. This experiment is
inexpensive and worth a try.
ZIP LOCK BAG - Good tip!
from internet:
We went with friends to Sweety Pies on Sunday for breakfast and sat in
the
patio section beside the house. We happened to notice zip lock baggies
pinned to a post and a wall. The bags were half filled with water, each
contained 4 pennies, and they were zipped shut. Naturally we were
curious! Ms.
Sweety told us that these baggies kept the flies away! So naturally we
were
even more curious! We actually watched some flies come in the open
window,
sit around on the window sill, and then fly out again. And there were
no
flies in the eating area! This morning I checked this out on Google.
Below
are comments on this fly control idea. I'm now a believer!
Zip-lock water bags...
Ann Says:
I tried the ziplock bag and pennies this weekend.. I have a
horsetrailer.
The flies were bad while I was camping. I put the baggie with pennies
above
the door of the LQ. NOT ONE FLY came in the trailer. The horse trailer
part
had many. Not sure why it works but it does!
Danielle Martin Says:
Fill a ziplock bag with water and 5 or 6 pennies and hang it in the
problem
area. In my case it was a particular window in my home. It had a slight
passage way for insects. Every since I have done that, it has kept flies
and
wasps away. Some say that wasps and flies mistake the bag for some other
insect nest and are threatened.
Maggie Says:
I swear by the plastic bag of water trick. I have them on porch and
basement. We saw these in Northeast Mo.at an Amish grocery store &
have used them
since. They say it works because a fly sees a reflection & won't
come around.
DJ Says:
Regarding the science behind zip log bags of water? My research found
that
the millions of molecules of water presents its own prism effect and
given
that flies have a lot of eyes, to them it's like a zillion disco balls
reflecting light, colors and movement in a dizzying manner. When you
figure that
flies are prey for many other bugs, animals, birds, etc., they simply
won't
take the risk of being around that much perceived action. I moved to a
rural
area and thought these "hillbillies" were just yanking my city boy chain
but
I tried it and it worked immediately! We went from hundreds of flies to
seeing the occasional one, but he didn't hang around long.
see picture attached to discussion.
Zip Lock Bag - Good Tip!
Recently I received an email about a popular fly repellent idea that
costs 4 cents and the price of a zip lock bag. At first, we were very
skeptical of the idea and thought to ourselves, “Why not try it?” With
slightly over two dozen rescue dogs, we felt we were an excellent
candidate to try it out….
Place on either side of the door a ziploc bag half full of water with
four bright shiney pennies in it, if the flies come in they soon leave.
We have been using this for the last 2 years with good success.
Norm
Zip Lock Bag - Good Tip!
Spring & summer are just around the corner. This experiment is
inexpensive and worth a try.
ZIP LOCK BAG - Good tip!
from internet:
We went with friends to Sweety Pies on Sunday for breakfast and sat in
the
patio section beside the house. We happened to notice zip lock baggies
pinned to a post and a wall. The bags were half filled with water, each
contained 4 pennies, and they were zipped shut. Naturally we were
curious! Ms.
Sweety told us that these baggies kept the flies away! So naturally we
were
even more curious! We actually watched some flies come in the open
window,
sit around on the window sill, and then fly out again. And there were
no
flies in the eating area! This morning I checked this out on Google.
Below
are comments on this fly control idea. I'm now a believer!
Zip-lock water bags...
Ann Says:
I tried the ziplock bag and pennies this weekend.. I have a
horsetrailer.
The flies were bad while I was camping. I put the baggie with pennies
above
the door of the LQ. NOT ONE FLY came in the trailer. The horse trailer
part
had many. Not sure why it works but it does!
Danielle Martin Says:
Fill a ziplock bag with water and 5 or 6 pennies and hang it in the
problem
area. In my case it was a particular window in my home. It had a slight
passage way for insects. Every since I have done that, it has kept flies
and
wasps away. Some say that wasps and flies mistake the bag for some other
insect nest and are threatened.
Maggie Says:
I swear by the plastic bag of water trick. I have them on porch and
basement. We saw these in Northeast Mo.at an Amish grocery store &
have used them
since. They say it works because a fly sees a reflection & won't
come around.
DJ Says:
Regarding the science behind zip log bags of water? My research found
that
the millions of molecules of water presents its own prism effect and
given
that flies have a lot of eyes, to them it's like a zillion disco balls
reflecting light, colors and movement in a dizzying manner. When you
figure that
flies are prey for many other bugs, animals, birds, etc., they simply
won't
take the risk of being around that much perceived action. I moved to a
rural
area and thought these "hillbillies" were just yanking my city boy chain
but
I tried it and it worked immediately! We went from hundreds of flies to
seeing the occasional one, but he didn't hang around long.
see picture attached to discussion.
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Permalink Reply by Laura Anne on
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What an interesting trick! I have a fly problem in my house that is driving me nuts!!! I am going to try this TONIGHT. Thanks!
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Permalink Reply by marci michelle on
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we have a VERY annoying fly problem here in the summer, i am doing this immediately!!!!
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