How Do I Get Rid Of Flies In My Apt..? - Page 2

2.2 Straight six · 10-09-2005, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by PBking82

i found a bag of apples that was like liquid.

eww....that's nasty, but was the bag sealed or open somewhere ? if it was completely sealed then the bugs shouldn't have come from/fed off it.

PBking82 · 10-09-2005, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by 2.2 Straight six

eww....that's nasty, but was the bag sealed or open somewhere ? if it was completely sealed then the bugs shouldn't have come from/fed off it.

No the flies like chewed their way through it or something, there were little holes all over the place. Could have been mice too, cuz my house was built on an old farm field so there are mice all over the fucking place. And my cat goes nuts, she will never just kill the damn things!!!!! I find them dead, and they are always curled into a little ball and look like they have been scared to death, no blood, just dead. Damn cat plays with them. Peace-

Officer Redneck · 10-09-2005, 11:43 AM

I know this sounds totally fucked, but for some reason it works. Take a 1 gallon ziplock bag. Fill it 3/4 full of water. Hang it next to the door about head high. For some reason, it keeps the flies out of diners around here so it should work on your apt.

Nicole8188 · 10-09-2005, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by redneck tech

I know this sounds totally fucked, but for some reason it works. Take a 1 gallon ziplock bag. Fill it 3/4 full of water. Hang it next to the door about head high. For some reason, it keeps the flies out of diners around here so it should work on your apt.

We have huge family gatherings at my grandma's house, and my uncle told us about doing this. It really does work. The only reason flies are so pesky is because they see everything 8 times, so we appear much smaller than we really are. When you do the water thing, they see us through the bags, and we appear normal size to them, and they get scared and stay away.

jcsaleen · 10-09-2005, 12:18 PM

WD40 + JET Lighter!

kris · 10-09-2005, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by jcsaleen

WD40 + JET Lighter!

Beat me to it, but I was going to say Aqua Net hair spray.

drunken monkey · 10-09-2005, 12:50 PM

wait a minute, let me get this right, after all of this, you found out that the way to keep flies out of your place is to keep the kitchen clean?

skibum1111 · 10-09-2005, 01:03 PM

Why not just burn it down? No more flies, but on the down side you would have to find a new place to live... hehehe

2.2 Straight six · 10-09-2005, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by skibum1111

Why not just burn it down? No more flies, but on the down side you would have to find a new place to live... hehehe

make sure you got insurance though, a nice payout would be the icing on the cake !

TexasF355F1 · 10-09-2005, 02:54 PM

You need to tell the Apartment Manager immediately. It's his/her responsibility to take care of this problem. If they don't take action in some shape or form contact the owner of the apartments.

travis712 · 10-09-2005, 03:21 PM

Flies suck. You should see my fucking school. Its nasty. The cafe. is the worst. Flys everywhere. 32 million dollar school and its full with flys, hmm..

skibum1111 · 10-09-2005, 03:23 PM

Here this is the worst time of year for flies. They are all trying to come inside before it gets cold out. I also have a fly problem at work, we have the pest people come in every week to spray, and we have glue boards up everywhere to catch them. After first frost, its not much of a problem.

RickwithaTbird · 10-09-2005, 03:25 PM

clean!!.. or something, damn..

take out the garbage...

2.2 Straight six · 10-09-2005, 03:36 PM

just take a gun an shoot everything in sight, and scream as loud as you can while you fill everything with lead.

wont get rid of the flies, but you know, it'll make you feel better.

damn i want to shoot stuff right now.

'97ventureowner · 10-10-2005, 02:14 AM

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Originally Posted by skibum1111

Here this is the worst time of year for flies. They are all trying to come inside before it gets cold out. I also have a fly problem at work, we have the pest people come in every week to spray, and we have glue boards up everywhere to catch them. After first frost, its not much of a problem.

Exactly. I was going to post something like this in response. We have a problem this time of year with flies trying to get in the house before winter. The ones that are successful sometimes show up in February or March during the first warm spell. Around here they are called "cluster flies". We also notice an increase in flies in early September right after our annual state fair. I don't know the correlation between the two, but I remember back many years ago when the farmer next door used to spread horse manure from the fair on his fields, talk about swarms of flies!

We also see swarms of ladybugs trying to get into the house before winter arrives, sometimes covering the south side of the house on a warm fall day. I personally use fly strips for a day or two and that gets rid of most of them. And the various sprays and bombs available on the store shelves are effective, the only thing is you need to make sure if you use the spray/bombs is that all food is covered and you cleanup any remaining residues.

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