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Making sure your house is clean and your yard is well maintained is a great starting place for control of fly. Checking and repairing or replacing screen doors and windows that have tears or holes in them will definitely help keep them out of the house as well as blocking any other entry point they may find. If you have a lot of flies you will want some fly control methods in place. A homemade flytrap can work as well as a store bought one. Some people say a bag filled partially with water by the doorway can disorient them by the reflection of the sun. A couple of used CDs hanging by the door may also do that trick. Traps can be baited with a variety of things, from syrups to meat. They apparently do not like cinnamon and you can also try planting marigolds, lavender, basil or mint around the house, a lot of insects don't like them. The best way to prevent fly problems in a home is to exclude them by screening. Several species of flies enter homes in Nebraska. Most are mere nuisance problems. Sticky traps work well with certain kinds of flies so make sure you use the right trap. There are all types of sticky traps, so look around to find the right one for you. If you do live on a farm you will need some more heavy-duty controls and speaking to an expert will help. Cleaning up any decaying matter can help to rid the area of places they would lay their eggs in. Controlling moisture in and around the house is a good idea too. Garbage cans should be closed and clean. There really is no substitute for good housekeeping. To keep populations under fly control, you must limit the places where they can breed and feed Physical Controls for Flies Following all the sanitation rules above will significantly reduce, but not completely eliminate, flies in your yard and home. You can further limit the numbers of these unhealthy pests by using appropriate barriers and traps. Install and maintain tight-fitting window screens. Check your screens for holes or tears, and repair them as needed. Caulk and seal any openings around windows, doors, or in your foundation. Sticky fly paper does work, but is most useful when fly populations are low. If you've followed all the steps to limit breeding sites, hanging a few sticky fly paper traps will do the trick on the few that wander into your home. Still, you might not like having a ribbon of dead flies hanging from your ceiling. Commercially available fly traps work well, especially for house flies. Traps usually contain some kind of food bait, sometimes in combination with a pheromone. Place fly traps where you see the most flies Go to main page Fly Control Auckland for best assistance needed
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