House flies - tips for getting shot of

[Nunhead Matt]

Hi,

We've notice a marked rise in the number of house flies barging into our abode and generally making a nuisance of themselves. We like to think we keep the place pretty clean, so I'm assuming it's just the time of year and 'one of those things'. Is anyone else playing reluctant host to these blighters and has anyone got any tips on what to do about getting shot of them. I've spent the past couple of nights hunting with a can of Raid, and while this was initially strangely enjoyable, the novelty has worn off. Any general titbits about their life cycles and preferred habitats might also be useful, cheers

Matt

[KidKruger]

Fly paper.

Minimum effort and cheap.

Admittedly not pretty tho.

[katie1997]

KidKruger Wrote:

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> Fly paper.

> Minimum effort and cheap.

> Admittedly not pretty tho.

You can get 'cath kidston style' kitschy patterned type ones. I kid (ha) you not!

[Annette Curtain]

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[Alan Medic]

My son's bedroom in particular used to get loads of them. To allow him to keep at least one window opened we got this netting specifically for the purpose.Easy to attach and solved the problem.

[*Bob*]

Load remaining corpses into boot of car (in dead of night) and dispose of - a wooded area in Surrey is best.

Remove those forgotten, crunchy masturbatory tissues from down the side of teenage boy's bed.

Make friends with spiders.

[KidKruger]

"You can get 'cath kidston style' kitschy patterned type ones. "

I'd rather not believe that's true, it's all too flashy for fly annihilation..

It's a bit like gas chambers with nice tiling.

[Huguenot]

Use some sort of large bore handgun.

Pick 'em off one at a time with bespoke depleted uranium...

Just make sure you WIN.

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[DulwichFox]

Could be a dead mouse in the loft or elsewhere has been host to fly larvae which have now hatched.

Happend to me.

Kept seeing more flys every day for about two weeks.

Just have to keep doors/windows open until the eventually all leave.

Fox

[Nunhead Matt]

A wood in Surrey sounds like far to much effort. I usually put my corpses behind the Customer Services desk at Sainsbury's where they never get noticed - except for the one who was promoted to checkout supervisor.

[Annette Curtain]

Huguenot Wrote:

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> Use some sort of large bore handgun.

>

> Pick 'em off one at a time with bespoke depleted

> uranium...

>

> Just make sure you WIN.

>

> http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/65/JTL-

> E_.500_S%26W_Magnum_12%22.jpg

I've actually shot one of those things.

If i'm right its a 44-Magnum ( in nickel )

When you pull the trigger it kicks up hard, a flash of flame rips out of the end & your chest goes "Uuuuhhh" as the air is knocked out by the force.

Really quite exhilarating.

Nette:))

[Captain Scarlet]

get yourself a fly curtain...lots of nice beaded ones or Bamboo...you can keep your door open!

[Huguenot]

Sure, or a few fly-eating chickens.

In Peckham there's a stall claiming that they sell fly-eating chickens, but they bloody don't. You've got to get the flying ones. The ones with the guns and the frying pan.

[The Minkey]

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