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[MrOogieBoogie]

Don't know where the hell they all came from, so while I clean out the apartment is there any bait or trap I can lay out that will attract and kill the ones that are already flying around?

I've heard vinegar works well, but is that only for fruit flies?

 

[Septimus Prime]

Bug-A-Salt

 

[Alucrid]

buy some fly tape

 

[lastplayed]

 

[yanipheonu]

You could get Bug-A-Salt, the anti-bug salt shotgun.

 

[entremet]

Hairspray their wings. They become stuff and can't fly.

However, who uses hairspray anymore?

I did that as a kid.

 

[Newt]

Bugasalt.

 

[howdyjacker]

buy some window cleaner.


windex or something cheaper even.


Spray on flies.


Watch em die .. by da droves.

 

[N.Domixis]

seal up the room where flies are get lots of dry ice and let it fill the entire room to suffocate everything.

 

[Breakage]

fly spray

 

[Forerunner]

You could get Bug-A-Salt, the anti-bug salt shotgun.

I like how the first thing you see on their website is a piece of shit.

 

[J-Tier]

Windex does the trick real quick.

 

[BibiMaghoo]

 

[VeryGooster]

I bought a pack of fly ribbon that did the trick

 

[chrisPjelly]

 

[norm9]

I wave a fly swatter or rolled up magazine all over the place like a mad man and eventually catch a fly slippin.

 

[Raiden1018]

Tell them that they have to help pay rent. They'll be outta there in no time.


In all seriousness, just make a sugar water trap. I did this a few years back and its very effective.

http://www.theprairiehomestead.com/2015/07/homemade-fly-trap.html

 

[Cap'n Cook]

 

[MaximumSpider]

Be prepared to fight a war.
I hate house flies with a passion.

 

[Septimus Prime]

Bug-A-Salt

You could get Bug-A-Salt, the anti-bug salt shotgun.

Bugasalt.

I like how the first thing you see on their website is a piece of shit.

These might look like joke posts, but that thing is legit, and you can even knock them out of the air if your aim is solid.

I used to tag flies with it and then drop them into a nearby spiderweb outside.

 

[Lucreto]

I usually let them out the window once I move them towards one. I killed only one this year which didn't get the message to move to the Window.

 

[AP90]

You could get Bug-A-Salt, the anti-bug salt shotgun.

This is pretty cool.

We just try not to leave things out in my house, but when flies make there way in we have two fly swatters at the ready.

 

[Samara]

buy a fan

 

[jasminlovesyoux]

Lol bugasalt the real deal? Does salt have some special effect on flies I don't know about? Or is it just the perfect sized ammo for this thing? Does it just stun them or does it actually murder them? I must know!!!!

 

[HyperCroutons]

Get a cat. Mine goes nuts when there's a fly in the house.

 

[Chanser]

Electric tennis racket.

 

[Raiden1018]

Get a cat. Mine goes nuts when there's a fly in the house.

My cats useless as hell
She can't even catch a beetle. She just taps then with her paw

 

[randomusername]

omg I want a bug a salt now

 

[Kindekuma]

I got a glass jar and placed a piece of fruit inside. I also had a spare piece of fly tape lining the bottom. Put some plastic wrap over the lid, poke a few holes and wait. Eliminated all the flies/fruit flies in my house with that.

 

[Guevara]

They live in your drains, it's gross.

Keep your kitchen super clean, dry off any water on the counters, spray a little bleach down the drain, and leave drain stoppers in when you can. Water is the enemy here.

 

[Septimus Prime]

Lol bugasalt the real deal? Does salt have some special effect on flies I don't know about? Or is it just the perfect sized ammo for this thing? Does it just stun them or does it actually murder them? I must know!!!!

It's like a shotgun, and it just shoots salt at high velocity at them. A good hit will kill (sometimes it'll even knock their heads clean off), and sometimes it'll stun them for long enough for you to pick them up and drop them off somewhere else.

They live in your drains, it's gross.

Keep your kitchen super clean, dry off any water on the counters, spray a little bleach down the drain, and leave drain stoppers in when you can. Water is the enemy here.

 

[N.Domixis]

Another one is get some sugar/fruits and sprinkle fine iron powder on them and place it over a strong neodymium magnet. They will eat it and they will be permanently attracted to magnet.

 

[Jarrod38]

Buy a new house.

 

[Vex_]

You could get Bug-A-Salt, the anti-bug salt shotgun.

Holy shit. This is REAL?

 

[Dishwalla]

Get a cat. Mine goes nuts when there's a fly in the house.

This. My cat is a very efficient fly catcher/killer, although she tends to torture them a bit before eating them. She's kind of a little asshole.

 

[gaugebozo]

Smash them out of the air like a boss.

 

[mrkgoo]

You could get Bug-A-Salt, the anti-bug salt shotgun.

This thing looks fun as hell. Does it really work? l

 

[SaviourMK2]

i just have a spray bottle with water and spray the shit out of them until they cant fly anymore and kill 'em

 

[Aske]

Came here to post this. Most people I talk to who are dealing with house flies aren't aware that they just need to clean their drains. Ideally, you want some heavy duty foaming drain cleaner, but pouring boiling water down there will sometimes do the trick.

This thing looks fun as hell. Does it really work? l

It does. Incredibly well made too. It's been my go-to country-dude-I-don't-know Christmas gift for a while. Always a big hit. I'm frequently tempted to get one for myself, but I'm rarely pestered by flies.

 

[Forerunner]

This thing looks fun as hell. Does it really work? l

Yeah, it works. It's pretty much just like an airsoft gun.

 

[SoulUnison]

Another one is get some sugar/fruits and sprinkle fine iron powder on them and place it over a strong neodymium magnet. They will eat it and they will be permanently attracted to magnet.

That is.... Wow.

 

[PeakPointMatrix]

You could get Bug-A-Salt, the anti-bug salt shotgun.

Is this really what people use? Feels like it'd be annoying having to clean up all the salt this thing shoots out afterwards.

I ordered this thing off Amazon:

Fuckin shits EXPLODE on contact, their charred corpses falling to the tray below. Highly recommend, although the shock is quite loud when they touch it.

Another one is get some sugar/fruits and sprinkle fine iron powder on them and place it over a strong neodymium magnet. They will eat it and they will be permanently attracted to magnet.

Damn, that's kinda fucked up.

 

[Hypemaster]

Be one with the wind.

 

[fritolay]

Buy a lizard

 

[rokkerkory]

Cats are good against bugs!

 

[Brolic Gaoler]

You could get Bug-A-Salt, the anti-bug salt shotgun.

Wat

 

[HORRORSHØW]

Spiders

 

[Hickbilly Deluxe]

5 gallons of gas, a couple of matches, and all your house fly problems will be the least of your worries!

 

[WhiskeyDiver]

Catch them in your hands and enjoy a tiny protein packed treat.

Wait no.

Roll up a newspaper into a semi-rigid state and swat at those worthless fuckers at full speed. Torn rotator cuff be damned.

 

[G0523]

The fastest and most effective way is to spray them with window cleaner or something similar. Flies tend to hang around windows so you can definitely clean house like that. I still haven't figured out how to stop them from appearing though. There's probably a dead rodent in my attic or something.