They haven't invaded inside the home as of yet and I'm not gonna let it get to that point. It's the manure my husband put down last weekend! and they are horseflys. Good grief, what a mess. I've been out there turning over the soil and picking up the few dog piles that are out there. I can almost hear them laughing at me. Now I'm on a mission. Those little *&@#*!* are not gonna drive us nuts this summer. I do have a new client starting tomorrow that lives on a ranch and has breakfast every morning with his farming buddies, so I'll ask them what they use. I just have never seen sooo many so early in the year. And, I haven't seen but a few bees so far, so that's odd to me. Crazy creepy.Hey there. Your topic is not as OT as you think. Please view this page and read up on malathion. It is not good for your RA.
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Heres anouther idea !!
Really i had good luck with the Raid fogger spray and the vacum cleaner. Used to date a pest control owner he said seven dust was good but vacuming brings the eggs up to the carpet survous where the what ever can get to them. Anyway i had moved into a house that had fleas and did not want to deal with the ex at the time. Got the Raid carpet fogger. It is not a whole room fogger but covers a pretty large area with each spray is supposed to be ok for pets but i did not have a pet. Usually you have to treat fleas at least twice to really get rid of them. Years ago in Florida i had to bug bomb a house twice to get rid of them. Now i am in Florida and have two cats but no carpet all slate tile good combination. Now while i am at it. For ants i use the combat ant disk i buy one quick kill and one long acting kill replace every three months and i never see an ant in my house. I am notorious for dating pest control men but never need them for getting rid of bugs. LOLHere in Uk we have a sticky thing you hang up that the flies stick to, also what about one of those zapper camping blue lights. You coulkd burn garden candles that have the bug repellent in them. Good luckFirst... prevention.. cover/put away any food, dont let kitchen trash add up.. might even be worth it to go from a kitchen size can to a small can and empty the sealed bags a couple times a day.
Rinse soda cans/bottles and their caps. Same with coffee cups. When you wash the kitchen counter dry it off. they seem to love the water. Dont over water your kitchen plants if you have any.
Move outside trash cans away from any doors or windows. Animal feces, cat pans, MUST be cleaned up and removed and sealed in plastic bags when it happens.. when your dog poops, grab it in a disposal bag immediately. otherwise the flies go from the poop to your hamburger..
line large out door trash cans with a large trash bag after dropping in a "no pest strip" then put your bagged kitchen trash inside the big trash liner. the no pest strip under the liner should prevent a lot of the maggots. Wash your outdoor trash cans weekly, and let them dry in the sun . Wash your indoor trash can at least weekly.
Removal. In the evening spray the kitchen well with Raid flying insect spray and shut the doors if possible. By morning you should have far fewer. Go to a farm supply store and ask for the hanging fly strips. they have a little tack on the end and you hang them from the ceiling.. do it near a window, not over the counter..ick.. a good old swater and 15 minutes of fly patrol really does make a difference..
also keep a can of the cheap stiff hairspray in the kitchen just a single short shot on a fly will kill it right away.
We have terrible flies here called cluster flies OMG ick........
good luck.
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