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  • From: deberryemail-website AT yahoo.com
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Fly Prevention
  • Date: Fri, 1 May 2009 12:28:14 -0700 (PDT)

There's an eco-friendly restaurant nearby that swears by hanging a zip-type baggie half full of water over every entrance into the building.  He said it has cut his fly problems by 90%.
 

 


From: Elizabeth B. <bluebonnethillminiaturesranch AT webtv.net>
To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
Sent: Friday, May 1, 2009 3:19:59 PM
Subject: [Market-farming] Fly Prevention and my homemade fly strip

Prevention:
Keep kitchen trash tightly closed. Sprinkle dry soap or borax into trash cans after they've been washed and allowed to dry; it acts as a repellent..

Oranges. Scratch the skin of an orange and leave it out; the citrus acts as a repellent.

Cloves. Hang clusters of cloves to repel flies.

Mint: Planted around the home repels flies.

Basil: pot of basil set on the windowsill or table helps to repel fleas. Keep basil well-watered from the bottom so that it produces a stronger scent. Dried ground leaves left in small bowls or hung in
muslin bags are also effective.


There are a few other suggestions to make your own but they require cooking or chemicals. This is the homemade fly paper I use. 

1/4 Cup Maple Syrup
1 Tbs Granulated Sugar
1 Tbs Brown Sugar

Mix everything together. Pour over strips of shopping bags or other paper and let soak overnight. Poke a hole in the strip and hang,




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