Housefly help!

FirstAndFinest · #1 08-06-2006, 07:00 PM

It's just my husband and me here in the house - and we can't figure it out! These big ole black house flies (not the little fruit flies) are *just* in the kitchen - oh and the vestibule/entrance off the kitchen - and they are all over *just* the windows & screens. Weird. Aggravating.

Thanks for the heads up about the cats getting poisoned!! Even though we are litterally spraying the screens then shutting the windows, I do need to clean everything up after spraying.

honeychile · #2 08-06-2006, 08:29 PM

Thank heavens that they're stuck in the window screen! Have you taken out the screen and made sure that they're not breeding under there? I know - gross to the max, but you have to figure out where they ARE breeding, and destroy the opportunity!

One thing I've learned about the ones that fly around (especially when you're trying to sleep) was to keep a can of cheap hairspray and a fly swatter handy. The hairspray makes them unable to fly, so you can swat them easier.

FirstAndFinest · #3 08-06-2006, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by honeychile

Thank heavens that they're stuck in the window screen! Have you taken out the screen and made sure that they're not breeding under there? I know - gross to the max, but you have to figure out where they ARE breeding, and destroy the opportunity!

One thing I've learned about the ones that fly around (especially when you're trying to sleep) was to keep a can of cheap hairspray and a fly swatter handy. The hairspray makes them unable to fly, so you can swat them easier.

OMG!! I'm struck by how basic that is, yet we did not think of it!!! THANKS - DH will take care of that in the AM!!!

FirstAndFinest · #4 08-08-2006, 07:47 PM

We have flower boxes in the two kitchen windows. Apparently, the dead leaves/blossoms from those flowers fell into the window tracks, decayed and became the breeding ground. Mr. FAF took care of it - thank goodness, because he says it was quite gross.

Thank you to everyone who responded - and especially Honey who helped lead me to the (obvious) solution!

honeychile · #5 08-08-2006, 10:57 PM

You really DO have a DH!!! That is such a nasty job!! Thank heavens, I've never had to do it, but I saw it being done once. I've hated flies with a white-hot passion since!!