Do you have a housefly infestation?
Did you know that there are simple and natural ways to get rid of these insects?
It's true the flies don't have the coast. When we talk about flies, we immediately imagine dirt.
It must be admitted that flies are carriers of bacteria and deposit their excrement everywhere in the house. Yuck…
And what's more, they are capable of disturbing our sleep...
But if it's any consolation, flies also have a mission on Earth.
Despite their small size, they are part of the food chain. Animals feed on it, but also some humans who feast on its larvae.
Flies also control other insect pests and eliminate organic waste.
In short, if you doubted it, the fly is not useless for a certain ecological balance. However, we very moderately appreciate the flies that twirl noisily in the house.
But instead of exterminating them under chemical sprays that are fatal for them, but also for your health, if we tried to hunt them naturally?
Here are 10 simple but effective tricks to scare away flies:
The best way to keep flies out of your home is to not attract them. To do this, you will have to transform yourself into a fairy of the house and brick your interior.
Do not leave dirty dishes in the sink or leftover food outside. Thoroughly clean your work surfaces and empty your trash cans daily.
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Do you know what a fly and a vampire have in common? They both hate garlic.
That's good, because you're going to take out a few cloves of garlic, peel them and put them to boil, filter the water and place your magic anti-fly potion on the windowsills. Garlic is a great natural remedy against flies. They won't dare come home!
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If like flies, you don't like the smell of garlic, choose lavender to repel them. Flies can't stand this smell. In the form of lavender essential oil, in small sachets, in dried bouquets, in jars... it's up to you.
It's beautiful, it smells good and it makes you (almost) feel like you're on vacation. You will find lavender in Provence of course, but also here, picked in France.
Another smell that flies don't like:that of cloves. As a result, do not hesitate to disseminate them all over your home, by following our tip here. It's an excellent natural solution to get rid of flies.
Cut an orange, a lemon or even an onion in half. Plant lots of cloves on it. Place your fly repellent in a cup and drop them around your house. Change them every week.
Back to Provence with basil, a great remedy to get rid of flies. Again, the flies are not crazy about it! If the smell is pleasant to you, so much the better because it scares away flies.
Now is the time to get a few potted basil plants and place them near windows and fly entry points in your home. You can also pick a few leaves to scatter here and there. Ideal for chasing flies from the house.
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You were told above to do your housework conscientiously. For windows, vinegar has a double advantage:it cleans windows perfectly and it repels flies.
Its smell bothers them. By the way, why not also clean your worktop with white vinegar?
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After garlic to repel flies… onion to get rid of flies! It is a valuable ally in your fly hunting. You can cut it in half, or in slices, and place it on your cabinets or on the windowsills.
You can also make a decoction of it:boil an onion in a little water. Filter. Put the water in a cup that you will place in strategic places. Finally, you can also rub it against the bars of garden chairs to ward off undesirables. With this grandmother's recipe against flies, you will drive them away naturally.
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It's a fact:light attracts flies, like many other insects. If you have flies in your room at night, turn off the lights.
Make a backfire by lighting a room away from your bedroom. Take care to leave the door open. The flies will fly directly towards the light source. And you will be able to sleep peacefully.
If keeping flies away isn't your thing and you're looking for a more drastic solution, you can build a fly trap out of a simple empty plastic bottle using this trick.
Cut the bottle to about 1/3 of its height below the neck. Put a syrup or water and honey at the bottom of the bottle. Turn the cut part over and put it on the rest of the bottle to make a funnel. Tape the 2 parts together. Flies attracted to the sugar will enter the bottle, but will not be able to exit.
Another radical solution, the famous anti-fly tape. Not very aesthetic, but effective. The principle is simple. A fly lands on the ribbon and remains stuck.
Her friends come to join her. You can even put a dead fly on one of the sticky tapes you put up in your home to encourage other flies to land on it.
