Re: Re: DMSO -- Keeps flies away---

June 22, 2010

Good to know about Listerine repelling bugs.

If you hang the bags at no more than four feet high it is suppose

to work much better since that is more in the normal flight path

of the fly. The compound eyes they have are confused by the

sunlight reflecting off the bags. Lots of outdoor patio restaurants

use them here in Central Texas. Most of them have very few

if any flies, I see them using a quart size plastic bag mostly.

Mint is suppose to help repel them and is easy to grow in

containers so it can be moved around. Our Indian Runner

Ducks loved hunting them and were very good at it. They

eliminated wasps, fire ants (95%), scorpions, and put a

big dent in the flies. Course they also would eat the tender

garden plants and even some of the tougher plants if all

else was dried up or consumed, hence the need to use

wire cages.

Garnet

zzekelink@... wrote:

>

> :I need one for flies too - I know posted a good one - just a

> matter

> of

> finding it

>

> The water in a ziplock bag didn't work for a friend of mine. { I haven't

> tried that yet} mentioned to put it in the sun--maybe that is

> why it

> didn't work--it was in a dark area.......

> Just had a friend tell me about this this year & decided to try it... I

> put listerine in a spray bottle & mist around the door opening...I can

> keep

> the doors open so the critters can go in & out at will.. The flies around

> here won't come in-- skeeters don't like it either... These are up

> state NY

> flies & skeeters---Not sure about them anywhere else..:-) Lois

>

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