SHE SWALLOWED A FLY PERHAPS SHE'LL DIE

[Lazy Farmer]

Remember the old song "I don't know why she swallowed a fly, perhaps she'll die"? Then a spider, bird etc..

Anyway, had a Lunch and had a can of soda with it a little earlier today Brought the can outside and did some farm stuff. Took a sip or two here and there. Got distracted and didn't finish it. It was kind of warm with that last chug so I poured it out next to the fence line. A bunch a giant flies were drown in it!
Here comes the gag reflex! OMG.

Needless to say I have strung up every fly strip I had in a jumbo pack. Today going to make homemade fly traps and have declared war on these nasty bustards.

What if I would have finished the can? And even worse, how many went down my hatch?

I would swallow a spider, but I hear you will feel it wiggle and jiggle and tickle inside you. Then it leads to swallowing a bird, a cat.. You get the picture..

The WAR WITH FLIES HAS BEGUN!

 

[IZZYBELLA]

Ewww! The flies have been absolutely horrible this year where I am. I have 3 strips up in the garage, two in the coop and two in the goat pen. They have made a good bit of difference. I will say that I swallowed a black fly a few weeks ago... flew right up my nose! I'm still alive. ;-)

 

[Doobly]

Oh... I feel your pain, flies are off putting in the pasta water never mind bobbing in a drink you've nearly finished... Bear Grylls would be proud though! I'll be checking my drinks from now on!

 

[MageofMist]

I get out my fishing net and swing it around like a mad woman, and then give the flies to my quail and chickens. The bird love the flies, it gives me exercise and it gets rid of the flies. I also have strips up for flies I don't catch.

 

[firestomp]

I use those fly traps that have the water and bait in them. I made my own bait from some dead freshwater mussels, raw hamburger and water works too. OMG, I have caught thousands of flies with this, Have emptied 2 of them into a heavy menards plastic bag and saved some of the bait water and they are filling again. I believe I am ridding the neighborhood of them. This is some really nasty smelling bait(working better than the bait supplied) don't have it near your outdoor resting area or have it so you will be down wind of it. My chickens rabbits and quail are all kept tidy, and I don't mind drawing them in from around us. WARNING-- This bait I make is nasty and if you get it on you, use lemon juice or vinegar. The bagged flies are so bad,I moved the trash can way away from my house, monday is trash day. You can make a trap using a gallon milk jug and a funnel stuck in the top too, then screw the lid back on and get rid of the whole mess and start over. I forgot to mention to keep any of these style traps in the sun, the heat generates the nasty and the flies like the warmth.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

I use those fly traps that have the water and bait in them. I made my own bait from some dead freshwater mussels, raw hamburger and water works too. OMG, I have caught thousands of flies with this, Have emptied 2 of them into a heavy menards plastic bag and saved some of the bait water and they are filling again. I believe I am ridding the neighborhood of them. This is some really nasty smelling bait(working better than the bait supplied) don't have it near your outdoor resting area or have it so you will be down wind of it. My chickens rabbits and quail are all kept tidy, and I don't mind drawing them in from around us. WARNING-- This bait I make is nasty and if you get it on you, use lemon juice or vinegar. The bagged flies are so bad,I moved the trash can way away from my house, monday is trash day. You can make a trap using a gallon milk jug and a funnel stuck in the top too, then screw the lid back on and get rid of the whole mess and start over. I forgot to mention to keep any of these style traps in the sun, the heat generates the nasty and the flies like the warmth.

We have some traps we made last fall. Been too busy reset them. I know about that smell! I use raw meat scrap. The smellier the better. We hang them far from we are the most. When we have a down wind like you say.. Peeeeee u! Rotten animal attracts more flies than the store stuff. Have not had a fly prb since awhile back. All this rain mixed up poo poo kool aid. And the flies ate partying down.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

We have some traps we made last fall. Been too busy reset them. I know about that smell! I use raw meat scrap. The smellier the better. We hang them far from we are the most. When we have a down wind like you say.. Peeeeee u! Rotten animal attracts more flies than the store stuff. Have not had a fly prb since awhile back. All this rain mixed up poo poo kool aid. And the flies are partying down.

 

[Kassaundra]

Sorry about your close encounter w/ the flies, but I remember that song, haven't thought about it in years.

 

[jeria]

AWWW sorry, that is nasty. Soda in your fly traps??? with milk jugs and funnels? Stale beer also attracts them maybe just sugar water? Might not smell so bad. Thinking here if they get bad this summer here, I live in a city neighborhood so stinky -- not so good. Not sure where you are Connie.

 

[Folly's place]

Yuck! But it's a great old tune! Mary