What's the deal with flies ?

[DougE]

My neighbor keeps a fly trap outside his barn and says the bait stinks to high heaven. I was thinking of putting one inside the barn outside my shop/barn kitchen and he told me I do not want it anywhere near my shop area.

 

[Smokin Okie]

Here's the best fly trap known to man. Just sit your beer down to get the Kettle ready to reverse sear a ribeye and you can catch a bunch in a short time.

" Waiter, waiter ............ what's this fly doing in my beer ? "

Waiter says, " I don't know, looks like the back stroke to me "

 

[Chris_in_SoCal]

My neighbor keeps a fly trap outside his barn and says the bait stinks to high heaven. I was thinking of putting one inside the barn outside my shop/barn kitchen and he told me I do not want it anywhere near my shop area.

The fly magnet I posted on page 1 will give you a surprise gag if you aren't paying attention and get within a couple feet of it.

 

[Dive Bar Casanova]

These are really effective hung around the property. Hang them out of reach of kids:

Wife bought a couple of these $28 delivered from Amazon. Sounds like hitting a side of beef with a canoe paddle when it takes down a fly or ‘skeeto. Very effective.

 

[Chris_in_SoCal]

I have been using this indoors for fruit flies but it seems to be pretty good for regular flies as well.

3-1 ratio of water to honey. No smell.

It is not quite as fancy as @Smokin Okie has going on but it works.

 

[Smokin Okie]

I have been using this indoors for fruit flies but it seems to be pretty good for regular flies as well.

3-1 ratio of water to honey. No smell.

It is not quite as fancy as @Smokin Okie has going on but it works.

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I bought these fruit fly traps from Terro. And they can be refilled with ACV. Works well. But I never got a house fly in one.