How to Get Rid of Flies Quickly (Inside and Outside)

You will need:

• 2 cups apple cider vinegar
• A tablespoon of liquid dish soap
• Mason jar
• Plastic wrap
• Toothpick

Pour the apple cider vinegar in the Mason jar, add the liquid dish soap, and then stretch a piece of plastic wrap over the mouth of the jar. Then, use a toothpick to make punctures in it.

Then, place the trap in the house or yard, and it will draw the flies due to their potent affinity to the stimulus of odor and light. Moreover, the strong fermentation smell will also attract them to enter the trap.

The plastic wrap will serve as a wall, and they won’t be able to find the holes and escape, as there will be no strong smell from outside to attract them again. As soon as there are many dead flies inside, clean the jar.

On the other hand, the trap with the overripe or rotten fruit won’t kill the flies, but they will be captured successfully. Plus, it is much easier just to place the fruit in the bowl.

You will need:

• Fruit, overripe or rotten
• Bowl
• Scissors
• Plastic wrap
• Toothpick

Peel the fruit and chop it. Put it in the bowl, and cover it with the plastic wrap. Stretch it tightly over the top of the bowl. With the toothpick, make holes in it. When the trap is full of flies, place the bowl into soapy water for several minutes in order to destroy them. Then, wash it and use it again.

4. Lavender Essential Oil

Lavender can also serve as a potent fly repellent, due to its intensive scent. You can use it on a sponge, and make it spill-proof.

You will need:

• Lavender essential oil
• Sponge
• Jar or can with a lid

You should apply several drops of lavender essential oil on the sponge, and then place it into the jar. Close it tightly, and leave it for several hours or until the next morning to concentrate the smell. Then, you can open it a bit and place it wherever needed in the house to keep flies away.

Additional tips:

• The bowls in which you place the rotten apples should be cleaned well as they might start smelling disgusting
• Before use, wash the Mason jar with hot soapy water
• You can also use eucalyptus and citronella essential oils to repel flies and other insects
• Prepare a potpourri of the dry herbs of peppermint, lavender, and lemongrass and effectively deter flies
• If you have a garden, you can plant lavender, lemongrass, and peppermint, and have them always at hand

Source: womanpositive.net