General Chat

> > We went with some out of
> > town friends to Sweety Pies on Sunday for
> > breakfast, and we sat in the enclosed patio section beside
> > the
> > house. We happened to notice a couple of zip
> > lock baggies pinned to
> > a post and a wall. The bags were half filled with
> > water, each contained 4
> > pennies, and they were zipped shut. Naturally we were
> > curious! Ms
> > Sweety told us that these baggies kept the flies
> > away! So naturally we
> > were even more curious! We actually watched some
> > flies come in the open
> > window, stand around on the window sill, and then fly out
> > again. And
> > there were no flies in the eating area! This morning
> > I checked this out
> > on Goggle. Below are comments on this fly control
> > idea. I'm now a
> > believer! More comments not included here were about
> > pet dogs and fly
> > problems.
> >
> >
> > Ann Says:
> >
> > I did try
> > the ziplock bag and pennies this weekend. I have a horse
> > trailer with full LQ.
> > The flys were very bad this weekend while I was camping.. I
> > put the baggie with
> > pennies above the door of the LQ. NOT ONE FLY came in the
> > trailer. The horse
> > trailer part had many. Not sure why it works but it
> > does!!!!!!!
> >
> >
> > Danielle
> > Martin Says:
> >
> > Fill a
> > ziplock bag with water and 5 or 6 pennies and hang it in
> > the problem area. In
> > my case it was a particular window in my home. It had a
> > slight but significant
> > passage way for insects.Every since I have done that, it
> > has kept flies and
> > wasps away. Some say, that wasps and flies mistake the bag
> > for some sort of
> > other insect nest and are threatened by this.
> >
> >
> > Maggie
> > Says:
> > I swear
> > by the plastic bag of water trick I have them on side porch
> > ( our house entry)
> > and all around the basement door. We saw these in Northeast
> > Mo at an Amish
> > grocery store & have used them since. They say it works
> > because a fly sees
> > a reflection & won't come around.

> > Just D
> > Says:
> >
> > Regarding
> > the science behind zip log bags of water? My research found
> > that each of the
> > millions of molecules of water presents its own prism
> > effect and given that
> > flies have a lot of eyes, to them it's like a zillion
> > disco balls reflecting
> > light, colors and movement in a dizzying manner. When you
> > figure that flies are
> > basically prey for many other bugs, animals, birds, etc.,
> > they simply won't
> > take the risk of being around that much perceived action. I
> > moved to a rural
> > area and thought these "hillbillies" were just
> > yanking my city boy
> > chain but I tried it, worked immediately! We went from
> > hundreds of flies to
> > seeing the occasional one, but he don't hang around
> > long.

According to Snopes it has not been proved either way.

I shall have to give it a go then!!!! watch this space

Oooer

Let me know if it works because when we get a fly in the kitchen OH is leaping around like a demented loon with an old badminton racquet.

I usually wait in the hallway in case I get swatted..lol

Sue x

Hi Ann, long time no see!

Do let us know if this really works, I do hate flies nipping around, so it sounds a great idea if it really sends them packing.

Lizx

Hi Liz - good to see you - glad I donlt live in Sue's house with a demented loon brandishing a badminton racquet!!!!

It does work. Some of the outdoor bars have them here, they hang them inside the sun brollies from the upright pole. Here they just use ordinary clear plastic bags with water, no coins. This is the first time I have heard about putting pennies in them

Wendy