Home remedies to get rid of flys???

Question

i have a 3 month old baby in the house so i cant spra raid or anything in the air so anything will help thanks

Answer 1

Fly Repellents:  



Use mint as a fly repellent. Small sachets of crushed mint can be placed around the home to discourage flies.

Bay leaves, cloves and eucalyptus wrapped in small cheesecloth squares can be hung by open windows or doors.

    

Place a small, open container of sweet basil and clover near pet food or any open food in the house.

A few drops of eucalyptus oil on a scrap of absorbant cloth will deter flies. Leave in areas where flies are a problem.

You can make your own flypaper with this simple recipe: Mix 1/4 cup syrup, 1 tbsp. granulated sugar and 1 tbsp. brown sugar in a small bowl. Cut strips of brown kraft paper and soak in this mixture. Let dry overnight. To hang, poke a small hole at the top of each strip and hang with string or thread.

A site visitor suggests a plastic bag filled with water is an effective fly deterrent. Read

A site visitor suggests the color yellow may deter flies. Read her letter

Safe, nontoxic, pheromone-based outdoor and indoor fly traps are available.



If you decide to use citronella, make sure you buy the plant based essential oil and not the petroleum based camping oil.

Answer 2

Just want to commend 'butterfly lover' 's answer to you. It has some excellent suggestions that you should try. I was going to suggest

basil leaves hung in muslim cloths or cheesecloths help alot, but

she covered that too. Good work! ........and...to you.....good luck!



P.S.It might be wise to get a fly swapper in the meantime!

But, make sure you pick the dead ones up! or sweep them up!

Answer 3

have good fly screens on your windows and doors, try a natural remedy like citronella  

Answer 4

You can also make, or buy, cheap fly traps.   put the bait in, the flies go into the trap, and they die there and never come out.  Empty the trap each 2 days or so.