I'm in horse and cattle country, have a pasture next door, and for awhile there were six horses in it. I loved seeing them but the fly situation was terrible. They've since been moved but I was serious about getting the BAS. They're amazing tools, I may still purchase one.
We used a fly catcher jug that you filled part way with water, added bait, put the baffled lid on & watched it fill up in no time. The flies fly in but can't get out, drown in the water. We had cows all around us & put one at the fence line. It was full of dead flies every few days, & you had to bury them. You can make one yourself, but remember to close it off when it's full & when they're all dead, bury it. If you wait too long, you have a big jar of maggots.
Just got an image of that full jar. ЁЯШ▒ЁЯШ▒. Glad it helped animals. Any mosquitoes in there? We have nice summers except for those evil critters. My only solution is to bait them with my hubby as they like him much better. ЁЯШЙ I canтАЩt use the sprays. Toxic for me. I am trying a Minnesota tested natural product. The juryтАЩs still out.
Thank you, I will try that. It does sound more my speed. I loathe those icky-sticky tapes, I always manage to walk into them and find my hair stuck amongst dead flies. What did you use as bait?
the bait came with the bottle we bought & was very stinky! Flies do like sweet & smelly things. I found a link to a diy trap that lists some things to use as bait including a drop of dishwashing liquid to change the surface of the water so when the fly lands on the water it can't fly out. Here's a link to a diy fly trap: https://www.theprairiehomestead.com/2015/07/homemade-fly-trap.html
have fun! remember the saying: "Kill one fly in May, keep thousands away."
Couldn't you feed it to chickens, or is the bait toxic? Asking since I have chickens (sadly, no cows, can't afford the investment and with governements all over the EUSSR coming after farmers, well...).
Wow, life keeps getting better
I'm in horse and cattle country, have a pasture next door, and for awhile there were six horses in it. I loved seeing them but the fly situation was terrible. They've since been moved but I was serious about getting the BAS. They're amazing tools, I may still purchase one.
We used a fly catcher jug that you filled part way with water, added bait, put the baffled lid on & watched it fill up in no time. The flies fly in but can't get out, drown in the water. We had cows all around us & put one at the fence line. It was full of dead flies every few days, & you had to bury them. You can make one yourself, but remember to close it off when it's full & when they're all dead, bury it. If you wait too long, you have a big jar of maggots.
Just got an image of that full jar. ЁЯШ▒ЁЯШ▒. Glad it helped animals. Any mosquitoes in there? We have nice summers except for those evil critters. My only solution is to bait them with my hubby as they like him much better. ЁЯШЙ I canтАЩt use the sprays. Toxic for me. I am trying a Minnesota tested natural product. The juryтАЩs still out.
Thank you, I will try that. It does sound more my speed. I loathe those icky-sticky tapes, I always manage to walk into them and find my hair stuck amongst dead flies. What did you use as bait?
Sorry. Have to laugh at that image. ЁЯдг
the bait came with the bottle we bought & was very stinky! Flies do like sweet & smelly things. I found a link to a diy trap that lists some things to use as bait including a drop of dishwashing liquid to change the surface of the water so when the fly lands on the water it can't fly out. Here's a link to a diy fly trap: https://www.theprairiehomestead.com/2015/07/homemade-fly-trap.html
have fun! remember the saying: "Kill one fly in May, keep thousands away."
Couldn't you feed it to chickens, or is the bait toxic? Asking since I have chickens (sadly, no cows, can't afford the investment and with governements all over the EUSSR coming after farmers, well...).