Is it just me or are there a lot of flies around this summer?

**Gareth123** · 28th February 2011, 01:54

They seem to be getting everywhere! Pricks! Even more now after last weeks shaking.

Does anyone use those automatic spray things that hang on a wall? I've tried almost all the brands of fly spray on the shelves at the local supermarket but none of them work. It's like the flies can sense the stuff and just go and hide somewhere

What are you guys doing to keep them outta the house? Or do you just put up with them?

Also any ideas to keep them away while having a BBQ?

**Smokin** · 28th February 2011, 05:10

We have an automatic expra from Mitre 10 and it seems to do the trick quite well.
The can it came with was average at best but the refill can we bought sent em packing. not sure if they loose there effectiveness with age but the fresh can was great.
I think the placement of them is quite important too.

**steve_t** · 28th February 2011, 06:41

I have a couple of raid automatic dispensers (bought back when they were still Robocan). The refills seem to be the cheapest from M10. They've now got an outdoor model that fires upwards every 30 seconds. It seems to work pretty well unless it's breezy.

**scissorhands** · 28th February 2011, 06:58

I find that with my trusty fly swat, if I kill any fly immediately after it comes inside, the lack of presence of flies and zero tolerance seems to keep others away.

No fly wants to be in hostile air space.

Dont leave pet food or rubbish and plates lying around.

Meaty smelling homes are magnets as are outside rubbish bins poorly sited, unsealed lids or heating the rubbish in the sun.

**Usarka** · 28th February 2011, 07:42

Summer flies eh.

**Dave Lobster** · 28th February 2011, 09:03

Keep women on rag week away.. helps..

**firefighter** · 28th February 2011, 09:25

Originally Posted by Dave Lobster

Keep women on rag week away.. helps..

This also helps to keep Bears away.

**Smifffy** · 28th February 2011, 09:53

We use one of these:

http://www.pestrol.co.nz/shop/Pestro...t+Control.html

It seems to work - the flies remind us when the can has run out, and not longer after we replace it they disappear again.

**Gareth123** · 28th February 2011, 10:17

Cool, cheers guys. I'll pick one up today.

**Swoop** · 28th February 2011, 11:15

We run a Raid and also a Mortein "robocan" thingy at each end of the house. One refill will last all summer and you can buy outdoor refills if you are having a bbq.

Mitre 10 has a "no brand" brand of refill available.

Have seen sod all of them this year apart from those who spread themselves on my visor.

**Banditbandit** · 28th February 2011, 11:20

Yeah ... this summer my visor gets covered in dead bug crap ... worse than usual ... after about 50ks I can't see any more ... and have to stop to clean it

I refuse to have anything in the house that automatically sprays chemicals into the air ... dunno what they are going to do to you ... the trusty fly swat comes in useful.

**hellokitty** · 28th February 2011, 11:48

I wasn't too keen on having a "robo can" thing, but ended up getting one as the flies were so bad this year. They work really well, but you do have to wonder about the stuff that comes out of them...

**Grubber** · 28th February 2011, 11:51

Originally Posted by hellokitty

I wasn't too keen on having a "robo can" thing, but ended up getting one as the flies were so bad this year. They work really well, but you do have to wonder about the stuff that comes out of them...

Supposed to be natural pyrethrims or what ever they call that stuff.
I have them and they work pretty good.....struggling at the moment though...too many flies.