My kids get maybe a two week to one month period where they can play outside with no worry of being eaten up by mosquitoes, but this year, we have yet to see the first skeeter, NO...NOW we have deer flies, which has caused us to become prisoners in our own home :( We can't even go to the screen door without the deer flies trying to bombard us through the screen. I can't even begin to put in to words how bad and numerous the deer flies have become.
I saw something online the other day, I can't remember where I saw it, but thought since we've tried everything, and NOTHING was working, we might give this a try.
Amazingly and proudly I tell you....THIS WORKED SO WELL!
You'll need:
-A dark, plastic flower pot or something of similar composition, something lightweight that can sway in the wind, the movement of the sway attracts the flies. (The darker the better because it omits heat from the sun which attracts the deer flies)
-String of some sort (we used fishing line)
-A super sticky substance, something preferably the same consistency as the glue on the fly traps you hang from your ceiling in your home. (We used Lucas oil). (Some alternatives you could try that aren't as expensive as Lucas oil are regular motor oil, or Tangle Foot[an organic compound])
Directions:
-Tie one end of the fishing string to the pot, tie the other end from a tree limb, leave it hanging approx 2-3 feet from the ground.
-Using a brush or cloth, spread a thin layer, covering the entire outside portion of the pot with your sticky material you've chosen.
-Step back and watch the magic happen, almost instantly.
Find the area of your yard that is the most populated with the flies, we chose all the trees around our house. Another good spot is around your outdoor garbage cans because they release CO2 from the decomposing trash.
We did this, and within the first hour, we had to clean the first pot off, and cover it again with some clean Lucas oil because our pot was completely covered with biting flies.
We did this everyday for about 6-7 days, and am glad to announce that our kids are able to play outside again without being tormented and bitten!
If you try this, I would love to hear your success stories!
One of the pots we have hanging from the tree next to our slider door on the side of our house-
Example photos of what deer flies looks like: photo courtesy of https://insects.tamu.edu/extension/youth/bug/bug142.html
( photo courtesy of http://bugguide.net/node/view/695231/bgimage )
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