Many people enjoy outdoor cooking and picnics especially during summer. However, what bothers most is the presence of pesky flies that hover over their food. They may be very hard to avoid, even when you cover your food. Here are some simple solutions on how to keep flies away.
Part 1: How to Keep Flies Away
1. Lemon and Cloves
If you want flies to stay away from your food, trying using something they hate – lemon and cloves! Cut a lemon in half and stick some cloves into each half. You can make it decorative by putting the lemons in bowls around the table where you have food.
2. Just Cloves. Place whole pieces of cloves in a piece of cheesecloth and hang it in your doorway or areas where you don’t want flies. You can squeeze the cloves daily until they lose aroma. Replace them when necessary.
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Natural fly strips. Cut a piece of cloth into strips 6 - 12 inches long and 1-2 inches wide. On each strip, place several drops of essential oils like clove, citronella, lavender, lemongrass, eucalyptus, rosemary or mint. Hang these strips where flies tend to hover.
7. Vodka Bags. Do you know that flies hate the smell of vodka? It is one way you can try on how to keep flies away. Some people make vodka bags to drive away flies, but you can also apply some vodka on the uncovered parts of your skin to keep flies away.
8. Fly papers. Papers coated with sweet fragrance attract flies. However, the paper is very sticky and they trap flies and other insects as they land on it.
9. Bug vacuum. This is a small, powerful hand-held device that runs on batteries. Simply switch on the vacuum on and try to catch flies with it. The flies stick to an adhesive surface inside. Be sure to clean the vacuum after use to get rid of the flies’ eggs.
10. Fly swatter. This is a thin, flexible plastic mesh with a handle used to swat flies as they land on a flat surface. How to keep flies away? Simply crush flies mechanically against a hard