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Bags of water hung to keep flies away
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Posted on 08/26/2006 12:39:07 AM PDT by carlo3b

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21 posted on 08/26/2006 2:42:51 AM PDT by stands2reason (ANAGRAM for the day: Socialist twaddle == Tact is disallowed)
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To: carlo3b

Are you using pyrethrin?


22 posted on 08/26/2006 2:52:36 AM PDT by ovrtaxt (We gotta watch out for the Hellbazoo and the Hamas...)
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To: carlo3b

It has an unfortunate side effect in that it also disorients blondes.


23 posted on 08/26/2006 2:55:33 AM PDT by Benrand (MEATLOAF)
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To: carlo3b

Carlo..

We started seeing this around the Hill Country around 3-4 years ago... It did seem like there were less flies... but you know .. it's hard to say... laugh...

I do know the server said it was pretty funny when one fell on one of the other servers...


25 posted on 08/26/2006 3:39:21 AM PDT by pamlet
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To: KarinG1

Dosn't work on Tennessee flies either.


26 posted on 08/26/2006 4:23:25 AM PDT by oyez (The way to punish a providence is to allow it to be governed by philosophers. --Frederick the Great)
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To: carlo3b

I saw it being used at a restaurant with outdoor seating in the Beavers Bend state park in Ok. I couldn't say whether or not it worked though.


27 posted on 08/26/2006 4:26:29 AM PDT by saganite (Billions and billions and billions-------and that's just the NASA budget!)
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To: Killborn

does it work for moskeetoes?


28 posted on 08/26/2006 4:34:19 AM PDT by gusopol3
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To: BereanBrain
after a few days you will have to go cut the bag down and throw it away because it will be FULL of flies

that sounds like the same stupid pheromone trick as the Japanese beetle traps that draw all the beetles in the neighborhood to your yard.

29 posted on 08/26/2006 4:39:48 AM PDT by gusopol3
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To: woofie

"...I have some hanging up (my wife) "



WHAT??????!

LOL!


30 posted on 08/26/2006 4:42:59 AM PDT by A knight without armor
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To: BereanBrain

Really good for fleas is diatomaceous earth and it is cheap to buy and use and wholly non-toxic. I sprayed it on my yard some years ago and have not been bothered by our once annual spring siege since. The dog stays in the yard and does not get fleas. It is good for any bugs with segmented shells. It does not wash away with the rain unless you have a pretty severe slope.


31 posted on 08/26/2006 5:00:34 AM PDT by arthurus (Better to fight them over THERE than over HERE)
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To: carlo3b

Ha!ha! This technique is not new. I've seen it used by several vendors in 1996 at the Grand Canyon. Seemed to work!


32 posted on 08/26/2006 5:03:16 AM PDT by EBH (All great truths begin as blasphemies. GB Shaw)
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OK, now, I want to know...
33 posted on 08/26/2006 5:05:21 AM PDT by GOPJ (AIDS- the ONLY "disease" that's 99.9% preventable and blamed solely on conservative Presidents...)
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To: BereanBrain
This is just like the Mexicans you see driving around with a CD hanging from the rear view mirror - they believe it makes their car invisible to police radar!... ya want to get rid of flies? go to the hardware store and get something they call the flybag. Follow the directions. use 2-3. Keep them at least 30 feet from where you want to be...they stink, but they work. after a few days you will have to go cut the bag down and throw it away because it will be FULL of flies. BTW, got fleas? Put nematodes in your soil....get'em at your feed store. google around for beneficial nematode and flea

Good information... thanks.

34 posted on 08/26/2006 5:09:59 AM PDT by GOPJ (AIDS- the ONLY "disease" that's 99.9% preventable and blamed solely on conservative Presidents...)
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To: gusopol3

We have real problem with bees here. Wonder if it would work on them also. Prob not. We tried the old coke in a tin pan trick but that did not seem to work though either.


35 posted on 08/26/2006 5:12:13 AM PDT by mc5cents
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To: BereanBrain
The MythBusters busted the CD myth.

If you want to keep fleas out of your yard plant chrysanthemums. There is something in them that fleas don't like.

I vouch for the fly bags stinking. They truly STINK and it doesn't dissipate for a long time!

36 posted on 08/26/2006 5:31:46 AM PDT by proudofthesouth (Mao said that power comes at the point of a rifle; I say FREEDOM does.)
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To: arthurus

Diatomaceous earth will also keep ants and roaches away from dog food. We used to have ants parked in our mailbox - very annoying - till we dusted it with DE. Of course, had to explain to the mailman that the white powder is NOT an illegal drug!)


37 posted on 08/26/2006 5:38:34 AM PDT by NewCenturions
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To: CarrotAndStick

I've seen street food vendors attach 5 to 6 small tape-recorder motors on a wooden beam, below the ceiling of the stall.

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Its called meat for lunch.


38 posted on 08/26/2006 5:41:10 AM PDT by CHICAGOFARMER (12 TH GENERATION PATROIT.)
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To: woofie
I have some hanging up (my wife)

I hope you give her a break once in a while. Her arms probably get tired. ;-)

39 posted on 08/26/2006 5:48:20 AM PDT by Recovering Hermit (Apparently, most who protest for peace do so at the expense of hygiene.)
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To: Pontiac
***Anything special about these bags?***

Yes.

Hi! I'm Billy Mays for "Water Bags"!
These amazing bags are $49.95 each. BUT if you order now - dial 1-800-IAM-DUMB, operators are waiting - they're only $19.95 each (PLUS S&H). And if you call in the next ten minutes we'll throw in an extra bag F-R-E-E. As a special BONUS we'll also include a Pet Rock! But you must order N-O-W.

(No C.O.D. and not available in NY, Mass, IL, CA, or any other state with laws against fraud.)

[Outlaw Billy Mays - or will someone please beat the crap out of him.]

40 posted on 08/26/2006 6:00:23 AM PDT by Condor51 (Better to fight for something than live for nothing - Gen. George S. Patton)
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