Old Speckled Hen Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Has anybody used one of these? We get a lot of flies here in the summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solopuff Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Yes! I had one last summer and it was fantastic. It was easy to set up and I couldn't believe how many flies it caught. I think it's quite important to follow the guidelines regarding where you position it. They do smell terrible when you walk past them though - you have to try and remember to hold your breath! Apart from that I'd recommend them. I will be getting another this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraJ Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 no but i used this last year worked great http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/STV310-Bottle-Fly-Trap-Traps-up-to-20-000-flies_W0QQitemZ350170948789QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Home_Garden_Garden_Plants_Weed_Pest_Control_CV?hash=item350170948789&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1686|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 no but i used this last year worked great http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/STV310-Bottle-Fly-Trap-Traps-up-to-20-000-flies_W0QQitemZ350170948789QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Home_Garden_Garden_Plants_Weed_Pest_Control_CV?hash=item350170948789&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1686|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318 me too briliant. still smell awful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westleigh Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 where did you get it DA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJuff Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I used a bottle trap last year which was great, certainly did the job. I'm not sure what to refill it with. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 where did you get it DA Flytesofancy have them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 I used a bottle trap last year which was great, certainly did the job. I'm not sure what to refill it with. Any ideas? some left over meat? add water. I use a little of the dogs tripe. sit it in warmest place to go off. more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoice Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Had one last year. Attracted loads of flies but my garden was quite small so we couldn't get away from the smell of death. If you have a large ish garden and nice big tree out the way or something it'll work like a dream. In the end we got rid of it and sprinkled drops of citronella around to deter flies instead. Emptying the red trap is NOT a pleasant experience either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Had one last year. Attracted loads of flies but my garden was quite small so we couldn't get away from the smell of death. If you have a large ish garden and nice big tree out the way or something it'll work like a dream. In the end we got rid of it and sprinkled drops of citronella around to deter flies instead. Emptying the red trap is NOT a pleasant experience either. oh dear no no no. never empty one get the bottle ones cap off old one on dump! the only way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffyknickers Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 I HATE HATE HATE dirty, evil, filthy, disgustng flies. What is it that smells on these things - the bait that attracts them? Are there any non smelly ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoice Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Smells like death! Lovely if you're a fly, not so nice for us though! It's a sachet of protein powder they give you and you add warm water and leave in the sun for it to 'ripen' Vile but effective. I don't know if there are ones that don't smell so bad (But then i guess they wouldn't so attractive to the flies? ) The bottle design mentioned seems a cleaner way of disposing of it when full. We had to bag it up in 4 bags and a bin liner to stop the smell leaching through as we were worried about attracting cats and foxes to our rubbish bag. (You could empty it onto your compost if you are VERY carefull about covering it with soil to stop unwanted furries investigating it, but with the rats around our garden at the mo I'm going to stick to citronella oil, geraniums and lavender plants as a deterrent rather than attracting them to kill them. Nasty things flies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 I HATE HATE HATE dirty, evil, filthy, disgustng flies. oh me too. I make sure to do the bottle one the evening Before the wheelie bin gets taken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 There were several threads last year about the equally evil smelling Flitrap. They work well.....but I maintain that they attract foxes.....as they smell of rotting carrion. Two of my Flitraps were found in neighbours gardens.....with teethmarks in them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted March 12, 2009 Author Share Posted March 12, 2009 Ah Egluntine, that is a very useful piece of info. We are plagued with flies here as there is so much neighbouring livestock and everybody in the hamlet is on septic tanks. However I will try something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 They work well.....but I maintain that they attract foxes.....as they smell of rotting carrion. Two of my Flitraps were found in neighbours gardens.....with teethmarks in them. ooo I wonder if rotting tripe has the same attraction. Were your batteries out on the fox watch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 It stopped working a while ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splodge88 Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 We had a wasp trap similar to the fly trap...it seemed to attract more wasps than we'd ever had before! It killed them but there ended up being even more wasps than even in hte first place... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beverley Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 hi, am i missing something, what flys? is this something i have to look forward to.. i only have 2 hens... "Ooops, word censored!"ody mentioned flys before beverley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffyknickers Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Me not looking forward to having flies round the chickens and the run in the summer - husband will go potty. Will have to investigate some sort of NICE repellant and of course, make sure its as clean as possible. x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 It stopped working a while ago. oh dear is it terminal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Yes I think so. I dropped it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Yes I think so. I dropped it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
