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TiggerBounce
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Anyone have any quick/easy/inexpensive remidies to ride of flies/mosquitos??
We're having a BBQ for our DS's baptism on Sunday and I was outside w/ DH doing some prep-work in the yard. Noticed a lot of flies and mosquiots.
ANy ideas/thoughts on how to get ride of or ward them off??
TIA!!
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Posted 8/16/07 10:49 PM  |
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Re: Anyone have any quick/easy/inexpensive remidies to ride of flies/mosquitos??
find the pool of water, and drain it...
That's where the mosquitos come from...
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| Posted 8/16/07 11:03 PM |
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Goobster
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Re: Anyone have any quick/easy/inexpensive remidies to ride of flies/mosquitos??
www.burtsbees.com
Herbal insect repellant (oil you put on your skin).
Safe and works, but of course, must be applied to skin and is a bit oily at first (but soaks in).
You can get it at Whole Foods and other stores.
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| Posted 8/17/07 12:48 AM |
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sunnyplus3
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Re: Anyone have any quick/easy/inexpensive remidies to ride of flies/mosquitos??
I agree with finding the standing water, it might be in an upside down garbage can lid or a bird bath. It only takes a couple of days for hundreds of mosiqitoes to come out of a few inches of rainwater. There are nontoxic tablets you can buy that repel skeeters, so you can put one in your bird bath. I would also fill up your bird feeders & try to get lots of birds in your yard, some birds eat skeeters. As for the flies, they like dead stuff & poop...so they are hanging around because there is something nearby that they like. There are very simple liquid fly traps you can buy in big garden centers or home depot or any place that sells horse supplies. You can hang a couple in your yard away from where your guests will be.
The very best way to elinimate pest bugs is by encouraging beneficial bugs into your yard by creating a healthy ecology system.
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| Posted 8/17/07 6:21 AM |
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Marcie
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Re: Anyone have any quick/easy/inexpensive remidies to ride of flies/mosquitos??
We bought cutter yard guard over the weekend - it is one that you attach to the water hose and spray every where - we haven't had ONE in about a week 
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| Posted 8/17/07 8:50 AM |
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TiggerBounce
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Re: Anyone have any quick/easy/inexpensive remidies to ride of flies/mosquitos??
Posted by Marcie
We bought cutter yard guard over the weekend - it is one that you attach to the water hose and spray every where - we haven't had ONE in about a week
I'll have to try that!
I will had DH check the yard, but no standing water that we know of and not sure of any poo/dead things. Thanks!!
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| Posted 8/17/07 9:54 AM |
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Re: Anyone have any quick/easy/inexpensive remidies to ride of flies/mosquitos??
Posted by KellyFG
The very best way to elinimate pest bugs is by encouraging beneficial bugs into your yard by creating a healthy ecology system.
And bats!! They can eat a tremendous amount of bugs in 1 night.
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| Posted 8/17/07 10:09 AM |
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Marcie
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Re: Anyone have any quick/easy/inexpensive remidies to ride of flies/mosquitos??
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Posted by Marcie
We bought cutter yard guard over the weekend - it is one that you attach to the water hose and spray every where - we haven't had ONE in about a week
I'll have to try that!
I will had DH check the yard, but no standing water that we know of and not sure of any poo/dead things. Thanks!!
They have it at home depot.
I will see if I can find a picture of it for you
Here you go
They have a fogger too - but that only last a couple of hours.
Get the spray soooo much better.
My daughter is allergic to bites and this has worked so well this week - not one bite 
Message edited 8/17/2007 10:17:39 AM.
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| Posted 8/17/07 10:13 AM |
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neener1211
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Re: Anyone have any quick/easy/inexpensive remidies to ride of flies/mosquitos??
ok, this might sound weird, but my uncle told my parents to do this, and it worked. If you have flies outside etc (or even in the house) get a clear plastic bag and fill it with water. Then hang it from a hook in the cieling or off of something. For some reason flies hate it. It is very weird, but works!
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| Posted 8/17/07 11:15 AM |
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Marcie
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Re: Anyone have any quick/easy/inexpensive remidies to ride of flies/mosquitos??
Here is the link if you can't see the picture
Bug Spray
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| Posted 8/17/07 11:20 AM |
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TiggerBounce
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Re: Anyone have any quick/easy/inexpensive remidies to ride of flies/mosquitos??
Posted by Marcie
Here is the link if you can't see the picture
Bug Spray
Thanks....weird b/c now I can see the pic in the post...oh well! 
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