Hanging Plastic Bags For Flies

Ziploc bags full of water and pennies don t act as a homemade fly repellent.

Hanging plastic bags for flies.

In medical terms this is when people who think they re being treated for a condition feel better even if that treatment treats nothing at all. Within 24 hours there are no flys. You can use different bags but ensure they are sturdy enough to hold the water s weight without bursting. This rumor has been circling the web for years and people have been using it to scare away flies for even longer.

June bugs and most annoyingly flies. Plastic bags half filled with water and containing a few pennies might seem like odd outdoor decor if you ve never encountered them before. I just recently tried the plastic bag penny trick to get rid of flies. Hanging plastic bags filled with water will repel flies.

Another mum has raved about how hanging a bag containing water and pennies can help keep flies at bay credit. But if the idea of the contraptions hanging around your home doesn t appeal to you other alternatives are available. Mosquitoes are becoming a problem as hot summer temperatures bring more people outdoors to work and play. Fly bags consist of plastic bags filled with water and often shiny pennies are added to further confound insects.

If all the factors aren t accounted for hanging water bags used to repel flies may seem to work due to the placebo effect. Durable clear 1 gallon plastic zip top bags work well but use the sturdy freezer safe variety or double bag the water. Filled a one gallon bag with water placed one penny into the bag of water. So far no one has found a plastic bag of water to work on keeping them away so the tennessee department of health is reminding all tennessee residents to take steps to help.

Sharing a snap of her hack she wrote. Ziploc bags filled with water and pennies can be used to keep flies away. The main problem people encounter is that the plastic bags filled with water and coins aren t especially attractive. Seen a few post about flies coming.

Flies are not the only insects causing trouble right now either. Interested parties have suggested placing venus fly traps around the home for instance. They note that the rumor to which skip refers about using some type of hanging plastic bag containing water to repel flies is very prevalent down south but in most variations the bags contain only water.