Just went to get a fly bait for my fly trap for out in the duck run…… packet is empty:(
Does anyone have something I mix at home for a tasty bait for the trap.??
This is the trap I have…
tasty for you or the flies?
a little bit of fish offal certainly attracts them.
Lucky1 said:
Just went to get a fly bait for my fly trap for out in the duck run…… packet is empty:(Does anyone have something I mix at home for a tasty bait for the trap.??
This is the trap I have…
i have 2 of these as well.
pepe said:
tasty for you or the flies?
a little bit of fish offal certainly attracts them.
Oh good idea….or some cat food???
What do you think of them VG ???? I think they are great.
Lucky1 said:
What do you think of them VG ???? I think they are great.
me and dad think they are great we use them mainly in summer.
veg gardener said:
Lucky1 said:
What do you think of them VG ???? I think they are great.
me and dad think they are great we use them mainly in summer.
Yes, when the flies are about more.
Due to the elf breaking my glass jug I use for making bread…. we needed to go to the stupidmarket. Want bread for tomorrow and it’ll cook in the early hours of the morning.
Anyway they had fly trap baits there for $2.99…………. so I bought some. All set to go and kill some flies. Also bought more sticky fly strips for the chook house & duck shed….
I have one of those fly traps out near the duck pen, and I use the sticky ones inside the house. Getting lots of those “hover flies” atm.
bluegreen said:
I have one of those fly traps out near the duck pen, and I use the sticky ones inside the house. Getting lots of those “hover flies” atm.
I hang one inside our house last summer at the height of the flies. Bimbo hated it.
bluegreen said:
I have one of those fly traps out near the duck pen, and I use the sticky ones inside the house. Getting lots of those “hover flies” atm.
Hover flies are good guys.
Bubba Louie said:
bluegreen said:
I have one of those fly traps out near the duck pen, and I use the sticky ones inside the house. Getting lots of those “hover flies” atm.
Hover flies are good guys.
really? what do they do? besides hover?
bluegreen said:
Bubba Louie said:
bluegreen said:
I have one of those fly traps out near the duck pen, and I use the sticky ones inside the house. Getting lots of those “hover flies” atm.
Hover flies are good guys.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoverfly
really? what do they do? besides hover?
the coming of the insects also brings others -
- two huntsmen spiders are feeding on the verandah this hot night.
- i sat on the verandah as the sun rose this morning, and two roosters (one being our Aspro) competed with a song bird for air time. then a boobook owl chimed in and did its solo.
nice.
Lucky1 said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoverfly
hmmmm, don’t think these are what I am thinking of….
I found a lady huntsman behind the fly trap this evening with a huge egg…. tomorrow’s pic on my blog:D
my ducks have a good go at the flies, and catch some too. the ducks must really have it in for them as they do a short hiss before attacking. now that the duck run contains a lot of sand, their poo usually dries up fairly quick (within a day) so there’s not much flies there. the rabbit though makes so many pellets per day that flies are hanging around in the cage big time.
just remember that only a small proportion of all flies are prone to spreading disease and being a nuisance getting in the house. most of the colorful flies and also those flies with a thin body with white flecks/stripes are good guys, and i’ve never had one in the house.
i do believe that they’ll go for vegemite in water…but it stinks.
I concur with the vegemite, although I think if you use a sachet of yeast in some water, it will act as a bait for the flies too…
Thanks PM & Aquarium:)
I drop a prawn and a teaspoon of blood and bone in mine.
Gees it pongs but it works.