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Zip Lock Baggies, with Pennies ... who knew
Zip Lock Baggies, with Pennies ... who knew Had never heard of adding the pennies before but a little outside restaurant/drive-in we go to hangs gallon zip lock bags with water every summer. Went with friends to a restaurant on Sunday for lunch and eat in the patio section beside the store. We happened to notice zip lock baggies pinned to a post and a wall. The bags were half filled with water, each containing 4 pennies, and they were zipped shut. Naturally we were curious! The owner told us that these baggies kept the flies away! So naturally we were more curious! We actually watched some flies come in the open window, stand around on the window sill, and then fly out again. And there were no flies in the eating area! This morning I checked this out on Google, below find comments on this fly control idea. I'm now a believer! Comment #1: I tried the zip lock bag and pennies this weekend. I have a trailer. The flies were bad while I was camping. I put the baggies with pennies above the door of the LQ. NOT ONE FLY came in the trailer. The trailer part had many. Not sure why it works, but it does! Comment #2: Fill a zip lock bag with water and 5 or 6 pennies and hang it in the problem area. In my case it was a particular window in my home. It had a slight passage way for insects. Every since I have done that, it has kept flies and wasps away. Some say the wasps and flies mistake the bag for some other insect nest and are threatened. Comment #3: I swear by the plastic bag of water trick. I have them on porch and basement. We saw these in Northeast Mo. at an Amish grocery store and have used them since. They say it works because a fly sees a reflection and won't come around. Comment #4: Regarding the science behind zip lock bags of water? My research found that the millions of molecules of water presents its own prism effect and given that flies have a lot of eyes, to them it's like a zillion disco balls reflecting light, colors and creates a dizzying manner. When you figure that flies are prey for other bugs, animals, birds, etc. they simply won't take the risk of being around that much perceived action. I moved to a rural area and thought these "hillbillies" were just yanking my city boy chain but I tried it and it worked immediately. We went from hundreds of flies to seeing the occasional one, but he didn't hang around long. WHAT DO YOU THINK, DO YOU HAVE A COMMENT ON this solution to flies????? Better yet have any of you actually tried this before???? Let other readers know if it works!!!!! (I personally am at a loss in regard to this. Snopes and True & False can't decide if it works or not. So for enjoyment purposes only, am sharing this with all of you. I've not tried it yet. Tell me if it works good.) |
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Now that would give them something to chaase down!
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Tnx for the tip..never hurts to try it out, if needed..hope you are having a great weekend..enjoy.,, easy and be lazy. A bit cooler today, and hope the same for tomorrow as I have errands to run. Hope yours has been great!!!!
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Tnx for the tip..never hurts to try it out, if needed..hope you are having a great weekend..enjoy.,,
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Holy Moley, that is cool. I will have to bookmark this post, so I remember it when I go camping this summer. Thanks for posting this. after the camping trip.
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Holy Moley, that is cool. I will have to bookmark this post, so I remember it when I go camping this summer. Thanks for posting this. Check out my profile or and become a "watcher" of my blog FMAOPLS,to learn more about me, and for intelligent, lively, smartassy and fun discussion, with a little irreverence thrown in. "Like" or comment on my photos, and I promise I'll add more. Thanks.
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