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Quote: Originally posted by iantw7 on 29/8/2009

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 just made one for my BBQ this afternoon,caught 2 so far ,its better than fishing

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Also as an addition to this little tip,we just bought a book on all the uses of vinegar and it mentions a general insect trap.If your plants are being eaten by bugs,fill a 2ltr bottle with a cup of cider vinegar and a cup of sugar.Next slice up a banana peel up into small pieces and add to the bottle with a cup of cold water.Shake it all up then sit or tie it near to the damaged plants to trap and drown any pests. If your party/BBQ is suffering from midges,flies etc place a bowl full of cider vinegar near some food but away from your guests[probably coz of the smell of the vinegar]and by the end of the evening most of your uninvited guests will be floating in the bowl.The book does not mention wasps but most things that fly around a BBQ are a pain anyway so it might work for them as well,like a general trap.By the way the book is called vin.e.gar isbn number 978-1-84397-806-0 and retails at £9.99 but we got it from The Works for much less

we made the first one out of a volvic water bottle but it was soon filling up so the 2nd one was a big lemonade bottle which at the last count had 36 of them in it!