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22/7/2024 at 12:19pm
Location: London
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I have a real hatred of flies and bluebottles in confined spaces, really can't stand them buzzing around me all the time, sooner or later I HAVE to deal with them!
I've used an assortment of electronic bug zappers over the years (UV light/High Voltage mesh type), and one thing has struck me, house flies and bluebottles are NOT very suicidal and co-operative! The bug zappers work much better with assorted other flying things, even Mozzies, but house flies and bluebottles need the electric tennis bat or old fashioned rolled up news paper! - and yes, there is a sadistic pleasure when you finally get one and it goes 'pop' in a puff of smoke!
I don't like fly sprays much, firstly you need to spray and evacuate the room PDQ to avoid breathing vapour, it settles on worktops, tables, utensils etc., so if anything to do with food, they need washing/wiping down before use. I'm certainly not happy with my dog being anywhere near the stuff, and usually they're labelled as harmful to a number of creatures that are not your target! And I find the lingering smell pretty unpleasant. If you have a true infestation, perhaps little alternative, limited numbers I find the electric tennis racket the best solution, but it's a wildlife hunt, they don't co-operate and you need to tire them out until they settle - then ZAP!
I've got a small plug in UV bug zapper that I leave running overnight, that seems to deal with all the annoying little bugs (including Mozzies) that find their way into the van past the fly screens, and because it's otherwise dark, the UV light is far more effective at attracting them than in daytime.
In a tent or awning, I've used good old fashioned sticky fly papers! - Just make sure they are WELL out of reach and you are NOT going to get your hair touching them!!!! Pretty grim sight when you come to take them down, but effective.
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via mobile 22/7/2024 at 6:51am
.... who'd have though splatting an annoying bug could get so technical!
