Water bottles and flies??

[AnnaC]

Please could someone repeat the info/advice from last summer about hanging glass/plastic bottles, containing water, in doorways to deter flies? I'm sure I read about it somewhere!

Cheers - Anna

 

[penny]

The one I know about is water and shiney copper pennies in a zip lock baggie to hang in the doorway. Hope that is the one you were thinking of..

 

[Crabtree Farm]

The one I know about is water and shiney copper pennies in a zip lock baggie to hang in the doorway. Hope that is the one you were thinking of..

Why the pennies?

 

[wildoak]

I've used the water bottles - never heard of putting pennies in them - and it seemed to help. Just fill clear bottles or ziplock baggies and hang over doorways/windows into the barn. For some reason it seems to repel the flies.

Jan

 

[AnnaC]

Thanks for the replies. My barns are relatively fly free, it is just that the flies follow the horses when I bring them in. Will try the bottles in the doorways to see if it stop the flies from entering!

Anna

 

[penny]

Why the pennies?

Not sure why the pennies..But the whole bag thing has something to do with the way flys' eyes work...I don't remember where I read that article...