Bee friendly fly abatement

[Laurie Williams]

Hello All,

Are there any bee friendly fly abatement ideas? Thank you!

 

[Folly's place]

Fly predators, we got ours from Spaldings, they ship them by mail, a few years ago.
Tiny wasps that only bother fly larva, safe for everything else.
Mary

 

[Laurie Williams]

Thank you!

 

[Sally PB]

I got these from TSC.

This is the refillable/reusable one. Caution: Put it downwind/away from your house and chicken coop. It absolutely STINKS like rotting meat. Which is what attracts the flies.

I have honeybees, so I know what you mean about not wanting to affect them. When I emptied these traps, I did not see any bees inside.

 

[Laurie Williams]

Thank you, wow, this sounds great!

 

[Folly's place]

Remember that the fly traps ATTRACT flies, so put it downwind and far from the coop and house!
Mary

 

[fowltemptress]

I got these from TSC.

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This is the refillable/reusable one. Caution: Put it downwind/away from your house and chicken coop. It absolutely STINKS like rotting meat. Which is what attracts the flies.

I have honeybees, so I know what you mean about not wanting to affect them. When I emptied these traps, I did not see any bees inside.

For this type of trap, place it well away from your coops and house. While they catch flies like a champ, they also draw in flies from everywhere, so you want them in areas where they'll be drawing flies away from your house - not attracting them to it! I put those traps on the outskirts of our property. I break open the bait packets that you get for it and divide it into three. They're just as effective that way and it saves money. I also use the fly predators from Spalding labs.

 

[WilderSkye]

Hello All,

Are there any bee friendly fly abatement ideas? Thank you!

For years I have been getting a monthly subscription from Nature's Good Guys for tiny fly wasp predators. I get them from March to late November. They are cheap and amazing. I keep them by the worm composter and on the patio. Getting chicks in a couple of weeks and they will be there, too. We live in dairy and feedlot country and flies are a major PITA, however, when we have company they always comment and ask how it is we have no flies. It runs me around $20 a month. You don't have to subscribe. Also, the wasps are stingless and you will never see them. They will burrow into compost and manure piles.

 

[No Coop No Problem]

I got these from TSC.

View attachment 4133693
This is the refillable/reusable one. Caution: Put it downwind/away from your house and chicken coop. It absolutely STINKS like rotting meat. Which is what attracts the flies.

I have honeybees, so I know what you mean about not wanting to affect them. When I emptied these traps, I did not see any bees inside.

These are perfect for flies. They can be filled with anything too. Dead rats are the perfect organic bait

 

[fowltemptress]

For years I have been getting a monthly subscription from Nature's Good Guys

Wow, they have quite a catalogue! Thanks for posting this.