So you have a fly problem. That is truly annoying—we’ve all lost sleep as a black fly buzzes around the bedroom. If it’s in the kitchen, it’s probably grossing you out. You’ve made dozens of swatting attempts, with no success. Your arm is tired and you’re frustrated. What to do?
Here are three options, with things you already have in your home. Andnone of them involve pesticidesor other nasty chemicals.
How To Make Your Own Sticky Fly Paper
可生物降解的粘性捕蝇纸超级容易制作,就像你在五金店买到的那种肮脏的化学涂层捕蝇纸一样有效。
What You Need
- Thick paper, like a grocery bag
- String
- Honey
- Sugar
- Water
How To Do It
- Cut up the paper into inch-wide strips. Make a hole for the string on one end. Tie the string, which you will use to hang the strip, through the hole.
- Put on a kettle and take it off before the water boils.
- Using a scale, measure out equal parts honey, sugar, and warm water.
- Whisk all three ingredients in a bowl.
- Coat the paper with the warm solution.
- Let the solution dry on a baking sheet or plate.
- Hang your DIY fly paper from a fixture in the room with the bugs. Insects will be drawn to the sugar, but get stuck on the honey.
- When the paper fills up with flies, just toss it in your compost pile.
How To Make A Fly Trap With A Glass Or Jar
This method won’t leave gross fly paper hanging from every light fixture in your house—you can stick this trap somewhere inconspicuous.
What You Need
- A drinking glass or jam jar
- Plastic wrap
- Vinegar
- Sugar
- Dish soap
- Rubber band or tape
How To Do It
- Fill the jar with an inch or two of vinegar.
- Mix in a few tablespoons of sugar.
- Mix in several drops of dish soap.
- 确保你闻不到溶液中的肥皂味。
- If you can, add more of the other ingredients until the smell goes away.
- Cover the glass with plastic wrap and fasten it with a rubber band or tape.
- Poke small holes in the plastic wrap.
- 把陷阱放在苍蝇能找到的地方。
Flies will be attracted to the smell of vinegar and sugar.
通常情况下,它们可以降落在混合物表面或附近,尽情享用,但洗碗皂会使它们打破溶液的表面张力,掉进醋里,淹死。
Variations Of The Drowning Method
There are several other ways to make a trap that will drown flies. Popular methods include:
- Wine bottle traps:Just leave the dregs of a bottle of wine in the bottom or use the same vinegar solution described above. Then, roll up a piece of paper into a cone shape and stick it in the neck of the bottle. Leave just enough space for a fly to get through.
- Plastic bottle traps:这种方法是把一个塑料饮料瓶的顶部切开。向瓶底倒入一两英寸的肥皂醋溶液。把瓶盖翻过来,让瓶口朝下,像漏斗一样。用保鲜膜盖住顶部,在上面戳几个洞。
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