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    Old 04-25-2012, 10:25 AM
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    I have been doing this for years - it really works!!
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    Old 04-25-2012, 10:48 AM
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    I will try this at the cottage this year. At supper time I always seem to have one fly the escapes annihilation and pesters the table.
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    Old 04-25-2012, 05:42 PM
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    Wow, will have to try this around the barn! Is a sandwich size bag OK or should it be bigger? If the theory is a "mirror" or refracted light do they have to be outside where there is sunlight?

    Thanks for sharing it!
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    Old 04-25-2012, 06:48 PM
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    Do you zip the bags shut or leave it open when you put the water in it?
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    Old 04-25-2012, 07:03 PM
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    Ok, so what ya got for mosquitoes...
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    Old 04-25-2012, 07:37 PM
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    What a great idea - and no toxic sprays!
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    Old 04-25-2012, 07:49 PM
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    I can't wait to try this - flys just drive me crazy.
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    Old 04-25-2012, 08:22 PM
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    lol I lived in Louisiana years ago and that is an old southern trick but works fantastic!! I did it in Oklahoma too and the whole street thought I was nuts but I never had flies and I started seeing baggies go up by doors all down the street HAHAHA
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    Old 04-26-2012, 02:49 PM
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    I grew up in the country (sticks) on a dirt road. There were some folks that pinned a cotton ball to their screen door as they said it kept the flies away. Mom was born and raised in Chicago, so she didn't go for a lot of the southern tricks, so to speak, therefore, we never used the cotton ball on the screen door. Does anyone have any idea if this trick worked or not with the flies? Mary
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    Old 04-27-2012, 05:24 AM
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    WOW!!! Great info. Wonder if it works for any other insects
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