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Post by phiferindia on Sept 7, 2013 5:35:01 GMT
I would like to know how to control flies especially in rainy season. I am worrying about mosquitoes and flies in my kitchen where my foods and dishes getting spoil disgust to eat too and also found in my garden too wherever rain water reservoirs. Although i use to clean dump areas but i cant control such flies everywhere.
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Post by SueA on Sept 7, 2013 20:11:08 GMT
I would like to know how to control flies especially in rainy season. I am worrying about mosquitoes and flies in my kitchen where my foods and dishes getting spoil disgust to eat too and also found in my garden too wherever rain water reservoirs. Although i use to clean dump areas but i cant control such flies everywhere. I think the only thing you can do about the flies in your kitchen is to hang sticky fly paper up & hang net or bead curtains in your doorways when they're open. You'll get mosquitoes in the water reservoirs because they lay their eggs in the still water in there, I've heard that if you put a thin layer of oil on the top of the water it stops them but I wouldn't do this if it's drinking water, people also put small goldfish in them to eat the eggs/larvae if it's an open container & it's just for watering plants. |
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Post by phiferindia on Oct 12, 2013 7:20:25 GMT
Thanks for this idea SueA, I will sure try out this. But may i know which oil i have to put on those pots where mosquito breeding?
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Post by Cherry on Oct 12, 2013 16:53:25 GMT
Phiferindia where are you, because we are not bothered with flies at present. Use any oil on stagnant water to kill mosquito larvae.
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Post by SueA on Oct 12, 2013 19:14:38 GMT
Thanks for this idea SueA, I will sure try out this. But may i know which oil i have to put on those pots where mosquito breeding? I would think cooking oil would be O.K. but I've not tried this myself, I imagine it depends on what is in the water & what you use it for. |
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Post by Cherry on Oct 12, 2013 20:03:16 GMT
SueA it really doesn't matter about the oil, although I agree cooking oil sounds the best. In rural Australia a thin layer of kerosene is put on the water tanks and the water is fine to drink. There is a danger of mosquitoes passing on Dengue Fever or Ross River Fever.
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Post by sweetpea on Oct 13, 2013 12:25:39 GMT
SueA it really doesn't matter about the oil, although I agree cooking oil sounds the best. In rural Australia a thin layer of kerosene is put on the water tanks and the water is fine to drink. There is a danger of mosquitoes passing on Dengue Fever or Ross River Fever. Not to mention the world's biggest killer disease.....Malaria. Different countries have their own control methods although none are 100% effective but you can but try. here in the UK there is not much risk of these diseases but mozzie bites can be nasty for some folks. indoors hang those yellow sticky traps for the flies. Problem is that any insect, good or bad, which lands on them will die a death. Cover food with mesh plate covers, the flies can't get on the food then. |
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Post by Cherry on Oct 13, 2013 15:25:16 GMT
We don't get malaria in Australia, but I agree that this could easily be wiped out in India and Africa and it would be relatively cheap to do so.
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