small annoying flies...

[tillergirl]

if they are like the little fruit flies they will happily fall into an open bottle of vinegar no idea why it attracts them but it does.

[yallapilko]

I've just put two containers of vinegar in the bathroom.

There were around 200 of the little dears in the bottom of the shower. I'm looking forwards to the result!

(one just flew across computer screen.....!!! Grrr)

Thanks for the tip

[yallapilko]

Well I put out two lots of vinegar of different sorts.

Any not one fly jumped in there out of the 200 flies I would have hoped one would!

I guess these are different flies.

I just moved a spider into the bathroom, but he is just not hungry at the moment!

 

Any more tips?

[tillergirl]

dont know if this will be of any use to you;

 

http://www.wikihow.com/Get-Rid-of-Fruit-Flies

 

or this

 

http://www.getridofthings.com/get-rid-of-house-flies.htm

[luctor et emergo]

It's no good trying to eradicate the ones that are flying around, you will have to find where they are coming from.. unless you eradicate the source, they will keep hatching, probably quicker than you can catch them.

[Guest wanted]

Try indorex, It's available at pet shops and vets, it is designed for houses that are susceptible to animal fleas.

be warned, it's a hardcore pesticide so will a, kill all little bugs in it's path, and b, keep them away for up to 6 months, Although I don't mind em, my Girlfriend has spider phobia, using this once and I haven't seen a spider for 6 months.

 

please read the label and make up your own mind about using insecticides.

 

good luck.

[luctor et emergo]

Try indorex, It's available at pet shops and vets, it is designed for houses that are susceptible to animal fleas.

be warned, it's a hardcore pesticide so will a, kill all little bugs in it's path, and b, keep them away for up to 6 months, Although I don't mind em, my Girlfriend has spider phobia, using this once and I haven't seen a spider for 6 months.

 

please read the label and make up your own mind about using insecticides.

 

good luck.

 

 

If it kills both flies and spiders, it has my vote....

[tillergirl]

you used to be able to get something called "Deathlak" which we used for getting rid of ants. it killed all those inside the house and kept them away.

mind you you have to ue it in a well ventilated area or leave the house for a few hours - we went to the pub - good excuse

[yallapilko]

Thanks tillergirl. Very thorough info.

 

 

 

dont know if this will be of any use to you;

 

http://www.wikihow.com/Get-Rid-of-Fruit-Flies

 

or this

 

http://www.getridofthings.com/get-rid-of-house-flies.htm

 

Well I think we solved it....

We'd changed our toilet fluid to the biomagic (which was our usual- then we changed to similar crystals and then got the fly trouble) .... once we changed back within a couple of weeks the insanely annoying flies had gone.

so I really hope this info helps someone else.

And thanks for all your replies.

Oh and in the meantime, fly paper worked well! Lots of it!