Nasty flies - Page 1

Just wondering if anyone out there has a secret weapon, or a nuclear divise I can use on flies. I keep my kennels clean, My dogs are out running most of the day, on my acreage. But I cant stop the flies lol.. Is it impossible?

citronella works well i put a few drops in a bucket of water and swill down..good for fleas too!!

in the kennels i use tones of fly paper (20-40 peices) this is fine until the dogs manage to pull them down...it took ages to unwrap them..lol

some plants discourage them but i cant remember the names 

good luck!!

Thank you tiger, What is swill down ? lol

sorry i am from the uk..lol  hose down i use a pressure washer with a detergent tank 

Fly bait but keep it away from feeding area's.   And fly tape, non toxic and cheap.

I have been using Odo Ban for 5 years

Works in the horse stalls, also

keep the kennels clean, wash them down whenever needed with pine sol (or generic) and outside runs with bleach/water.  Don't let urine/feces sit at all.  Change bedding often.  Don't leave old dog food sitting out.  Clean out drains frequently.  That is the most help against flies.  I never have flies in or around my kennel, and the kennel is surrounded by horse/sheep pasture (where there are lots of flies).  I also have fans on in the summer months - ceiling and rotating floor, which also may help against flies.  Washing water buckets with vinegar may help also.  But cleanliness will do the best job.

molly

When I first moved to my new house, I had flies for some reason in Sasha's kennel/run.  She doesn't even go to the bathroom in the run so I am not sure where they came from.  But anyhow I used Branco, a horse fly spray, and it works very well.  I sprayed the roof of teh kennel, and the entire ground and bars and within 2 days, the flies were gone.

You can spray horses with the stuff, but I only put it on the fencing and stuff not on Sasha, it worked!!  Good luck

I don't know if this really works because flies are rather manageable around my property.  But here in my area people are putting up baggies with one cent pieces in water, tacked on the outside of roofs to keep flies away.  As someone explained it to me, it must be the reflection of the cent pieces in water that disturbs the flies because of the way the eyes on the flies are placed.

They say it works. . .