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Simple Idea Chases Flies Away
A reader told us about this simple way to scare away flies and wasps.
"We recently went to a local restaurant that had all its windows open. We noticed a couple baggies pinned to the wall that each contained 4 pennies and were half filled with water. The restaurant owner said the baggies keep the flies away. We
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Simple Idea Chases Flies Away MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT Pest Animals A reader told us about this simple way to scare away flies and wasps We recently went to a local restaurant that had all its windows open We noticed a couple baggies pinned to the wall that each contained 4 pennies and were half filled with water The restaurant owner said the baggies keep the flies away We watched and saw some flies approach the open window and then head right on out again There was not a single fly in the eating area After doing a little research we learned this method is quite common in certain areas of the country Apparently the millions of molecules of water in each bag each act like a prism reflecting light out into the room Flies have many eyes so to them it s like a zillion disco balls reflecting light colors and movement in a dizzying manner They won t take the risk of being around that kind of action I talked to someone who used the idea in a horse trailer that normally had thousands of flies inside They said not a single fly came into the trailer Another friend put them by an opening where wasps were coming in Once the baggy was in place the wasps stopped coming in
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