backyard fly problem

[Surfgeotwo]

we have 2 dogs, and i clean up after them weekly at a minimum. the patio gets inundated with flies during the warm season, and i se no noticeable difference if i clean up after the dogs daily. fly strips catch a bunch of flies but reinforcements are quick to arrive so no real progress is noticable.

any suggestions??

i was wondering is an auromatic sprayer like those mosquitos would work, but i dont really want to continuously fog my backyard and patio with insecticides.

anyone have experience with the commercial fly catchers that supposedly use a fly attractant?

close to surrender here....

[Salty Thumb]

[e-mail] (Surfgeotwo) wrote in news: [e-mail]:

they sell a fly trap that works pretty well. it's pretty much a plastic jar with a fancy top and a packet of attractant/poison. guess what the attractant smells like?

you have to remember to replace the trap after a few days, because flies will lay eggs in it and damned if I didn't see maggots crawl out.

yes the attractant smells like sh*t. literally.

[dr-solo]

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[Beecrofter]

A chemical poison with an attractant works well "Golden Malrin" was the brand name Also when I raised rabbits I used fly parasites from an outfit called Aarbico. These are fruit fly sized wasps that parasitize fly pupae and reproduce as long as the flys do.