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2. I wish there were some nice natural repellents, like herbs or something.

Reply to In_The_Wind (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 29, 2016, 07:24 PM

Oct 2016

If I could hang a bunch of mint or lavender instead of a sticky, yucky fly strip, that would be perfect. I ended up with that sticky goo all over my hands. (Hint: make-up remover got it off my skin!)

I can catch them on the window with a small handful of toilet paper and then I flush them. One particularly nasty one came zooming out of the toilet at me!

I am tempted to get a couple of pet frogs.

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These damn flies are driving me crazy! [View all] femmocrat Oct 2016 OP

They are dive bombing me! In_The_Wind Oct 2016 #1

I wish there were some nice natural repellents, like herbs or something. femmocrat Oct 2016 #2

Or buy a pet lizard In_The_Wind Oct 2016 #3

OMG that spider was huge. Good lizard. nt Laffy Kat Oct 2016 #4

Every year at this time I have the same problem with wasps and/or yellow jackets. Laffy Kat Oct 2016 #5

They could be European hornets. femmocrat Oct 2016 #10

No, no, no, they're a lot LARGER. I'm working on a project in the South of France these days and underahedgerow Nov 2016 #12

Oh no..... that is terrible. femmocrat Nov 2016 #13

Tell a neighbor to cook some halupkies Orrex Oct 2016 #6

We don't have any close neighbors, but I have a tray of frozen halupki in my freezer! femmocrat Oct 2016 #7

At least it is a drive, hopefully a long one whistler162 Oct 2016 #11

A few things that work, a bit: sl8 Nov 2016 #14

Wow, thanks for all the information. femmocrat Nov 2016 #17

Plug all sinks and bathtubs TexasBushwhacker Nov 2016 #15

Thanks! femmocrat Nov 2016 #16

rent my cat. RedCloud Nov 2016 #19

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