Flies, flies and more flies

[Secret Squirrel]

How many of you "funnies" are constantly harassed by flies?

After a many of battles against these flying pest which land in your food, mouth, head, well bloody everywhere. I am now a professional fly basher.

Armed a fly swatter, wack, wack i hit the twats. Down they go one by one, and still they come.

Tactics: wait for the fly to land he will turn around to look at you, strike head on as they take off. Boom, gotcha.

Exercise in Morocco at sunbathing time.

I am not that bad, lol.

smiffy

 

[steve69]

Just carry a bag of fresh manure to place a few feet away from you. That should do it.

 

[swemmy666]

So, after a fruitless afternoon chasing hyper active flies, trying to kill them with my hands, some 20+ years ago, I stopped and thought about it and developed a technique that works about 50% of the time for any fly that is stationary and within easy reach.
Rather than try to hit them directly, difficult as they are fast reacting acrobatic fliers with compound eyes, try clapping where you think they will jump to. By having two moving hands, you immediately overload their small computers with a 3 body problem, in addition, your not trying to hit where they are, but where they are going to, often they jump backwards. Hence clap a little above and behind.

 

[swemmy666]

Just carry a bag of fresh manure to place a few feet away from you. That should do it.

they will visit there first, then your plate!

 

[Just smiffy]

It’s a great satisfaction when you get one first swat….

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They’re okay but the USB rechargeable 4000v ‘Racquet of Doom’ from (IIRC) E.Leclerc supermarches in France are the business. Even have a built-in LED torch for night fighting missions!

 

[Minxy]

Fly swatters are so yesterday, I just punch them ... seriously I do!

 

[Sandancers]

Flies take off backwards, so you are more likely to get them if you aim behind them.

 

[Barriesimpson]

How many of you "funnies" are constantly harassed by flies?

After a many of battles against these flying pest which land in your food, mouth, head, well bloody everywhere. I am now a professional fly basher.

Armed a fly swatter, wack, wack i hit the twats. Down they go one by one, and still they come.

Tactics: wait for the fly to land he will turn around to look at you, strike head on as they take off. Boom, gotcha.

Exercise in Morocco at sunbathing time.

I am not that bad, lol.

smiffy

My wife bought a Chinese fly swatter, it's like a small tennis racket and has electrically charged 'strings' and is rechargeable. She has become a professional fly assassin in the van. You need to remember that flies take off backwards, so approach them from behind. It's turned into a spectator sport for me

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[Barriesimpson]

Just carry a bag of fresh manure to place a few feet away from you. That should do it.

Another use for the toilet cassette contents.

 

[Simon Meadwell]

Just use a hoover easy.

 

[Gromett]

For the tricky ones, If it is relatively dark. I find using a very bright torch blinds them to your attack.

Other than that I just use the mesh swatters and move very fast. Get most of them this way and occasionally the odd airborne one.

Not seen any this year yet. Still too cold here for them.