by Bernice Dennis

Created on: November 22, 2009   Last Updated: November 30, 2009

Getting rid of flies are as simple as: a cheap plastic bag, a cup of water and a few pennies; flies will disappear for ever. Why put you family through the use of dangerous chemicals? Have you noticed lately that most concession stands are not surrounded by the little nasty things.

House files are a revolving cycle that comes from maggots; and maggots come from fly larvae. Flies are found around human activities or humans. They are especially fond of pigs and other farm animals. Why do we need this germ carrying insect-I don't know. Too many flies poses a health threat, because they are bacteria. Despite them being more plentiful in warm weather they need moisture to develop. Without a damp place their eggs will not hatch.

Flies, yard files, cook out flies, animal flies and house flies are all dirty flies. They come from maggots a nasty bacteria germ. The filthy little things lay their eggs in moisture bacteria and manure. The lay some 500 eggs at a time, and they hatch in 3-4 days, creating even more files. Getting rid of them is almost impossible to do, if you do not know how too.

Did you know that if you try drowning a fly that he will live again after twenty four hours, sprinkle a little salt on him and he is alive again. This creature seems to be around just to aggravate us and spoil our outdoor cook outs. There is nothing that disturbs an outdoor gathering quite like a house fly.

The flies appear to like the summer fun as much as we humans do. They force people to look silly swatting and chasing down a fly. Most time we miss him on the first swat and so it goes around and around. Most people have tried several different gimmicks and sprays to eliminate the common house fly-with no luck. This is a very lucrative market, and it is easy to understand why, who wants to be bothered with a nasty fly?

Many of the chemicals and sprays that we use are harmful to our food, us and pets. Therefore we try the smoke or the sticky things that makes an even bigger mess in the long run. Now we have added to our lungs by what we inhale while around the candles, and the sticky stuff. That is why so many have gone to the out mesh tents to avoid the files and chemicals. This seems to be the only way to enjoy outside without the flies.

Finally, there is a simple and inexpensive way to not be bothered with the common house flies. I have found this to be so helpful especially at back yard cook-outs. This simple way is not harmful or dangerous to your family or pets. The next time you find yourself being bothered with the pesky fly do the following: get some zip lock bags and put water in the bags(about half full or ) drop in a couple of pennies, and seal the bag, and place them around the area that you want free of flies. I know that this seem to simple and kind of silly to be true but, it works. Try it, you will see. You can think me later when the flies are gone.

Stay a way from the gimmicks and sprays-the really don't work

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