Em here, so today we have a great Pinstrosity, Eden, did the foot work for
us and did this science-fair-project-status. This is a great project to have on
hand, especially this summer with everyone coming in and out of the house all
season. She gave us what worked, what kinda worked, and what bombed.
The Original
Eden had a need, a need for a speedy
way to get rid of those pesky flies. Her husband, trying to help, bought one of
those disgusting fly tape traps that just kinda hang there like a reminder to
the other flies to stay away (which usually doesn’t work thankfully), and as a
way to make you stop in your tracks and rethink that sandwich in your hands.
Gross right?
So she took to her Pinterest account
and went fly hunting (cyber speaking).
She decided on six tests, here they
are:
Test 1: I gallon Jug
with several pen cap size holes in it, contains 1 C. syrup, 1 C. apple cider
vinegar
Test 2:Open jar with
equal parts sugar and soap (she used floor soap)
http://www.ehow.com/way_5418231_homemade-fly-traps.html
http://www.ehow.com/way_5418231_homemade-fly-traps.html
Test 3: 2 liter
bottle with the top cut off and inverted into the bottom of the bottle (she hot
glued hers) containing 1/4 C. apple cider vinegar, 1/4 C dish soap (again she
used floor soap), cut fruit (she used browned bananas)
http://www.ehow.com/way_5418231_homemade-fly-traps.html
http://www.ehow.com/way_5418231_homemade-fly-traps.html
Test 4: 1 gallon jug
with holes, 1/2 C. water, 1 TBSP sugar, 1 TBSP soap, 1 TBSP syrup
http://www.something-like-life.com/2012/06/homemade-fly-traps.html
http://www.something-like-life.com/2012/06/homemade-fly-traps.html
Test 5: Inverted top
2 liter bottle contains 1 tsp. active dry yeast, 1/2 C. sugar, 1 C. lukewarm
water
Test 6: Inverted top
2 liter bottle 12 oz. carbonated soda, 1 egg whisked
She gave each test 24 hours in her
kitchen, at which time she found Test 6 had one fly, and the control had 7 or 8
flies. Wanting to give them all a fair shot, she put them outside and gave them
another 24 hours when she found these much more promising results!
Test 1: 1 fly
Test 2: 2 flies
Test 3 and 4: No flies
Test 5: LOTS!
Test 6: 9 flies
She concluded that indoors they didn’t
seem to be as effective. However outside they were much more effective.
Good luck with getting rid of the
pests, and as Eden put it, Happy Hunting!
-Emilee
-Emilee