DIY Fly Trap 7.1

"Flies can be a problem, whether they are in the house, on the porch, or in your garden. While there are many traps and sprays you can buy in stores, they can often contain chemicals which smell bad and are dangerous to your health. Fly swatters are great for a lone fly, but an onslaught can be hard to contain. A great, natural solution to your fly problem is to make your own fly trap. In a few, quick steps, you can be managing the problem, and on your way to eradicating every fly in sight.

Grab an empty soda bottle. This can be one that is used, or simply pour out the soda. Make sure that all the soda has been removed and that it has been washed out with warm water.

Cut the top off from the bottle. Use a pair of scissors. Poke a hole through the bottle using one of the blades on the scissors. Do this right where the funnel of the soda bottle ends, and where the large shaft begins (near the middle of the bottle).

Flip the cut piece over. Stick it into the bottom half of the bottle. If you cut close enough to the edge of the funnel, it should stick inside as you slide it in.

Join the two cut edges of the bottle parts together. The simplest and most effective way is to staple the edges together. Simply staple three or four times around the bottle, equidistant from one another.

Create a melted sugar mixture. Pour five tablespoons of sugar into a pot. Place the pot on a stovetop. Flatten sugar so that it lies evenly across the bottom of the pot.

Spoon the liquid into the funneled end of the bottle. Try and drip it down the edges of the funnel so that when the flies come towards the funnel, they will stick right from the start.

Throw the bottle away. After you see that flies begin to accumulate, throw the bottle away, and create another one. Eventually the effects of your bait will be used up, and you will have to start again. If you try to empty the bottle, it will be hard because flies/bait will get stuck to the inside of the funnel. You also do not want to have to handle dead flies with your hands"