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Julie Bove[_2_] Julie Bove[_2_] is offline
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Default I stand corrected!


"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
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> On Mon, 3 Nov 2014 20:30:25 -0800, "Julie Bove"
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>>"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
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>>> On 11/3/2014 7:52 AM, Julie Bove wrote:

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>>> Pour some cider vinegar in a jar. Cover with plastic wrap. Poke a hole
>>> in the plastic. The flies fly in, but cannot get out.
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>>> Depending on the infestation, put a few around the area.

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>>Nope. Did not work at all. I did try that several times. They might get
>>in but then they could fly back out or they just walked around the sides
>>and
>>few if any actually landed in the liquid. Also tried the same with added
>>dish soap.

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> If they could fly out, the hole was much too big. Just poke a finger.
> Let them walk around the sides until they die.


But not many were even going in. Most were just on the top of it. The
traps that I have are much more effective.