How to make a fly swatter with your own hands. Effective ways: how to get rid of fruit flies. What you need to know about flies to trap them

There are so many chemistry in our life that once again we don’t want to use toxic drugs, especially if there is a harmless alternative. A popular life hack is a do-it-yourself fly trap. A simple device is replete with many modifications, it is made in 5 minutes from improvised materials, but most importantly, it quickly and in large numbers “catches” annoying and unceremonious insects. So, at least, say those who use homemade flycatchers. In fact, let's try to impartially understand,

What do you need to know about flies in order to trap them?

So that a do-it-yourself fly trap does not turn out to be a waste of time, it is advisable to know the basic habits and instincts of insects. Only in this case it will be possible to outwit them, lure and destroy them. A bit from the life of flies, point by point.

1. Senseless, as we think, the circling of a fly around the room, in fact, is an incessant search for food. She will definitely bite on the edible bait, the main thing is to guess with taste and smell.
2. Hypnotic power over a voracious insect has meat, especially "with a smell." The category of favorite products also includes jam, honey, sweet overripe fruits.
3. The second direction of the constant search for flies is where to breed offspring. The best place for oviposition in a residential area - spoiled food, decaying garbage, feces. Given the delicate sense of smell of an insect, this factor must be taken into account when choosing a place where to put traps.
4. Most people are familiar with the situation, how difficult it is to catch a fly in a room. It is difficult to catch an insect by surprise, because due to the special structure of the eye, it perceives the slightest flicker, has a viewing angle of 180⁰. But he calmly sits down where his relatives already exist, for example, on adhesive tape.

This is interesting! To understand how developed the sense of smell is in flies, Swiss scientists conducted an experiment, luring them to the aroma of different products. It turned out that the maximum distance from which flies distinguish the smell of meat is 3 km.

Types of simple traps

The whole variety of homemade flycatchers can conditionally be combined into 3 groups.

• With edible bait, when an insect enters a confined space, but does not die, but simply cannot get out.
• With poison bait. The fly dies after eating "sweet".
• Sticky flycatchers. Having become bogged down in a sticky substance, the insect dies of hunger.

There are craftsmen who make homemade "stun guns" for flies, but this device can hardly be made without certain professional skills.

From a plastic bottle

A primitive fly trap is easiest to make from ordinary plastic bottle. The essence of the device is that the design involves the movement of the insect in only one direction - inside the container. There is no reverse. And in order for the fly to want to penetrate there, they prepare a bait with an attractive smell.

The bottle must be cut in half. The lower part is a bait container. The upper inverted half is a funnel, through the narrow neck of which the insect enters the trap. The ratio of the height of the lower and upper parts is 2: 1, the funnel must be tightly fixed with tape or a stapler.

Advice! The funnel itself should not come into contact with the bait, contain drops of sweet liquid, other food, otherwise the insect will have no reason to climb inside, it will “lunch” on approach.

How to catch and direct a fly into a trap located in a certain part of the room? To do this, use the following compositions.

• Sweet liquid - rare jam, sugar syrup, honey, Coca-Cola.
• fermented liquid. It is easy to get it if you add a drop of dry yeast to the sweet filler.
• Flies fly well on red wine, beer.
• If you add ground pepper (black) or a granular insecticide, such as Agita, to a sweet liquid, insects will not only fall into a trap, but also die.

Advice! Meat or fish as bait is best used outdoors. Flies and I have different ideas about pleasant smells - what they like irritates our sense of smell.

The final touch - traps are placed in the most attractive places for insects. On the windowsills - flies seek the light, kitchen table, Next To The Trash Can, Toilet Bowl.

From a glass jar

You can make a fly trap with your own hands from glass jar and appropriately sized funnels.

At the bottom of the dishes put overripe fruits of a sweet taste - apples, bananas, peaches, apricots. Well, if they start to rot and wander. Instead of a lid, a funnel is inserted, securely fixed so that there are no gaps between it and the wall of the can - the trap is wrapped around the circumference of the neck with adhesive tape and electrical tape.

From a plastic container

To make a small neat flycatcher, take any transparent container - a glass, a plastic container. Put a little honey, sweet fruits, jam on the bottom, cover cling film, in which 1-3 small holes are made. The principle of operation of the device is the same as described above.

Advice! When using a homemade trap, do not forget to dispose of insects from time to time, wash the container, and renew the bait. Don't let the flycatcher become a source of unsanitary conditions.

Duct tape

Another type of DIY fly trap is homemade duct tape. Numerous videos on how to make a sticky substance from honey and sugar do not hold water. Such a coating will dry quickly, God forbid, if you manage to catch a few insects. To get Velcro, similar to purchased ones, use the following composition.

• 2 parts pine resin (rosin), melted on a burner or water bath;
• 1 part castor or linseed oil;
• a little (“for taste”) honey, sugar syrup.

You will get a truly sticky substance that retains a viscous consistency for a long time. Ribbons are cut from durable kraft paper, parchment, oilcloth.

Advice! If you have ALT glue, which is used to control small rodents, it can be used for adhesive tape.

Homemade traps: pros and cons

Having considered how you can make a fly trap from a plastic bottle or other transparent container, we will analyze whether the device is worth the time spent.

Arguments for":

• safe, environmentally friendly device;
• simple and quick to do;
• available materials;
• several flies fall into the trap per day;
• no need to pay money.

Cons of a homemade fixture:

• does not give a 100% guarantee of the destruction of insects;
• does not always look aesthetically pleasing;

Conclusion. Still, there are more advantages. Definitely gives an effect if there are few flies. The sheepskin is worth the candle if other options (fumigator, insecticides) are not available for some reason.

With homemade adhesive tape, unless absolutely necessary, we would not mess around. It is inexpensive, in addition, the purchased analogue has an undeniable advantage - the composition of the sticky substance includes an attractant - a pheromone that attracts insects.

Bottle insect trap:

One of the inhabitants of Australia decided to check how the device works, the drawing of which he took from old books. Inside the post you will find his detailed account of the creation of a fly trap from the Australian colonialists, as well as an impressive "catch" (the view is certainly not for the faint of heart).

We are talking about a dry trap, once in which the flies die from dehydration.

I made it with my own hands from boards and mesh in just a few hours and after 10 months of operation I can say that this is the most high-tech solution without the use of chemicals. At the end, you will see a visual result of her work and, I am sure, you will be very surprised.

Outwardly, the trap resembles a small bedside table made of wood. The design of the trap must be transparent to sunlight, so its walls and lid are made of mesh with small cells.

The main secret of the design is the pyramidal bottom. Flies always fly up towards the light, so the bottom of the trap is made in the shape of a pyramid. The transparent mesh "deceives" the fly, no matter how ridiculous it may sound.

I can't resist spoiling its effectiveness. Guess how long it took? You will find the answer at the end of the article.

As you can clearly see, the design of the flycatcher is quite simple, and it can be assembled from improvised means: the remains of a lining or timber, boards from an unnecessary fence, an old stool or even a bedside table.

I got creative and decided to make the fly trap look professional.

For this:

First I designed the design on the computer.
- I decided to use Australian red cedar as a material.
- The walls will be made of stainless mesh.
- The base pyramid will also be made from this grid.

The first thing to do is figure out what size frame you can have with your wood. In my case, this is a 40 × 40 mm timber.

With the help of a grinder, I bring the wood to a normal state and proceed to making grooves for installing the grid.

Note! The mesh can be screwed to the frame with self-tapping screws, but, again, I wanted to make a high-quality flycatcher, so I approach the process professionally.

I set the saw depth to 12 mm, clamp the timber and make the first cut. Then I repeat the same operation on the other side of the beam so that they are at an angle of 90 degrees.
- Again, we recall our task - to make a professional model. Therefore, I arm myself with a planer and chamfer the corners to give the legs a more noble look.
- Then I process the wood with wax, in order, firstly, to give more saturated color, and secondly, to protect it from moisture.

I'm starting to create the most important part of the flytrap - the pyramidal bottom. This process should be given maximum attention.

When the mesh has been cut and bent, I turn over the body of the wooden flycatcher and fasten the first element of the pyramid mesh. I repeat the same steps with three other pieces of the grid so that the top of the pyramid is inside the body of the trap.

Later, once everything is dry, I cut out the top of this pyramid to create a larger hole.

This is an important part of the work that affects efficiency:

Too small a hole and the flies won't get in;
- too big - and they will run away.

Note! I cut the top of the pyramid to 25mm.

I bought copper loops and a latch hook. Then I drilled holes for the screws in the wood and screwed the hinges to the body and lid.

Advice! You can make baits yourself, or you can buy them in hardware stores. I don't list the names on purpose, because local manufacturers produce them for your area.

And finally, the results of the work for the week - all seven days the flycatcher stood on the lawn near the gazebo, and the flies did not bother us at all.

There were just too many dead flies. I even wanted to evaluate the result with mathematical accuracy, and for this I took some measurements:

To begin with, I poured them into empty plastic containers.
Then I weighed it on an electronic scale. The result is 2.3 kg!

Two and a half kilograms per week, and the flies died from dehydration and their weight was significantly reduced.

By simple calculations and intermediate weighings, I calculated that in just a week my flycatcher caught 1800 flies! Can you imagine how this whole crowd would spoil my vacation if it were not for the flycatcher?

- one of the most annoying insects that fly into the room from the street.

fly flying around the apartment

Being in a constant search for food, they circle the room, making an annoying buzz.

If it was not at hand to catch these flying insects, you can collect it yourself from improvised means. At the same time, it will work no worse than a professional one.

Forbidding sign with a fly

How to make a fly trap yourself - the best designs?

How to make a fly trap so that it really works?

To do this, it is important to be familiar with the habits, instincts of flying insects.

1. Flies are in constant motion as they search for food. The insect will definitely react to the prepared tasty bait. As such, honey, overripe fruits, jam are used.
2. Of particular interest to flies is meat, especially if it is not the first freshness.
3. To organize the masonry, flies use products that have become unusable and decaying garbage. Given the presence of a good sense of smell, the device must be placed in places that are attractive to them.
4. It is very difficult to catch a fly, because it has a developed angle of view, it sees every flicker well. But at the same time, she safely sits on surfaces that have already attracted her relatives.

Conditionally homemade flycatchers can be divided into three groups:

• filled with edible bait;
• filled with poisons;
• sticky.

It is realistic to assemble a trap from improvised means in a short time.

Plastic bottle

Before starting work, you need to prepare everything you need.

1. 1.5 liter plastic bottle;
2. granulated sugar;
3. overripe banana.

• Measure from the bottom of the bottle about 2/3 of the height, draw a line. Then, using a sharp knife or scissors, cut the bottle into two parts: a large one and a smaller one. The result should be a kind of tall glass, a small funnel with a neck.
• At the bottom of a large part of the bottle, you need to pour 1 tbsp. granulated sugar so that it completely covers the entire surface.
• Peel the banana, cut it into small pieces. The fruit must be fully ripe, overripe. Greenish bananas are not suitable.
• Put banana slices on granulated sugar, mash it to make a fruit puree. The sweetness will be an excellent bait for flies, which prefer to feed on organic matter that has begun to deteriorate.
• After preparing the puree, pour into the bottle warm water, stir the mixture. The liquid should rise about 3.5 - 4 cm above the bottom of the bottle. The combination of granulated sugar, warm water will speed up the start of fermentation, which will make such a fly bait very attractive.
• From the second, smaller part of the bottle, twist the cap. Now lower it with its neck down into a plastic glass with sweet bait, but so as not to touch the banana mass.

The bottle fly trap is ready to use.

Visual instructions for making a trap

You can use it for a week. The principle of operation is as follows: a fly, attracted by the smell of a fermenting banana mixture, crawls down to a narrow neck, goes down. The insect will not be able to get back.

If the device is slightly improved by wrapping it with paper, then it will attract mosquitoes.

The following composition is used as a filling sweet bait:

1. any sweet liquid - jam diluted with water, sugar or honey syrup, cola;
2. fermented liquid - for this, a few granules of dry yeast must be added to the prepared sweet filling.

If desired, you can make a poisonous filler.

Completed fly trap

To do this, add (optionally) black ground pepper or granules of any insecticide, in particular Agita, to the sweet contents. Then the insects will not only be caught, but also die.

metal can

A flycatcher can be made from an ordinary can, for example, in which there was dog food.

• Wash the container, remove the label from it, dry the jar.
• Take tape, cut off a few pieces. It can be replaced with insulating tape. The pieces should be of such length that they can be wrapped around the prepared jar. Do not touch the sticky part. Otherwise, the trap will not work.
• Wrap the jar with duct tape, sticky side down. Rub it around the entire circumference with your fingers so that the sticky layer remains on the metal surface.
• Remove the tape. If the surface of the jar does not stick well, then repeat the operation.
• Glue a flashlight with ultraviolet light to the lid of the jar, place it inside.

Place the jar on a flat surface, turn on the light. Flies will fly into the light, stick to the walls of the jar.

Metal can as a fly trap

The trap, when it stops working, is disposed of, having previously taken out a flashlight.

A do-it-yourself fruit fly trap looks simple:

1. To the bottom of the glass plastic container put sweet bait.
2. Close the container with cling film, make several holes in it. Secure the film with adhesive tape to keep it in place.

Drosophila, reacting to the sweet smell, fall into the trap.

sticky paper

If desired, you can make Velcro for flies.

• You need a large paper bag from which you need to cut strips. Size: 2.5cm width / 15cm length. You will need about five to six strips.
• Lay the tapes on a horizontal surface. Take scissors, make one hole in the surface of the tape at a distance of 2.5 cm from the end. For this operation, it is allowed to use a hole punch.
• Cut the ropes 15 - 20 cm long. You can use thin twine. There should be as many ropes as there are paper ribbons.
• Thread the ropes into the holes, tie knots so that they do not fall out.
• Mix sugar, honey, water in equal proportions. Mix well and cook a sweet syrup. Allow mixture to cool to room temperature.
• Dip the prepared paper strip into the sticky composition so that they are saturated with syrup. Then spread the blanks on the surface of the parchment so that they can dry.
• Hang the strips in the chosen places. To increase efficiency, the strips must be hung in one place, i.e. group.

After the flies stop sticking to the surface of the strips, the traps must be thrown out. There is very little sticky syrup left on them and paper is no longer dangerous for insects.

Sticky fly traps

To renew the effect, rewet the paper tapes with sweet syrup.

Conclusion

Using homemade traps, it is necessary to dispose of them periodically, disinfect the container, and renew the bait.

Video: Making a sticky fly trap at home

To deal with them, the same methods are used.

First of all, it is necessary to find the source of their distribution and get rid of it, most often it is stored at room temperature. fruits or vegetables, and garbage bag.

If there is no effect for several days, it is necessary to use certain methods:

1. clean the whole apartment;
2. get rid of leftover food, wash pet dishes regularly, wash out the trash can, scrub kitchen cabinets thoroughly with an alkaline solution;
3. turn on the insect fumigator;
4. smear the adhesive tape with fruit juice and use for its intended purpose;
5. lean the mosquito plate against the window, when heated, they will destroy pests;
6. collect insects with a vacuum cleaner from the source from the distribution, immediately take the bag of garbage out into the street;
7. handle sewer drains chemicals, pour soda into the drain first, then vinegar, after the reaction is completed, turn on the water and clean the drain.

If you live near a garbage dump, you need to hang a net on the windows through which insects cannot enter the room.

Traps

On sale you can find ready-made fly traps, they are highly efficient, main manufacturers: Aeroxon, raptor. The principle of their operation is that insects flock to the smell of the liquid and stick to the inside of the structure, while the outside of the trap remains clean.

There are also natural trap flowers, for which insects serve as food, they are absolutely safe for humans, do not differ in large sizes and do not require special care. The process of closing and opening a flower during prey capture is also very interesting to watch.

DIY traps

The easiest way to get rid of midges is an empty bottle with a fairly narrow neck, where you need to pour a little mixture of fruit juice and soapy water.

1. The solution should be poured into several jars with a wide mouth, put in places where insects accumulate.
2. Drosophila will fly to the smell emitted by the solution, but if they enter the container, they will not be able to get out of it due to the lack of a film on the surface of the water.
3. The solution must be topped up as it dries.

Such a simple technique allows you to get rid of pests, but it takes more time.

There is a high probability that the insects have already laid their larvae in a secluded place, the process of getting rid of them can take a week.

It must be borne in mind that midges can appear even as a result of a piece of apple accidentally left on the table.

The principle of operation is the same, but in this case you only need kvass, juice, or rotten fruit pieces of vegetables or fruits. Can be used as a container old mug or glass jar.

1. 1/4 of the container must be filled with bait;
2. the inlet must be closed with a paper funnel;
3. flies should fly in from the wide end, but they will no longer be able to find a narrow hole.

If midges appeared at the end of summer, they will help get rid of them watermelon or melon.

1. Fruit slices must be placed in a bulk bag and left overnight in the kitchen.
2. The bag should not have holes, but it should be open for insects to enter.
3. In the morning, you need to close it with a sharp movement and take it to the trash.
4. If after that midges begin to fly in the kitchen again, then the insects have laid larvae, from which new individuals have hatched.

Drosophila in indoor plants

Quite often, fruit flies curl around flower pots, they are attracted to rotting leaves and wet soil. Sometimes the cause of the spread of midges is soil contaminated in the store, in the presence of such doubts the soil must be kept in the oven before use.

Plant it is not recommended to transfuse, fallen flowers and leaves must be thrown away. A match, which must be stuck into the soil with a painted end, will also help reduce the number of insects. If midges are found in a pot of flowers, it is also recommended to water the plant with an insecticide that is harmless to it, the action of the drug is aimed primarily at the destruction of midges and their larvae.

Dichlorvos is considered the most extreme measure to get rid of midges; it is not recommended to be indoors during the disinfection period.

Folk methods

People over the years have also figured out how to deal with fruit flies. Fighting with these methods is not difficult, but at the same time very effective.

• fern leaves, elderberry And tansy spread out in all rooms, midges will fly away because of an unpleasant smell for them;

Tansy is prohibited for use in weak vessels of the brain, it can cause headaches in patients.

• kerosene, turpentine - it is recommended to add to water when washing floors or windows;
• tomato seedling, eucalyptus, geranium- the flies will fly away because of the unpleasant smell;
• laurel oil- it is recommended to use it for rubbing window frames and shoals.

- an insect that, under favorable conditions, is capable of rapid reproduction and development. About how many Drosophila live and what kind of them - read on our website.

Prevention

In order to prevent the appearance of mold and rot, at least once a week, it is necessary to check and inspect food stored outside the refrigerator. The reproduction rate of fruit flies is very high, if the source of their distribution is not eliminated in time, their number will increase rapidly.

It is also necessary to throw out garbage in a timely manner, do not leave fruits and vegetables out of the refrigerator for a long time.

Fruit flies most often occur near decaying foods, especially in the kitchen, big problems can arise if the house is located near the trash can. To get rid of them, it is recommended to use traps that you can make yourself.

It is very important to monitor the cleanliness of the room, regularly throw out garbage, and do not leave food for a long time at room temperature. In extreme cases, dichlorvos can be used, if midges are wound up in plants, they must be treated with insecticides. Compliance with these rules is the answer to the question of how to breed fruit flies once and for all.

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I used to make my own fly traps from an inverted cone, but once I didn’t have tape on hand, so I decided to make another trap. To my surprise, it worked just as well and was even easier to make.

Fruit flies can be a problem in the kitchen, but getting rid of them is very easy.

You just need to follow these steps:

• Put the bait at the bottom of the container.
• Cover container with foil.
• Secure the film with a rubber band.
• Make holes so that insects can get inside the container.

Step 1: Materials

Materials:

• Container.
• Film.
• Rubber.
• Bait.

Tools:

• Something sharp.

Step 2: Choose a container

You want a small container that won't tip over accidentally (especially annoying if you're using red wine as bait). I think that ideal option are yogurt cups or the bottom halves of plastic bottles.

Plastic containers are good because they are disposable - it's easier to throw out a used trap than to clean out flies from a glass.

Step 3: Making the Bait

To lure the flies, you need to put something tasty on the bottom of the container. It is best to put the food they like the most. They are usually attracted to red wine, banana or banana peel, orange juice. Liquid bait is good because the flies drown in it, and do not have time to lay eggs.

I also learned that it is good at attracting flies Apple vinegar, and a little dishwashing detergent hastens the death of trapped insects.

Note: Be careful with dishwashing detergent. I added an apple scent and it repelled all the flies. I had to make another trap, this time without dishwashing liquid, and it worked as it should.

Step 4: Cover the flytrap with foil and fix it

Cover the container with foil and secure with a rubber band.

Step 5: Making Holes

Make 1-4 holes in the film. Holes should be slightly more sizes flies - say, 2 mm. The tighter the film is stretched, the easier it is to pierce.

Step 6: Remove Other Breeding Sites

In order for all insects to fall into the trap, they should not have any other attractive places left in the house - the garbage must be thrown out, all the fruits should be put in the refrigerator. You will only need to follow this for the first couple of days. The more carefully you keep cleanliness, the sooner you will get rid of fruit flies.

In the summer, when fruit is plentiful, I only try to prevent the appearance of flies and simply set the trap in advance.

Step 7: Freezing

Fruit flies reproduce at a tremendous rate, and if you want them to die in the trap, and not breed in it, then you need to periodically destroy these flies. I think, best option- put makeshift trap for flies in the freezer at night.