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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

The weather has finally warmed up here and now there plenty of super annoying houseflies. They're way to fast to swat and have an annoying habit of landing on you.

I've tried Google's suggestion of water/vinegar and a bit of dish soap in a bottle, but they don't seem to go for it at all.

I'm up for trying anything, please make suggestions!

Edit: Thank you to all for your suggestions. So far I've tried the idea of spraying them with surface cleaner which appears to work well

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[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Invest in venus flytraps. They're very loyal pets.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (3 children)

But have some special needs most people don't know of! They are native to Virginia, they are not tropical plants. Therefore part of their life cycle is a yearly dormancy period due to snow. Put your venus flytrap OUTSIDE in the winter folks! Also I'm told you should only use distilled water. And don't touch the mouths and cause them to close without feeding.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I just water them with longer standing but still hard water. It's very happy.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

In addition, be sure to supplement their diet with the occasional human leg

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

What happens during years it doesn't snow in Virginia? Do they just die?