Woman uses plastic bag hack to banish house flies and 'hasn't seen one since'
dailyrecord.co.ukSummer is prime time for pesky house flies to invade homes and once they get in they can be a nightmare to banish.Their buzzing can quickly become a nuisance and they are also spreaders of bacteria, especially when they land on food.
To get rid of them the first port of call is usually to grab a fly swat and chase after them around the house. But now, one woman has shared a simple trick that she uses to keep the bugs from entering her house at all - the Express reports.
To prevent fly infestations, all you need is a plastic bag and some water. Based in Florida in the USA, Genny West took to Instagram to explain the unusual method.
In a video shared on her profile @Gennywest_orlan.dorealtor, she said: “Okay, why do I have a plastic bag filled with water on my sliding door handle?“Everybody's having a really bad time with flies, and so the plumber came and he said ‘It’s like a southern thing, you had a bag of water on your doorway, and you won’t have a fly’.“I said: ‘You made this up.’ He said: ‘I don’t know, but you need to try it because it works.’“So I want someone who is fully southern - I have lived my time in the south but I am not a fully southern - born, raised, tell me why this works.“I have not had a fly in my house, or even around me when I’m outside since.
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