Fly in the apartment: what you can do about it

As soon as the warm summer days begin, flies appear in the apartment. You can forget about rest and relaxation while humming annoying insects. We have summarized for you what you can do about it.

This way flies don't even get into your apartment

So that you do not get annoyed by the buzzing noise, you have to take measures to prevent flies in the apartment.

• Place mosquito screens and mosquito nets on the windows. These form a natural barrier that prevents flies from entering the apartment through the window.
• Do not ventilate on the sunny side, since flies always prefer to stay on this side. Adjust ventilation times by watching when the sun shines in which window.
• Fragrance barriers ensure that flies stay away. You can mix essential oils such as laurel oil with water and place them in a flat bowl in the apartment or at the window.
• Similar to essential oils in the bowl, fragrance lamps with lavender, eucalyptus or citrus oil work.
• Plant shrubs such as tomatoes or basil can be placed on the windowsill that keep flies away from your window with your smell.
• Lavender and scented geraniums are just as unpopular with flies.
• Take a bowl and fill with water and vinegar. Place the bowl on the windowsill while airing. That should keep flies away as well.
• If you clean your windows with vinegar cleaner, you can create a temporary fragrance barrier against flies.
• Since flies are always looking for breeding grounds for your eggs and foraging for food, you should under no circumstances leave open food scraps or waste in the apartment.
• Clean your trash can with vinegar cleaner to keep flies away. Dispose of the organic waste only in tightly closed garbage bags.
• Since flies are also attracted to excrement, you should clean the litter box more frequently in summer than usual.

Combat flies effectively in the home

Unfortunately, flies cannot always be kept away from the apartment. In this case, only hard measures help.

• You can use a fly swatter to remove flies. However, if you use a towel, you have a larger surface and can remove the fly more accurately.
• You can attract flies by attaching adhesive strips with attractants to the ceiling or a lamp.
• You can also buy curly strips with ornaments that look a little more decorative. Since these are often toxic, they should be hung out of the reach of children.
• Since electric lamps attract insects with UV light, they are electrocuted as soon as the insects sit on the lamp.
• Insect killers for the socket are effective, but can also have a negative impact on people. Feeling of numbness and inflammation of the mucous membranes cannot be excluded.
• Carnivorous plants are a natural way to kill flies.

Home remedies for flying in the apartment

Home remedies can also help against flies in an emergency:

• Mix vinegar and fruit juice in a 1: 1 ratio and add a drop of detergent. For example, leave the bowl with the mixture on the table. Flies are attracted to the scent and drown in the mixture, as the detergent dissolves the surface tension of the water.
• Keep draft in the apartment. Sometimes flies and insects can be blown out through the draft.

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