{"id":117,"date":"2022-03-25T02:37:17","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T02:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/outfitthehouse.com\/?p=117"},"modified":"2023-05-08T19:08:35","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T19:08:35","slug":"how-to-get-rid-of-flies-from-the-outdoor-patio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outfitthehouse.com\/how-to-get-rid-of-flies-from-the-outdoor-patio\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways to Get Rid of Flies from the Outdoor Patio"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you’re enjoying your patio in the summertime, the last thing you want is a pesky fly that won’t stop buzzing around your head. Whether it’s one or dozens of them swarming the patio, it instantly makes it an uncomfortable place to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If flies have invaded your outdoor patio, you can get rid of them using their hypersensitive sense of smell. Flies hate the scent of vodka, basil, peppermint, and cayenne. For traps, use meat or anything sugary like fruit and soda. You can also use any type of fan to deter them from an area.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flies can detect odors up to four miles away, so it’s no question why your barbecue was invaded by these pests. They can instantly turn a get-together into an annoying experience. Unfortunately, they are far more than simply annoying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flies can pose a serious health risk to anyone eating or drinking on your outdoor patio. According to the<\/strong> <\/strong><\/a>World Health Organization<\/strong><\/a>, house flies can carry many diseases like cholera, dysentery, typhoid fever, leprosy, and trachoma. <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take heart, there are many ways to prevent and get rid of flies before they ruin your party or cause a health problem. Follow the steps below for the total removal of these pesky invaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Clean Up<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Flies will eat just about anything and your outdoor patio or the area surrounding it may be a prime location for food. On the patio itself, any scraps of food—especially near the grill—will draw them in instantly. Your patio or the area around it might have standing water, trash, or opened sugary drinks. The longer you leave them out, the more flies you’ll attract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regularly tend to your yard by picking up dog and animal waste often. A fly’s main goal is to lay eggs and they can only do that on a food source that is decomposing. A regular pickup schedule will cut them off from an otherwise very reliable resource.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When serving food outside, clean up quickly. Use caps or lids on sugary drinks and throw them out as soon as you are done. It will only take a couple of minutes for flies to descend on your food and drinks.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perform regular maintenance around the yard to keep flies at bay like mowing the lawn, clearing away trash, keeping garbage cans covered, and getting rid of any standing water. The cleaner the yard, the less attractive it is to flies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Use Fans to remove Flies from a Patio<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If your outdoor patio is covered, installing a ceiling fan is a great way to keep flies and many other bugs away. Flies and mosquitoes, in particular, do not like moving air and fans will usually do the trick to ward them off. You can also point an oscillating fan at a food or seating area to target certain places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/a>\"\"\n\n\n\n

<\/a>\"\"Automatic fly fans like these on Amazon<\/a> are also a great way to target specific areas of the patio. These battery-powered fans are only a little over a foot tall and cone-shaped. At the top of the cone, three soft blades spin and create just enough air current to repel flies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The blades also have reflectors to catch the light which confuses them and drives them away. The battery lasts 30 hours and the blades automatically stop when touched, making it a safe, effective, and low maintenance solution for warding off flies from small areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Homemade Fly Traps<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Making a homemade fly trap is easy and you can use household items that you probably already have. For bait, you can use any type of fruit, meat, or sugary drink. Since they rely on their sense of smell more than anything, the older and riper the food, the better. Apple cider vinegar will also attract them. Pungency is key.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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