Organic Ways to Get Rid of Flies in Your House

Got a problem with flies in your house? Well here I will share ways to get rid of those pesky flies in your home. The first thing to know is that flies like warm temperatures. So, if you like living in a sauna, then the flies will be very comfortable living with you in your home. Some of you may laugh at how I stated that, but it's not a laughing matter. Do you know how harmful a fly can be to your health? Well according to some reports, house-flies don't bite, so that makes them pathogens carriers, and that makes them carriers of diseases. Yuck!

Secondly, if you wish to rid your home of flies, try not leaving open food around in your home. If you are having dinner, place the food in containers that can be closed after you have served your food. As long as the flies don't have a scent of your food, they are likely to keep moving in search of food. When you have finished your meal, put your food away, and if there are any leftovers, place them in the refrigerator, or in the oven for safekeeping. And the food that is to be thrown away should be placed in the trash. Seal or cover your trash or garbage. Open food and its containers attracts flies just as well as animal feces do. So, if you have a pooch, keep that yard free of its poop. Another idea to ad to this, is to keep your trash cans as far away as possible from your house. This will keep the flies away as well.

Third, my grandmother always cleaned her home with pure bleach. I would ask her why she always cleaned with bleach and her reply was simply, "To keep the flies out." And believe it or not, we never had to worry about the flies when we went to visit her.

When using the 'clean' method by cleaning your home with bleach, wash your walls, floors and clean your kitchen area with bleach. I'm sure the reason is because of the scent of the bleach. There isn't a person that I know who loves the stench of bleach.

Another great, organic way to rid your home of flies is to place lemons slices around your eating areas. You may not have to use an actual lemon, lemon fragrance could be used as well. There is something about the scent of lemons that flies don't like. When we cook outside, our family cuts a lemon and place slices of lemons and oranges on the picnic tables.

And last but not least, if you don't want flies in your house, keep the doors and windows closed! A screen is a great way to still enjoy the summer breeze, but keep those pesky flies out.