Oh my gosh! I have thyme that is spreading like crazy and I love it. But, last year and now this year it seems that the flies love it, too! I thought maybe my cat left a mouse there last year, but they are back with a vengeance! Didn't seem to be bad until I let some of it flower because we went out of town a few days. Could that be it? Has anyone else had this problem? I'm going to "prune" all the flowers off and will let you know if this works.
sherry
bend in the high desert
oregon
USA
3775 Posts
Posted - Jun 27 2010 : 2:02:01 PM
also could it be that flies are the natural pollinator like bees to a flower. flies are helpful pollinators. they love yews right now here. not sure about this just a thought. happy days sherrye
the learn as we go silk purse farm farm girl #1014
I hate flies! They are all over the place. I just thought it's because I have all these animals and the stuff that goes with them. I have thyme and will have to go see if there are flies on the plants now.
Kris
Happiness is simple.
Karrieann
True Blue Farmgirl
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Karrieann
Northeast
Georgia
USA
1900 Posts
Posted - Jun 27 2010 : 6:34:26 PM
.. I don't have thyme.. and the flies are just plain awful here!!!! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! pests pests!!!! leave me aloneeeeeeeee I know I am so dang sweet.. but buzz off already!
I talked to a friend of mine about the flies. She swears that putting 5 pennies in a quart size ziploc bag with water and zipping it shut will help repel them. She has a bag by each door and it does seem to be helping! I'm going to try it. Pruning the thyme helped, but I hate flies as much as earwigs! Eeeeeew!
sherry
bend in the high desert
oregon
USA
3775 Posts
Posted - Jun 30 2010 : 06:55:03 AM
i use the pennies in clear gallon bags with water. i double the bags and use freezer bags for this. i am putting them in the barn entrance and into the house also. it seems to help. the fly has lots of eyeballs. it sees the bag as a big bug with eyes. they avoid the area. we have a cafe on the coast serving seafood. they have the bags hanging off the ceiling and out by the outdoor tables. a lot of bags but NO FLIES with all doors and windows open and food all over NO FLIES. just a thought happy days sherrye
the learn as we go silk purse farm farm girl #1014
Oh, the flies!!
Posted - Jun 27 2010 : 12:45:24 PM
