Flies

[overherebc]

A couple of weeks ago couldn't sit outside because it was so hot and no breeze.

Now can't sit outside because of 870,873,015 flies.

[MJCM]

Just buy this at your local market (very cheap). Put it onto some sticks (usually they come with it) and watch them stick to it

Edit: Very impressed OP, that you managed to count them all

Edited June 12, 2016 by MJCM

[overherebc]

Just buy this at your local market (very cheap). Put it onto some sticks (usually they come with it) and watch them stick to it

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Edit: Very impressed OP, that you managed to count them all

Easy, counted them on one foot and multiplied by 2 plus a fudge factor.

Will look for the sticky thing.

Cheers.

[wooloomooloo]

Just buy this at your local market (very cheap). Put it onto some sticks (usually they come with it) and watch them stick to it

It works. It's a holocaust for the flies.

Think Pocky with fly flavouring.

[overherebc]

Just buy this at your local market (very cheap). Put it onto some sticks (usually they come with it) and watch them stick to it

It works. It's a holocaust for the flies.

Think Pocky with fly flavouring.

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That looks impressive.

I will get tomorrow.

[Dmaxdan]

You should also be able too buy sticky fly paper from your local market or shop. We buy five sheets for 20 baht. Works well from my experience. You just open them out and you have an instant fly party....that there is no going home from....

I must admit that I can't remember ever seeing so many flies In previous years as there seems to be at the moment.

[MJCM]

You should also be able too buy sticky fly paper from your local market or shop. We buy five sheets for 20 baht. Works well from my experience. You just open them out and you have an instant fly party....that there is no going home from....

I must admit that I can't remember ever seeing so many flies In previous years as there seems to be at the moment.

Care to show a picture ? I have never seen those in our local market Edited June 12, 2016 by MJCM

[colinneil]

I use rat glue. I get strips of polycarbonate (yellow) dip them it rat glue, cut a hole in a plastic bottle.

Place it near the table, then sit back. Today got more than 100 flies.

[samsensam]

sounds like you live in australia

[overherebc]

You should also be able too buy sticky fly paper from your local market or shop. We buy five sheets for 20 baht. Works well from my experience. You just open them out and you have an instant fly party....that there is no going home from....

I must admit that I can't remember ever seeing so many flies In previous years as there seems to be at the moment.

I suppose that's why I posted. For me as well it just seems to be they are taking over the whole place, outside that is.

Not sure if because of the long hot period followed by a lot of rain or what.

Have to say my little Thai dog is also doing her bit to lessen the numbers.

God knows how many she's chopped already.

[wooloomooloo]

Just buy this at your local market (very cheap). Put it onto some sticks (usually they come with it) and watch them stick to it

It works. It's a holocaust for the flies.

Think Pocky with fly flavouring.

IMG_09181.jpg

That looks impressive.

I will get tomorrow.

That's nothing. I only took a photo of two Pocky fly-flavoured skewers. There's actually thirteen out there today and they're covered with thousands of the little blighters, which is pretty much the same as yesterday.

Edited June 12, 2016 by wooloomooloo

[wooloomooloo]

overherebc, on 12 Jun 2016 - 20:19, said:overherebc, on 12 Jun 2016 - 20:19, said:

Have to say my little Thai dog is also doing her bit to lessen the numbers.

Ha ha. We had the local frog out yesterday afternoon picking them off at random. Not the poisonous variety, though. My wife would tap his back and he'd puff up in to some super frog-monster.

I love the flora and fauna here and shame we have to return to UK later in the week.

This little colourful iguana was doing his best to shag all of the local female population:

Edited June 12, 2016 by wooloomooloo

[overherebc]

overherebc, on 12 Jun 2016 - 20:19, said:overherebc, on 12 Jun 2016 - 20:19, said:

Have to say my little Thai dog is also doing her bit to lessen the numbers.

Ha ha. We had the local frog out yesterday afternoon picking them off at random. Not the poisonous variety, though. My wife would tap his back and he'd puff up in to some super frog-monster.

I love the flora and fauna here and shame we have to return to UK later in the week.

This little colourful iguana was doing his best to shag all of the local female population:

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Lots of life around my place. Two months ago we had two visits from a Hoopoo, most days have two large couls hunting frogs in the back garden. We've had all kinds of snakes including a fairly large cobra that luckily only paid a short visit. A monitor lizard that keeps sticking it's head over the wall from the waste ground at the back. Many birds that include tiny things that don't look much bigger than a humming bird, they love playing in the spray from the sprinkler on the back lawn and are nesting in the hedges.

Everyday seems to bring something different. All good apart from the bloody flies.

[Dmaxdan]

You should also be able too buy sticky fly paper from your local market or shop. We buy five sheets for 20 baht. Works well from my experience. You just open them out and you have an instant fly party....that there is no going home from....

I must admit that I can't remember ever seeing so many flies In previous years as there seems to be at the moment.

Care to show a picture ? I have never seen those in our local market

Maybe they are not available everywhere.

[MJCM]

@Dmaxdan.

Thanks. Appreciated.

[Kabula]

Do what was reported in America in the hot, humid, southern states in the summer for many decades.

Hot and sweaty women would sit on the porch with their legs spread resting their feet on the porch railing holding a watermelon.

Flys never landed on the watermelon! It was very comfortable sitting next to them!

[thailand49]

Durian season is here that is why?

[KhunBENQ]

Another brand of sticky fly paper.

Just this morning I bought three sheets in our village shop.

5 Baht a piece.

Funny enough they are Made in Vietnam.

About a dozen trapped already on one.

Exactly like these:

Obviously you can mail order a 1000 (!) pieces for 2200 Baht if you have a billion flies

Edited June 14, 2016 by KhunBENQ

[baneko]

Loads here in Phanat Nikhom. Usually sitting next to a fan helps.

[backtofront]

A small bird has just taken up residence in our eatery. This one appears to be fond of eating flies. Darts around catching the nasty things in mid-flight. Can sit for hours just watching it. Wish we had a few more. 

[giddyup]

On 6/13/2016 at 4:38 PM, Kabula said:

Do what was reported in America in the hot, humid, southern states in the summer for many decades.

Hot and sweaty women would sit on the porch with their legs spread resting their feet on the porch railing holding a watermelon.

Flys never landed on the watermelon! It was very comfortable sitting next to them!

That joke has whiskers on it. Boom, boom.

[thaibeachlovers]

I've never known flies to be as big a problem in LOS as that.

Have you looked for something dead nearby?