Thu Jun 24, 2004 4:52 pm
Spiders are everywhere... but they don't do their job well enough XD Fly paper works, it's horribly cruel but it works
Thu Jun 24, 2004 5:12 pm
I might sound a bit stupid..but what does fly paper actually -do-? 
Last year the council brought in these stupid plastic boxes to put cans and stuff in, and that is what we think brought in flying ants. But we just squirted them with 'Flash' and they went.
The worst thing was, they were in the kitchen. And the bathroom is directly above the kitchen.
And it was v.scary having all those eyes watching you when you went to the loo.
Last year the council brought in these stupid plastic boxes to put cans and stuff in, and that is what we think brought in flying ants. But we just squirted them with 'Flash' and they went.
The worst thing was, they were in the kitchen. And the bathroom is directly above the kitchen.
And it was v.scary having all those eyes watching you when you went to the loo.
Thu Jun 24, 2004 5:20 pm
jellyoflight wrote:I might sound a bit stupid..but what does fly paper actually -do-?
Fly paper is a sticky strip of paper that has a scent pleasing to flies. Of course, that attracts them, and when they try to go to it, they get stuck.
They work really well, but the gross part is when you have to throw tens of flies out.
Thu Jun 24, 2004 7:51 pm
Yoshi wrote:jellyoflight wrote:I might sound a bit stupid..but what does fly paper actually -do-?
Fly paper is a sticky strip of paper that has a scent pleasing to flies. Of course, that attracts them, and when they try to go to it, they get stuck.
They work really well, but the gross part is when you have to throw tens of flies out.
Effective. Ever seen the farside cartoon with the flog and the fly paper, or the no-penguin paper, or the no-elderly paper?
Thu Jun 24, 2004 8:02 pm
This may seem sorta strange, but you could try it. Get a bowl, preferably a clear one, and turn it upside down, then prop it up on something so that you could like stick your hand up inside it. Put it on the counter or something, flies fly in and they can't figure out how to get out because they never go out the same way the went in. I'm not sure if this works, but I saw someone else do it and it seemed logical.
Fri Jun 25, 2004 7:57 am
Dawn2 wrote:I say that all you should do is seal up where they're getting in. They don't deserve to be killed just because they are in the wrong place at the wrong time. Because flies are animals. And killing animals is cruel. And if people only care about being nice to cute and cuddly animals, they aren't true animal lovers at all. *nods seriously* So I say find where they're getting in or do nothing.
Flies aren't animals, they're insects.
housefly
housefly, common name of the fly Musca domestica, found in most parts of the world. The housefly, a scavenger, does not bite living animals but is dangerous because it carries bacteria and protozoans that cause many serious diseases, e.g., typhoid fever, cholera, and dysentery. The housefly feeds by depositing a drop of digestive liquid on its food, which may be garbage, excrement, or other filth. Although most of the liquid drop is sucked back again through the insect's tubelike lower lip, or labium, a residue remains that may contain disease-causing organisms from previous meals. Disease is also transmitted on the fly's sticky foot pads and hairy body. Each female lays from 100 to 200 eggs in the garbage or manure on which the white larvae feed. With favorable temperatures, one generation or more per month may be produced. Metamorphosis is complete, i.e., development is in four stages. The housefly is classified in the phylum Arthropoda, class Insecta, order Diptera, family Muscidae. For methods of control see bulletins of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture.
Not only does the point of entry have to sealed, but the flys that are already in the house have to be killed. I wouldn't be willing to risk diseases/fly larva just to avoid being called cruel.
On the subject of spiders... my grandma lives out in the country and has wolf spiders that live in her house. She doesn't kill them even though she doesn't like spiders because they control the flies and other various insects.
Fri Jun 25, 2004 9:57 pm
Nessa wrote:Dawn2 wrote:I say that all you should do is seal up where they're getting in. They don't deserve to be killed just because they are in the wrong place at the wrong time. Because flies are animals. And killing animals is cruel. And if people only care about being nice to cute and cuddly animals, they aren't true animal lovers at all. *nods seriously* So I say find where they're getting in or do nothing.
Flies aren't animals, they're insects.
housefly
housefly, common name of the fly Musca domestica, found in most parts of the world. The housefly, a scavenger, does not bite living animals but is dangerous because it carries bacteria and protozoans that cause many serious diseases, e.g., typhoid fever, cholera, and dysentery. The housefly feeds by depositing a drop of digestive liquid on its food, which may be garbage, excrement, or other filth. Although most of the liquid drop is sucked back again through the insect's tubelike lower lip, or labium, a residue remains that may contain disease-causing organisms from previous meals. Disease is also transmitted on the fly's sticky foot pads and hairy body. Each female lays from 100 to 200 eggs in the garbage or manure on which the white larvae feed. With favorable temperatures, one generation or more per month may be produced. Metamorphosis is complete, i.e., development is in four stages. The housefly is classified in the phylum Arthropoda, class Insecta, order Diptera, family Muscidae. For methods of control see bulletins of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture.
I don't care. If it's living and can feel pain, I say it's bad to hurt it.