House fly environmentally friendly fly trap

The number of species of flies is almost infinite. In a small country like Denmark alone, approx. 5,000 different species and there are probably over 100,000 species worldwide. However, there are some species that we meet particularly often and which are quite easy to recognize. The fly we encounter most often is undoubtedly the housefly (Musca domestica). It is everywhere there are people. It is the housefly that bothers you when you want to take a nap on the sofa. It is the housefly that climbs on the lampshade and it is often the housefly that crawls on the kitchen table.

Fight the housefly with fly traps
If the flies have first entered, they can be fought with sticky traps, which are strips of paper or cardboard with glue if necessary. added an attractant. There are also strips of fly repellent to stick on windows. They kill the flies when they crawl on and feed on the sugar-mixed poison on the surface.

Light traps can be relevant in homes where many flies are constantly present. They work by the flies being attracted by the light and then sucked into a container, caught on a glue sheet or by the flies touching some wires with high electrical voltage.

Find fly traps below or read more about flies right here.