Red top fly trap

[JohnGalway]

Any use against blowflies?

Doing this a bit backwards as I've already ordered some.

 

[Cowmansam]

Yes stick something rank in there like rabbit guts

 

[Nithsdale]

Any idea how to make a big one? Something you could sit just inside a tree line to 'harvest' the flies stopping them from bothering livestock?..

 

[neilo]

Any idea how to make a big one? Something you could sit just inside a tree line to 'harvest' the flies stopping them from bothering livestock?..

Dead ewe with a bit of Clik on?

 

[Nithsdale]

Dead ewe with a bit of Clik on?

I was wondering more would it work to reduce the fly population enough to be worth doing?

Could be a cheap alternative to pour on if it worked

 

[Uggman]

Any idea how to make a big one? Something you could sit just inside a tree line to 'harvest' the flies stopping them from bothering livestock?..

Get a tubby bucket put small holes in the lid put something horrible in there jam might help as put the lid on and hang up. A man down the road uses jam jars with jam and water small holes in top to catch wasps round his apple trees quite successful I think.

 

[twizzel]

Try fish blood and bone as bait... that’s what the red top traps look like they have as bait, and I guess it would attract flies when mixed with warm water to activate it initially

 

[Rod Dumbreck]

We had a trap which as well as flies caught loads of beetles, whether they were in there eating the flies, or just attracted by the smell I don't know. Luckily they were still alive so we let them go.

On a different topic, was tyding up some ewes yesterday and found one struck on the tail, I think a bit mucky from lambing, a bit of a surprise when its been frosty several mornings in the last week.

 

[Nithsdale]

Get a tubby bucket put small holes in the lid put something horrible in there jam might help as put the lid on and hang up. A man down the road uses jam jars with jam and water small holes in top to catch wasps round his apple trees quite successful I think.

Yeah but would it actually work as an alternative to spraying gallons of Pour on, on sheep?

 

[delilah]

Get a tubby bucket put small holes in the lid put something horrible in there jam might help as put the lid on and hang up. A man down the road uses jam jars with jam and water small holes in top to catch wasps round his apple trees quite successful I think.

If making DIY ones you need the cone effect like the redtop has, with entrance at lowest point, a flat lid and they will just crawl around on it till find way out.