House flies are among the most irritating insects, right up there with ants, wasps, and mosquitoes. Although you should make an effort to appreciate wasps, you need to.
House flies will hover around your head, crawl over your countertops and food preparation areas, sample your freshly prepared spread, and then settle on you to taste your greasy skin and salty sweat with their stick-like tongue.
If it weren’t for the fact that house flies are known to spread diseases like E. coli and dysentery, none of this would be so horrible.
Here’s here are natural methods to eliminate house flies.
1. Cultivate house fly repellents
Strongly scented plants, like those used to make herbal insect repellents, can help keep house flies at bay.
Plant these herbs in pots and set them on your windowsill indoors, as well as on your porch, patio, and other outside areas where house flies are a problem:
- Basil
- Lemon Balm
- Mint
- Rosemary
- Bay Laurel
- Lavender
- Catnip
