What is This?
@marsha32 (6631)
United States
August 21, 2016 4:43pm CST
According to my husband, it's something he read on the internet that is supposed to repel flies.
He's calling it an experiment.
It's lime juice, salt, water, and 4 pennies in a bag.
He thinks it's working. I can't say that I notice that it is. The flies are terrible on the front porch due to the bowls of cat food.
My question is, if it did work, how can it when it's closed up in a zipper sandwich bag??
Willo's dad just brought her over and she asked him what that was hanging on the porch. He's obviously heard of such a thing, but he said it's baking soda, water, and pennies in a bag to repel flies. Steve corrected him on what he had put in it.
How about you, have you ever heard of such a thing as this? Maybe I should look it up online myself. 
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@LadyDuck (458230)
• Switzerland
22 Aug 16
It is not necessary to add anything to water, not even the coin. The water filled bag is an old trick. It (should) work because water distorts the fly’s vision and produces reflections. The fly’s eyes are structured so the water filled bag appears to them like a spider’s web, so they stay away.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
22 Aug 16
and there we have an answer. i had heard of it but not how it works3 people like this
@peavey (16936)
• United States
22 Aug 16
Yes I have heard of all sorts of concoctions in a plastic bag to repel flies. The one consistent thing is that you put it in a plastic bag and hang it up - usually more than one plastic bag. The way it works (if it works) I have been told, is that it fools flies. Since flies have multiple eyes (or lenses), the reflection confuses them and they leave.
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@Hate2Iron (15730)
• Canada
21 Aug 16
No, I have never heard of it... but it would be nice if it worked. They are awful out here!!
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
22 Aug 16
the eldest son found somethin' similar 'nline, though i believe he put vinegar?? didn't work, lol. anyhow, hope ya'll 're successful. havin' critter food out 'tis jest a buffet fer those pesky lil winged creatures.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
22 Aug 16
I haven't heard of that one @marsha32 but when I had the dog kennels here at my place, we used dryer sheets attached to the kennel pens. No flies.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
22 Aug 16
i had heard of it, but like you said, i would think if it is zipped up, how can they smell it to turn them away? i would think something has to be an open part.
i would think something has to be an open part.1 person likes this
@MarshaMusselman (38659)
• Midland, Michigan
2 Sep 16
I've never heard of any portion of this before. I stopped by to see if you'd written about the empower group or not, and this caught my eye. I got an email from them asking why I'd not contacted or hooked up with you yet. I'm wondering whether you joined or what it's all about. It asked whether I wanted to sign in using my gmail account or something else, and then it looked like it accessed my email contacts and I'm hoping it didn't send them all a link to join too?
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@MarshaMusselman (38659)
• Midland, Michigan
3 Sep 16
@marsha32 I did get an email from them recently. This was the subject line and it came from you at their email. (Final reminder: Marsha Cooper claims to know you (circle of trust promotion). I should have contacted you first, but I followed the link and signed in with my gmail account. How do you delete the membership? I see no place to do that on the site page.
@marsha32 (6631)
• United States
22 Aug 16
LOL I'm taking it that the pennies should have an added reflection. Maybe the lime juice and the salt is to shine those pennies up.
@CinnamonGrl (7083)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
21 Aug 16
No I haven't. Doesn't make much sense to me either!
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