venus and compost flies

[eospete]

i ended up with windowsills of compost flies which are now all over the house. would a venus fly trap eat them without coming to any harm please.
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[Two_Sheds]

I guess it will, but not enough to keep the population down.

You need to tackle any overwatering that you're doing; don't water the surface of any soil. I still get them, I squash at least two a day. They seem to be attracted to white, so I leave a sheet of A4 paper on the windowsill, they congregate and I squash them.

A sticky trap works too: I had a bottle of almond oil which had leaked, and loads of gnats drowned stuck themselves in it

[eospete]

cheers. white paper already down and one squashed.
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[Two_Sheds]

look at the bottom of pots for the maggots too - I found a new batch wriggling around and zapped them with hairspray (it's what I had to hand)

[eospete]

fly traps happily munching away. fly problem very much reduced.
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[shirlthegirl43]

fly traps happily munching away. fly problem very much reduced.
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How big are your fly traps?

[eospete]

9 feet across. my leg has been stuck in it for 3 days now.
hoping to escape by the end of the week.
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[shirlthegirl43]

9 feet across. My leg has been stuck in it for 3 days now.
Hoping to escape by the end of the week.
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