Badminton rackets. At least you can get rid of some of them that way.
That would be horse flies, deer flies, gad flies, and etc. With our pools we've created the perfect breeding habitat for them. At our place, we have a bog under the pool deck from all the water the dogs drag out and, because it's always shaded, it never dries. It's very hot and humid here in eastern Pennsylvania and the bugs thrive. There's a new horse farm on the other side of the hill, separated from us by a very large corn field. You'd think the flies would have plenty of blood to suck from the horses but nooooo . . . they come over here to pester us and the dogs, too.
They fly right during the hottest part of the day which is when we swim, of course. I do my house chores and the yard and garden chores and then take the old dogs in the pool for their daily exercise. Now we have these huge deer flies and their just slightly smaller cousins, the horse flies, and boy howdy! they can take a chunk out of you!
What do you folks to to either control them or protect yourselves?
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Badminton rackets. At least you can get rid of some of them that way.
what happened to the .22 plan , dead eye
14'x31' kidney 21K gal IG plaster pool; SWCG (Saline Generating System's SGS Breeze); Pentair FNS Plus 48 DE DE filter; Whisperflow 1 HP pump; 8 hours hrs; kit purchased from Ben; utility water; summer: none; winter: none; PF:5.7
Shuttlecock? We don't need no steenkin shuttlecocks!
I get the smaller housefly that gnaws the heck out of your leg, especially when I sit by my canal to fish.
.22 is a little risky in the city. Badminton racquet may still be a little big on the holes for houseflys...any other suggestions?
Do flystrips or poison baits "attract" them away from humans?
Sean Assam
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That was for the Japanese beetles. These deer flies are too smart for .22 shot. They'd catch them with their mandibles and spit them right back at me.
I kinda like the badminton racket idea. It's bad form to smack your husband in the head with a sandal. Those plastic kiddie rackets look just like oversized fly swatters and could actually do the trick.
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And they'll admire my incredible reach. He's about a foot and a half taller than I
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14'x31' kidney 21K gal IG plaster pool; SWCG (Saline Generating System's SGS Breeze); Pentair FNS Plus 48 DE DE filter; Whisperflow 1 HP pump; 8 hours hrs; kit purchased from Ben; utility water; summer: none; winter: none; PF:5.7
That really doesn't apply to boyfriend/girlfriend situations, Phillbo. Keep in mind, you're still in training. Any tool that gets the job done is valid.
Oval 12.5K gal AGP; Hayward 19" sand filter; Pentair Dyn 1 HP 2sp pump on timer
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