Thanks for the video! Definitely always interested in ways to address flying things outside. Being super sensitive to insect bites means Benadryl isn’t just for allergies! The poles seem most effective for now (wonder if it would work if put at topsides of pergola using poles), and also am very interested in your studies with hanging them off trees, etc. can’t wait for next video!
Thanks for watching!! There’s a little extra “work” in using the pole trap, but I think it’s worth it. Since I made the video I haven’t had to walk around with it again yet, because once you reduce the population significantly it takes time for new ones to move in. I think I read before that only female deer flies bite, and they have to get that blood to reproduce. So if you kill enough of them, it really stunts the population for a couple weeks.
For the hanging pots, have a wind catcher below the pot. Picture a windchime. It has a wooden disk hanging below to catch the wind. Put one below the pot too. Maybe that will get your pots moving in the wind.
Try a solo blue cup. I sewed one on a baseball cap and put a little sticky material on it then placed one over it. Heavily coat the top cup so you can easily throw it away. You may hear them but they get immediately stuck and don’t bother you. I also have a blue hard hat and tape a cup I split in half with a scissors to the back. Coat the cup. It works great. Also the orange scent spray removes the sticky material in seconds
thanks for sharing your approach! My biggest worry is harming lots of pollinators (e.g. beneficial wasps, moths, bees etc) but I think I'll give it a try.
Thanks for watching! There’s pretty much zero chance of hurting any beneficials with the pole trap. The hanging trap I’m not so sure. I left this one up here as a test and I haven’t seen any big moths or butterflies or dragonflies or anything like that on it after many months. Lots of termites and gnats and stuff though. It doesn’t seem that pollinators mistake it for a flower or try to land on it to rest or anything. Anyways, just some anecdotal observations there.
The music choice for this video is epic.
Thanks for the video! Definitely always interested in ways to address flying things outside. Being super sensitive to insect bites means Benadryl isn’t just for allergies! The poles seem most effective for now (wonder if it would work if put at topsides of pergola using poles), and also am very interested in your studies with hanging them off trees, etc. can’t wait for next video!
Thanks for watching!! There’s a little extra “work” in using the pole trap, but I think it’s worth it. Since I made the video I haven’t had to walk around with it again yet, because once you reduce the population significantly it takes time for new ones to move in.
I think I read before that only female deer flies bite, and they have to get that blood to reproduce. So if you kill enough of them, it really stunts the population for a couple weeks.
For the hanging pots, have a wind catcher below the pot. Picture a windchime. It has a wooden disk hanging below to catch the wind. Put one below the pot too. Maybe that will get your pots moving in the wind.
Ahh that’s a good idea, thanks!
Try a solo blue cup. I sewed one on a baseball cap and put a little sticky material on it then placed one over it. Heavily coat the top cup so you can easily throw it away. You may hear them but they get immediately stuck and don’t bother you. I also have a blue hard hat and tape a cup I split in half with a scissors to the back. Coat the cup. It works great. Also the orange scent spray removes the sticky material in seconds
Thanks, I’ll play around with it!
Try tree tanglefoot for the sticky stuff
thanks for sharing your approach! My biggest worry is harming lots of pollinators (e.g. beneficial wasps, moths, bees etc) but I think I'll give it a try.
Thanks for watching! There’s pretty much zero chance of hurting any beneficials with the pole trap. The hanging trap I’m not so sure. I left this one up here as a test and I haven’t seen any big moths or butterflies or dragonflies or anything like that on it after many months. Lots of termites and gnats and stuff though. It doesn’t seem that pollinators mistake it for a flower or try to land on it to rest or anything. Anyways, just some anecdotal observations there.
@@MagnoliaBend ah that's really helpful and encouraging. thanks for the reply!
@@ogloChogMonsanto is taking care of the pollinators😢
Maybe draw a face and put glasses on it ?
Hey it works
You painted your deck blue.
It’s an old scrap board on some sawhorses
Why not attach the cone above your hat?….an extended dunce cap…..
You answered your own question there 😆
It would look stupid, but I bet it would work great!