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    Default Re: any suggestion on controlling horse flies

    Quote Originally Posted by Poconos
    Kids have fun with these....Racquet Zappers. The size of a small tennis racquet but has a high voltage grid that zaps bugs when you catch them. Found them on stupid.com a few years ago for about $15 as I recall.
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    PS: Have to say this..get rid of the horses.
    Al, I haven't had a problem with them since we got horses--now the flies hang out with them instead of us!! Maybe the solution is to buy MORE horses???

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    Default Re: any suggestion on controlling horse flies

    we tried fogging the edge of the woods for those bad boys and it seemed to work for only a bit - Maybe using a decoy??? Dunk em in the pool, then stake them out about 20' away from the pool....Whomever doesn't take out the garbage or clean their room today....YOUR IT!!! (evil mom laugh)
    Beats driving to the lake!
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    Cool Re: any suggestion on controlling horse flies

    Quote Originally Posted by NWMNMom
    ... Maybe using a decoy??? Dunk em in the pool, then stake them out about 20' away from the pool....Whomever doesn't take out the garbage or clean their room today....YOUR IT!!! (evil mom laugh)
    NWMNMom,

    I'd be glad to supply you with the decoy on just about any given day!! Yesterday it would have been DD9; Today it would be DH

    Love the 'evil mom laugh'... mwa ha ha ha!!

    Grace
    Last edited by GraceByDesign; 06-19-2006 at 02:30 PM.

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