Homemade Wasp Trap

Ok... this is kind of gross, but clearly it works. Once the wasps go in the bottle they can't figure out
how to get out so they get trapped and die. This will minimize wasps, but the only way to eliminate
them is to remove their nest or kill the queen.

1) Cut the neck off a plastic pop bottle.

2) Remove the bottle cap and flip the neck upside down and place it in the bottle opening that you
just cut.
3) Tape together using packing tape or duct tape.
4) Bait the trap. The easiest is sugar and water, but I've also read that meat works well in the
spring and early summer because wasps are attracted to protein, or other options are sugar and
water, water and vinegar, beer, soda, even laundry detergent. Adding petroleum jelly or cooking oil
along the steep edges of the trap can cause them to lose their footing and fall into the hole.
5) Hang the trap by either taping a string to it, or affixing a screw that you can use to hang.
6) Empty the trap - but first make sure the wasps are dead by pouring boiling water in or freezing.
Personally, I'll just dispose of entire trap and make a new one.

If you don't feel like spending your endless

Summer chasing flies around with a swatter, a fly trap may be more like it. I recently came across a
DIY for making an organic fly trap, and since this season goes hand-in-hand with the little pests, I
decided to summarize it for you. You should have most, if not all, of the supplies already in your
home.

Supplies:

 A two-liter soda bottle (used)

 Sharp knife
 A wire hanger
 Match, lighter, or stove gas flame
 Electric tape
 Bait (like a small piece of meat or dog poo mixed with water!)
To hear the steps, read more.

1. Remove the bottle cap.

2. Cut through the bottle a third of the way down.
3. Place the bait in the base of the bottle (the bottom two-thirds).
4. Invert the top third of the bottle, and slide it into the base.
5. Tape the two pieces of the bottle together.
6. Bend some wire into a U shape (for hanging), with ends angled inwards.
7. Heat up the ends of the wire, and bore two holes into either side of the bottle by pressing
with the hot wire.
8. Make sure the wire is securely hooked into the bottle.
9. Now, hang your fly trap and relish in fly-less, chemical-free bliss!

DIY Organic
Fly Trap
DIY Projects - DIY + Recycling Projects

Make an inexpensive and efficient fly trap by recycling plastic drink bottles. This is
great for domestic flys, blow flys and fruit flys.

1.5 to 2 litre (3-4 pint) plastic bottles are ideal. It can vary up or down in size. If any black bases
that are often on the larger plastic bottles, remove these.

You will require either scissors, a hacksaw or sharp knife and some electric tape or

plastic glue.

Cut through the plastic bottle about 1/3rd of the way down as indicated in the illustration.

Invert the top 1/3rd section of the cut bottle and place in the bottom 2/3rds as indicated in the
illustration.

I normally place the bait in first to stop getting this over the entry section as the flys will happily
feed on this and not enter the trap.

Tape or glue the bottle together. In outback Australia where the flys are horrific and have to be
seen to be believed, tape is used as these traps are made by the dozen.

Cut some wire in to a 'U' shape with some right angled ends that turn in towards the bottle. Either
cut a small hole or heat the wire to burn a hole. This will be used as a hanger to be placed over a
branch, on a fence, nail, etc.

Now your trap is ready to hang wherever you need it.

If your problem is in the orchard use yeast or Aussie vegemite with a little sodium sulphide in
water to attract fruit flies.

If your fly problem is general, a small chunk of meat chopped into the water will attract blowflies. If
you have a general fly problem, just place in a small amount of doggy poo with some water. This
will cook nicely in the warm air and attract flys like bears to a honey pot.

The trap works by luring the flies in to enjoy a feed. They are trapped and eventually die. In turn,
the flys rot and attract more flys. You will find the stink quite strong, so keep away from the house
or dog kennel.

My family have used this trap for decades and it is amazingly effective. No need to pay for
expensive variations.

Poor dead Louie.

NOTE: Once the bottle is full of dead flys, empty 90% in to your garden and bury the rotting
insects. It makes a great nitrogen fertilizer, but boy does it stink. Yes it is organic and nasty
chemicals are eliminated.

One last note, be mindful where you place the trap as living wasps will be attracted to it. Place a
distance from where your kids or pets will be spending time. Our son's school place these on the
perimeter of the play yard.