Comments on: 7 Fly Control Myths https://www.horseillustrated.com/horse-keeping-7-fly-control-myths/ Thu, 27 Feb 2020 19:40:27 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 By: Kathy https://www.horseillustrated.com/horse-keeping-7-fly-control-myths/#comment-414966 Mon, 27 Jun 2016 05:32:54 +0000 /horse-keeping/7-fly-control-myths.aspx#comment-414966 I use pennies in bags through out the house and its pretty much fly free. I started using this method 3 years ago. Don’t forget to put a bag in the doorway.

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By: Susan https://www.horseillustrated.com/horse-keeping-7-fly-control-myths/#comment-414119 Wed, 20 Apr 2016 13:39:12 +0000 /horse-keeping/7-fly-control-myths.aspx#comment-414119 The baggies with or without the coin work for us. Kept a lot of flies out of the barn. Not as well s fly predators but it still did work.

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By: abby https://www.horseillustrated.com/horse-keeping-7-fly-control-myths/#comment-406253 Thu, 02 Jul 2015 21:11:47 +0000 /horse-keeping/7-fly-control-myths.aspx#comment-406253 Try fly preditors. There is a video on youtube. They really work.

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By: Joanne https://www.horseillustrated.com/horse-keeping-7-fly-control-myths/#comment-406070 Mon, 29 Jun 2015 15:41:20 +0000 /horse-keeping/7-fly-control-myths.aspx#comment-406070 I used to put apple cider vinegar in my horses food.
They loved it and it did seem to keep a lot of bugs away.

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By: Sarina https://www.horseillustrated.com/horse-keeping-7-fly-control-myths/#comment-405934 Fri, 26 Jun 2015 16:31:38 +0000 /horse-keeping/7-fly-control-myths.aspx#comment-405934 When I was in Belize and Honduras they had several pennies in a bag with water and hung them all over to keep flies away. When I came home I did this out on my porch and have almost no flies now.

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By: Sarina https://www.horseillustrated.com/horse-keeping-7-fly-control-myths/#comment-405933 Fri, 26 Jun 2015 16:30:05 +0000 /horse-keeping/7-fly-control-myths.aspx#comment-405933 When I was in Belize and Honduras they had several pennies in a bag with water and hung them all over to keep flies away. When I came home I did this out on my porch and have almost no flies now.

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By: Judy Handel https://www.horseillustrated.com/horse-keeping-7-fly-control-myths/#comment-405917 Fri, 26 Jun 2015 11:37:11 +0000 /horse-keeping/7-fly-control-myths.aspx#comment-405917 Adding Vitamin B1 to your waterers will result in an overload in your horse’s system which will be exuded through the skin and repel MOST insects..works for the riders too! It’s water soluable so you excrete any that you don’t need, without damaging your organs.

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By: kygal https://www.horseillustrated.com/horse-keeping-7-fly-control-myths/#comment-405916 Fri, 26 Jun 2015 11:25:25 +0000 /horse-keeping/7-fly-control-myths.aspx#comment-405916 interesting information

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By: Sparta https://www.horseillustrated.com/horse-keeping-7-fly-control-myths/#comment-405887 Fri, 26 Jun 2015 05:42:35 +0000 /horse-keeping/7-fly-control-myths.aspx#comment-405887 Say what you will about ultrasonic devices but I have them and they work wonders both in the house and barn. Wish I could carry one with me in the pastures all the time!

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By: PKL https://www.horseillustrated.com/horse-keeping-7-fly-control-myths/#comment-405880 Fri, 26 Jun 2015 04:56:26 +0000 /horse-keeping/7-fly-control-myths.aspx#comment-405880 I always wondered about the penny in the bag, it just did not seem practical to me.

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