On a one-way trip to Bunnings you’ll find just about everything you need to keep your belongings house and garden in tip top condition. And thanks to the trusted hardware store, Aussies have found an easy solution solution to an annoying backyard problem before summer.
Like the weather heats the annoying flies are starting to swarm across the country. But not for one Perth woman who swears by an affordable $12 Bunnings buy to keep them at bay.
Keeley Starling revealed the clever hack social media and admitted she was “honestly amazed” at how well the product worked.
“I’m about to show you something really disgusting, but hear me out because you’re going to need it this summer with the amount of flies we’re getting,” she said in a video on TikTok This week she admitted that she and her partner went to the hardware store to find a solution.
“I don’t know why, but there are so many flies everywhere,” she continued. “We’ve seen these fly traps and look… it’s disgusting.”
The fly trap starts with a green liquid solution that attracts the flies. Source: TikTok/Keeley Starling
Keeley showed off the Envirosafe Fly Trap, which costs just $11.59, before getting started. It is a clear, cylindrical container filled with a bright green solution. According to the product description. It is a non-toxic, pesticide-free solution that is ‘irresistible to flies.
“You have to leave it for two to three weeks,” Keeley said.
But after just three days, the Perth woman showed what the container had yielded. And it was almost full of possibly hundreds of dead flies.
‘I’m telling you it works. So get one,” she said, but admitted that “it stinks” when it’s full. “You have to bury the flies to get rid of the smell,” she added.
Australians praise the $12 Bunnings flytrap product
Her recommendation was met with praise from other Aussies who have tried it, with many agreeing that it is “really great” at catching flies. But many warn about the odor associated with the entrapment and the fact that it seems to attract more flies.
“These do kill flies, but they also attract a thousand more flies than normal,” said one. “This was absolutely amazing, but I felt like it attracted a lot more flies than originally,” agreed another.
“Ours will be filled in four days. The smell once it’s full is like death,” warned another. While someone else said: “My jaw dropped I was NOT expecting that guy” after watching the video.
Aussies report ‘more flying than normal’ this year
As summer approaches, Australians have already noticed more flies than usual. Last month, a resident was shocked when he saw a A swarm of flies is attracted to his clothesline with the phenomenon of baffling experts.
“How are the flies lately?” they said. Others admitted that they have “noticed this lately too.” “We get huge flies around here,” said another.
Meanwhile, someone commented on Keeley’s video: “What’s going on with the flies this year.” “I’ve never seen so many,” they added.
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