Homemade traps for gadflies and gadflies

Fight gadflies in the summer period is a real problem. Classic remedies against mosquitoes and the midges cannot solve it due to the low concentration of active ingredients and, all the more, they will not help to protect large areas. Making traps from gadflies and horseflies with their own hands is easy, and their effectiveness is not inferior to expensive industrial options.

What can be useful for making

To build a trap yourself, you need to purchase the necessary materials. They are publicly available and have a low cost. The future trap for gadflies and gadfly will consist of:

1. Gymnastic hoop. The circumference of the product is 305 cm. The approximate cost is 250-350 rubles.
2. Gymnastic ball with a diameter of 75 cm. Its price is about 300 rubles.
3. Reinforced polyethylene. Necessary canvas sizes 3x1 meters. The average cost is about 100-150 rubles.
4. Water bottle in the amount of 2 pcs. The required volume of 5 and 2 liters. Both will cost 100 rubles.
5. Nitro-enamel. Half a can is enough. The cost of 50 rubles.
6. For connections and assembly of the structure, two types of slats of 6x1 m and 3x1.5 m will be useful. Price within 100 rubles.

Additionally, you need to prepare brackets, rope, screws, plastic pipe. All of these elements will cost about 100 rubles.

On a note!

As a result, the cost of a self-made trap for gadflies and horseflies comes out on average 700-1000 rubles. Some of the necessary elements must be found in the barn or closet, so the financial cost of manufacturing the device can be reduced.

This invention is enough to reduce the number of pests such as gadfly 90-95% in the area up to 0.5 ha.Production time without any skills and experience is 1.5-2 hours.

Assembly procedure

Traps for gadflies and gadflies

First you need to connect the base structure. To do this, you will need slats and a hoop.

1. Reiki are attached to the base of the hoop around the perimeter so that they converge at the top and form a conical shape.
2. At the top of the cone there is a trap for gadflies and gadflies, which is a cut-off plastic ring. Inside it should be tightly cut plastic bottle narrow side up.
3. A plastic bottle of 5 liters is put on top of this design.
4. Trap for gadflies and gadflies ready. Now you need a cone base wrapped in a light cloth or gauze.
5. In the center of a kind of tent fix black gymnastic ball. If you can’t get black, then you’ll have to paint it yourself with a can.

Blind and gadfly, seeing a figure similar to the victim will fly to her. Finding that it is not a source of food, the insect will rise vertically and fall into a trap, from which it will be impossible to escape.

Principle of operation

The gadfly trap is an uncomplicated design that will resemble the body of cattle by insects. Insects perceive only light or dark colors, so when building a trap, you should take advantage of the elements of black and white colors.

A dark ball heated by the rays of the sun will attract pests. Having flown as close as possible to him and realizing that this is not an animal, gadflies and gadflies will begin to climb up the manufactured dome and cater directly to the trap.

On a note!

For the whole summer, with the help of a trap for gadflies and gadflies, it is possible to catch up to 25,000 individuals. If, in addition, the trap is treated with special insecticides, the number of gadflies and gadfishes destroyed will increase significantly.

You can also find other types of homemade traps. The principle of operation remains the same. You can do without a gymnastic ball. In this case, it will be necessary to build a frame resembling the animal's torso from the laths and to cover it with dark fabric. At the end of this invention, a pest trap is also constructed.

User Opinion

Homemade traps for gadflies and gadflies

For a more complete picture of the effectiveness of self-made traps of gadflies and gadflies, you should read the reviews of those who have already managed to personally test the invention.

There are three small children in our family. In the summer near the house there are always a lot of gadflies. Knowing that with a simple cream, even the most publicized, not to be saved, they decided to try out a homemade trap. Made her just an hour together with her husband. Insects already in half an hour became many times less. They did not completely disappear, but even this result was enough to understand that the traps really work.

Angelina Matveeva, Astrakhan Region

We decided in the village to try to build one trap. Practically everything that was needed was found at home; I only had to buy a gymnastic ball. Instead of a hoop, a plastic pipe was used. One trap set in the garden was enough to calmly spend time in the yard and not be afraid to get gadfly bite. Now we want to build another one in order to place sheep pasture.

Natalia, Sverdlovsk

Gadfly traps will help protect not only people, but also whole herds of domestic animals.Just a couple of pieces will be reliable protection for the whole cattle population.