Common House Flies

We all get them a some point or another.  They are annoying, dirty and give birth to maggots if left untreated.  I scoured the web for an easy method of killing my own house fly infestation.  There is a lot of information out there and it's good to know that, if you have this problem in your home, you're not alone.

There is Option One:
Homemade Flypaper

To make homemade flypaper you’ll need a brown paper bag, scissors, string, and a shallow pan. You’ll also need ½ cup of sweet maple syrup, two tablespoons of brown sugar, and two tablespoons of white sugar. Combine these ingredients in a shallow pan, and cut the brown paper bag into one-inch wide strips. Poke a hole in the top of each strip, and thread a string through each hole. Soak the strips in the sticky mixture for about eight hours. Remove the strips from the mixture, and after they stop dripping, hang them in areas where flies are a problem. Option Two (random):
Bags of Water

Simply fill gallon size bags of water about halfway full, and hang the bags outdoor areas where flies are a problem. Suspend the bags near entryways, garage doors, and anywhere else files seem to graze. According to this home remedy, you’ll notice a great reduction in the fly population almost immediately.
Option Three (also, random):
... place food that attracts flies in the bottom of a jar with a lid. Poke a couple of holes in the lid so the flies can enter the trap. After entering the jar, the flies won’t be able to get back out. This home remedy to help get rid of flies is inexpensive, easy, and this simple homemade flytrap can be thrown away when you’re ready to replace it with a new one.
(courtesy of Yahoo! Answers: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071003094223AA48sgk)

Option Four (random, again):

...fly traps can be made by leaving an open bottle of wine out, but lining the bottom of the wine bottle with mango peels; in this instance, flies will fly into the wine bottle and get stuck, and eventually die inside the bottle. (courtesy of Savvy Gardening: http://gardening.savvy-cafe.com/popular-home-remedies-for-house-fly-control-2007-04-25/)

As you can see, there is a lot of information out there and everyone has their own solution. Want to take a proactive approach and the flies seem to congregate in one specific area of your home?  Here's what worked for me:

First, make sure everything in your house that could attract flies has been taken care of: garabage cans, food left out, animal waste, etc.  I even went so far as to give all the pets a bath, just in case.  If this isn't done, the flies will just come back, no matter how many times you kill them.

Next, get your Windex (or any brand glass cleaner) and paper towels or toilet paper.  Put your game-face on.
Spray the flies with the Windex on mist mode. The solution prevents the flies from being able to use their wings.  Then simply remove fly with chosen paper product.  Easy-peasy.  You'll feel like the 'Lord of the Flies'!

Good luck and Happy Hunting!