fortpartyof4 108 Posted May 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 That's weird. After reading this thread, I tried to find a reason to why some get attacked by these yellow flies while others don't even get bothered. I could not find anything. But I did find this.... It is recommended by Orange and Lake County pest control authorities. Though the trap is a pretty new idea, it's not exactly high-tech.Here's the formula:Go to a local discount store and buy a cheap, inflatable beach ball and a can of glossy black spray paint. The Sentinel - at great expense - purchased the ball for $3.99 at Target and the paint for $1.29 at Scotty's.Step 2: Buy goo.This is the hard part. Cilek recommends something called Tangle-Trap Insect Trap Coating, manufactured by the Tanglefoot Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. The cost is $4.95 for an 8-ounce jar, which comes with an applicator. This stuff can be tough to find.''We've been selling a lot of it recently,'' Karen Shirley, a Tanglefoot spokesman, said apologetically. The closest wholesaler is in Lakeland, she said.If you can't find the Tanglefoot product, substitute another insect trap coating. After you locate sticky stuff, blow up the ball, spray on the paint, and - after it dries - hang the ball from a post or a tree limb about chest-high.Step 4: Slop on the goo.Presto. You've got a giant fly trap.This is not a joke. The idea was developed by Cilek, who holds a genuine doctorate degree in bugs. He realized that a similar device used to collect and count deerflies, a yellow fly cousin, could be used as a yellow fly killer.The theory is that the fly mistakes the swaying ball for the shadow of a person and gets permanently stuck. Interesting! But worth a try for bug magnets like me! I had some fly paper in the camper at one point from when we camped in PA one summer and the house flies were awful. I wonder if that would wrap around the beach ball? I have noticed a pattern on here that those of us who are prone to getting bit are women. So it HAS to be the flies are attracted to sweet, soft humans. And they don't have to burrow under all that hair that men have on their arms and legs to get to the skin. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Silver Mist 2 Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 One year we were bothered by the flies. They almost felt like a sting.Different than our flies here at home! At first I thought it was a bee. Never been bothered at the parks though! Hopefully they will spray and its better by end of June! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AuburnJen 771 Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 That's weird. After reading this thread, I tried to find a reason to why some get attacked by these yellow flies while others don't even get bothered. I could not find anything. But I did find this.... It is recommended by Orange and Lake County pest control authorities. Though the trap is a pretty new idea, it's not exactly high-tech.Here's the formula:Go to a local discount store and buy a cheap, inflatable beach ball and a can of glossy black spray paint. The Sentinel - at great expense - purchased the ball for $3.99 at Target and the paint for $1.29 at Scotty's.Step 2: Buy goo.This is the hard part. Cilek recommends something called Tangle-Trap Insect Trap Coating, manufactured by the Tanglefoot Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. The cost is $4.95 for an 8-ounce jar, which comes with an applicator. This stuff can be tough to find.''We've been selling a lot of it recently,'' Karen Shirley, a Tanglefoot spokesman, said apologetically. The closest wholesaler is in Lakeland, she said.If you can't find the Tanglefoot product, substitute another insect trap coating. After you locate sticky stuff, blow up the ball, spray on the paint, and - after it dries - hang the ball from a post or a tree limb about chest-high.Step 4: Slop on the goo.Presto. You've got a giant fly trap.This is not a joke. The idea was developed by Cilek, who holds a genuine doctorate degree in bugs. He realized that a similar device used to collect and count deerflies, a yellow fly cousin, could be used as a yellow fly killer.The theory is that the fly mistakes the swaying ball for the shadow of a person and gets permanently stuck.This works. It was the only way I survived a couple of years ago when they were so bad. They think I am prime rib. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheG5...Dustin&Vanessa 0 Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 How long do the love bugs last? We'll be arriving at the Fort on June 7th. I've got the front of the trailer all waxed up. Are there places near the fort to wash it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fortpartyof4 108 Posted May 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 How long do the love bugs last? We'll be arriving at the Fort on June 7th. I've got the front of the trailer all waxed up. Are there places near the fort to wash it? I'm in northeast FL and they seem to come in waves, right now they've subsided a bit. I'd ask again in a week. Apparently it is OK to wash your RV at your site now so just bring a bucket and scrub brush! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lou... 3,118 Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 They're not bad right now at WDW.Didn't have any on the bus windshields today. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Katman1356...Jason 1,140 Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 Interesting! But worth a try for bug magnets like me! I had some fly paper in the camper at one point from when we camped in PA one summer and the house flies were awful. I wonder if that would wrap around the beach ball? I have noticed a pattern on here that those of us who are prone to getting bit are women. So it HAS to be the flies are attracted to sweet, soft humans. And they don't have to burrow under all that hair that men have on their arms and legs to get to the skin. Sil and I are the flaw in your theory. Sil is almost never getting bitten where as I am a full buffet for bugs bites. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 Sil and I are the flaw in your theory. Sil is almost never getting bitten where as I am a full buffet for bugs bites. Hmmm. Then what about if it's drinking beer that keeps the yellow flies away? How much beer do you drink? TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Katman1356...Jason 1,140 Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 Hmmm. Then what about if it's drinking beer that keeps the yellow flies away? How much beer do you drink? TCD Clearly I need to up my drinking then. I usually only have 1 or 2 a month. While Silvia drinks wine and/or other mixed drinks at least once a day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 Clearly I need to up my drinking then. I usually only have 1 or 2 a month. While Silvia drinks wine and/or other mixed drinks at least once a day. Well, there you have it. I know it's not hair that keeps them away, because the poor TCD dog, Rocky, gets bit up by yellow flies. It's the alcohol that keeps them away. Drink up! TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rdancemom... Pam 113 Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 Whatever works... I'll take this thread as a sign to stop shaving my legs and drink a lot more just to be sure :fly-swat: . fortpartyof4 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fortpartyof4 108 Posted May 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 Well, there you have it. I know it's not hair that keeps them away, because the poor TCD dog, Rocky, gets bit up by yellow flies. It's the alcohol that keeps them away. Drink up! TCD I pretty much bust that theory, sorry. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brent... Just Brent 83 Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 Quite a few love bugs on the car in northern FL today, but I haven't seen any at WDW. The flies weren't noticeable in the parks, but were really, really bad at the Beach Club this afternoon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gayle28607 0 Posted June 13, 2013 Report Share Posted June 13, 2013 I've been following this bug thread. Any updates? We will be there June 17 -21 in a tent. Do you think I should get a mesh house (cheap Walmart version?) Myself and my 11 year old daughter. I think we are both bug magnets! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted June 13, 2013 Report Share Posted June 13, 2013 I was at the Fort over Memorial Day weekend, from May 24- May 27. I saw two yellow flies the entire time. They came out at dusk. Otherwise, no insects- didn't see a single mosquito.Hopefully, Devores will chime in with some up-to-date information. We discussed this while I was there, and he has not noticed a yellow fly problem.Also, I've made a couple of round trips to and from WDW from west central Florida, traveling the entire length of I-4 from Tampa to WDW, and no love bugs at all in May or June. None. I did notice some RV's and trailers with love bugs smashed on them over Memorial Day weekend, but not many. I'm not sure if those folks traveled to the Fort from the north or south. I suspect they came from the south, as I have made a couple of long trips all the way up and down the west coast of Florida in the past few months, and had no love bug encounters.TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bord1niowa......Curt 79 Posted June 13, 2013 Report Share Posted June 13, 2013 Love bugs are gone. Yellow flies I haven't seen lately at the Fort. One thing to keep an eye out for are the Mega mosquitoes that are already in Seminole County. Expected to spread throughout central Florida. All I can say is lay in a supply of a DEET product. 20 times the size of a normal mosquito and biters, even through clothing. I chuckled when the articles in the news said they feel like a small bird landing on you....lol.There is a lot of standing water in the Fort now. Many sites are surrounded on 3 sides by water. Perfect for mosquitoes. Hopefully the Fort is spraying regularly again. Check out the article http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/06/10/monster-mosquitoes-emerge-in-central-florida/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AuburnJen 771 Posted June 13, 2013 Report Share Posted June 13, 2013 We have actually had yellow flies down here on the East Coast this year. I about fell out of my driver's seat at my son's school when one flew in the car and started after me after I dropped him off at school. I promptly pulled over, got out of the car, let the little blood sucker chase me out of the car and slammed the door on her. I was in no mood for welts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gemstone1952 1 Posted June 13, 2013 Report Share Posted June 13, 2013 I'm pretty sure that the yellow flies are hanging around outside my RV door waiting for me to come out because every time I try to sit out under the awning, the flies appear. I got 5 new bites today...in the middle of the day. I did manage to swat one of those nasty little suckers out of the air. It was stunned and dropped to the ground and I finished it off. I will have welts from those bites for the rest of the summer. I think I must be allergic to them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alexwyattmommy 181 Posted June 13, 2013 Report Share Posted June 13, 2013 I have seen one of the yellow flies so far. It bit the back of my calf. No allergic reaction. It died by the way. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bord1niowa......Curt 79 Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 Okay, I take back my earlier statement, I saw a yeller fly in the 2000 loop. Smacked him good before he got me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted June 23, 2013 Report Share Posted June 23, 2013 Just saw a report from Melissa...The yellow flies are here!!!! Just bugging me for about an hour so far yet bug repellent and the yard guard are not deterring them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AuburnJen 771 Posted June 23, 2013 Report Share Posted June 23, 2013 I think she pm'ed everyone she could. Apparently they are out to take her blood a pint at a time today. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OrangeBlossomMama 4 Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 They flies and Mosquitos are heavy through the center of the state, traveling all the way down highway 27. My husband was driving this corridor just last week and commented how bad the insects are going to be when we go camping. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BayLake Campers 83 Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 Yes they are in the 200 loop too. He posed for his picture, then was smacked down... BradyBzLyn...Mo 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 Nice job on the picture.... and the smacking. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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