Horse Fly Trap that really works. Biting Fly Trap has amazing results

IT WORKS!! Update on the horse fly trap and biting fly trap. Look at the results of what has been caught in the traps. The bait for biting fly trap is working like a charm. The horse fly trap is showing promising results.
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[@ouchley]

Hey there, this is Dan Owsley. I'm glad to see the trap worked for you. The reason I caught so many was that I didn't have any other traps like you do. I believe with all you are doing you will see a reduction in biting flies year after year. It's a part of the breeding cycle for the female fly to have a blood meal. With all that you're doing, you're definitely disrupting the breeding cycle. A suggestion: the reason I made the leg design the way I did was to slip the bag over the box. This allows half of the bag to hang down under the "bath" and simulate an animal belly. Those big flies are visual hunters.

[@hollyridgehomestead]

Thank You so much for commenting and the suggestion on the bag. I plan on making more of them to place around the pasture. It has helped the animals so much. We have been searching for a method for years before I came across your design. I truly hope others will build one so they to will see how much it actually helps. Thank You again.

[@jelainemcdermit]

Dan, is your video still available? I can't seem to find it anymore. Thanks.

[@Chris-jh3tg]

I used to work at a college that had a lot of windows. One hallway had windows on both sides. As I was sitting studying one day, I noticed a redheaded woodpecker flying to the base of the windows every now and then and then he would fly back to the tree. After he did this about 30 times, I went over to the window and watched. Here horseflies were hitting the windows, knocking themselves silly at which the woodpecker would come down and grab them before they flew away. I'll bet that woodpecker ate 50 flies in the 2 hours I sat there, lol. 😁

[@hollyridgehomestead]

Sweet

[@GuanglinDu]

Glad the traps help relieve the animals tremendously. Tips for the fly trap maintenance: (1) Keep the attractant tray wet; (2) Fruits, leftover, candies, fish, bones, etc. are great attractants; (3) Dead flies in the trap are effective attractants, too; (4) Tie the fly trap to the tree branch to prevent it being destroyed by wind; (5) If you like, the fly trap can be cleaned easily by crushing the dry flies with our hands and shake them out like sand, and we can put it away to reuse it next year if its situation is good enough.

[@nzitrap]

All good ideas. Congrats. Female horse flies (the ones that feed on blood) are attracted to the polarized light reflecting from surfaces at various angles set around a yard high, e.g. water or plexiglas can be used for this purpose. Males are attracted to low horizontal surfaces (they think it is a puddle of water, they only feed on nectar from flowers). So if you get the configuration/maerials and height just right and find a way to catch them, you are always amazed by how many are buzzing around as they are not as attracted to us as they are to animals, so a bit inconspicuous.

[@hollyridgehomestead]

Thank you for the information. We plan on building more in the future and will make some changes.

[@rrbb36]

Female horse and deer flies MOSTLY terrorize our horses, but they also chase us around the farm with their MASSIVE harpoon-like mouth part! They’ll go after any large mammal in search of a blood meal. I’ve never seen them go after cats or dogs.

[@DangerousRhetoric]

Nice Trap! I saw one a guy designed that had a fan hooked up to a solar panel and he cover the intake side of the fan with a mesh. It caught all kinds of insects, dried them out, and then he'd toss the bugs to his chickens for extra protein.

[@miss.j.phoenix8739]

This is the 2nd video I have watched I have now subscribed 2 your channel I love how well u keep your property lots of love & care 2 u & your family from Scotland...I bet you have helped alot of peeps 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@hollyridgehomestead]

Thank You. It works very well and everyone that has been to my place personally is a believer. We clean out about 400 a day in peak season if not more. Your the 1st person that I know from Scotland to sub my channel. AWESOME

[@williamharshman9572]

I love these simple fly traps. They work really well.

[@hollyridgehomestead]

Yes they do. Egg and water is all we use for bait.

[@GuanglinDu]

Me, too. They're totally environmentally friendly and extremely effective, which interest me the most.

[@rrbb36]

One thing that should help you attract more of those Jumanji-like horse and deer flies to your homemade trap is to add some dark colored sheets of plywood or tarp around your plexiglas trap. The info on the Epps biting fly trap I just bought said the reason for including a black panel for 3 sides of the trap is to approximate the size and shape of a large animal- the primary target of the female blood-sucking horse and deer flies. The sales info says the panels help attract a lot more flies.

[@hollyridgehomestead]

Yes the black panels are to help attract the horse flies. They are attracted to heat. I haven’t used the Epps fly trap but I’m sure it will help. Our horse flies are just now starting to show up in force. It has made a difference when using the trap. It does not 100% catch them all, but it puts a huge dent in them and helps with our horses. Good luck and give me some updates on it as you use it.

[@rrbb36]

@@hollyridgehomestead I sure will, good or bad, I’ll let you know how it actually works out. The kit just arrived this week but all I had on hand were 6 ft T-posts (or shorter) and the Epps uses (4) 7 footers. I sure hope it lives up to the claims and my expectations bc 2 of my 5 horses are dark (a Black and a Bay) and each are attacked and suffer more than the other 3 combined!

[@rrbb36]

@@hollyridgehomestead Here’s the update you requested… such as it is. I had to wait on delivery of some 7 ft T-posts that were not included, but at that price point, certainly SHOULD have been! I also had to wait on replacement of some “U” bolts that ARE included, but they packed the wrong size with my initial order. So, about a week ago, I finally managed to get my Epps Biting Horse Fly trap all set up. I haven’t seen any of those Jumanji-like Horse flies or Deer flies as of YET, but it’s still a little early in our season for them. I think this is the FIRST time I’ve ever been prepped and ready for something AHEAD of schedule! lol Anyway, there are two, approx 4ft long trays for soapy water suspended between two of the four T-posts and black tarp-like heat absorbing panels. In just a few days, both trays have caught a bunch of wasps. The top tray caught some Japanese beetles, Figeater beetles and some others I’ve never really noticed before; and the bottom tray caught several biting Greenhead flies, which I was very glad to see. The REAL test though, will come in August/September, which is when we usually get hit pretty hard with the monster Horse flies. I’ll give you another assessment when that happens-after all, it’s the primary reason I bought the trap. Till then.

[@hollyridgehomestead]

@@rrbb36 that’s great. We haven’t seen the monster horse flies yet either. But they are coming. Thanks for the update and can’t wait to hear from you in the fall.

[@eastside0434]

I am sure your little dog appreciates it as well,I had some big horse flies that would pester me out in the yard and they were so fast,never trapped them but did end up killing a few with thin flat stick,but it was pure luck I was able to hit them they are so fast.

[@hollyridgehomestead]

They are extremely fast and can throw your shoulder out trying to get them. We have made a game out of it to see who can get the most.

[@northstarprepsteader]

Looks like you're getting success! Kudos! Would the goats bother your trap setup if you mounted it on 4x4 posts? Btw, congrats on 200!

[@hollyridgehomestead]

The goats got out yesterday and 1st thing they started rubbing their heads on it. I’ve got some ideas though.

[@neunundfuenfzigposition]

Amazing dude!

[@hollyridgehomestead]

Thanks!

[@Pinie-ue9mz]

Nice

[@hollyridgehomestead]

Thanks

[@rrbb36]

It would’ve been nice if we could’ve seen what was in the first trap BEFORE you cleaned it. I just bought an Epps biting fly trap… waiting on delivery. I’ll try to remember to report back after I get it set up.

[@rrbb36]

One thing that should help you attract more of those Jumanji-like horse and deer flies to your homemade trap is to add some dark colored sheets of plywood or tarp around your plexiglas trap. The info on the Epps biting fly trap I just bought said the reason for including a black panel for 3 sides of the trap is to approximate the size and shape of a large animal- the primary target of the female blood-sucking horse and deer flies. The sales info says the panels help attract a lot more flies.

[@BT-kt7gb]

Hurts like a MF. I am going to try this.

[@ufochris]

Did I miss you saying what that green hanging thing is called so I can get one? Or did you make that yourself? I made one of those fighting flytraps kind of like yours before , based on the Epps fighting flytrap that costs a Fortune. Mine was flimsier and kept falling over because I had nothing to attach it to . But it did catch a bunch of them when it was standing up LOL Yours looks great. Do you have a video of instructions how to make these things?

[@hollyridgehomestead]

If you are talking about the green fly trap, we had ordered it from the fly trap store. But I will say they don’t last more that a year. I actually have been using the fly trap by Rescue. We use the green top one. It is prebaited with some real stinky stuff. It works 100 times better than my little green trap I showed on the video. The horse fly trap we built but I didn’t really do a detailed video. Make sure you watch the 1st video of me putting it together. I can’t remember how detailed it was but I think I mentioned the dimension. If not email me and I will try and send you a drawing.

[@kevinstevens2775]

Now we get three 15 second unstoppable ads

[@hollyridgehomestead]

Sorry about that. I hope you got something out of watching the video.

[@willbagthegreat]

My concern is that it will attract more from outside the property, so you end up with even more around the place. Will it do that?

[@hollyridgehomestead]

If you have animals like we do, they are coming no matter what. I just try to help my animals as best I can. Thanks for watching!

[@willbagthegreat]

@@hollyridgehomestead Well I'm just talking about a 6 acre property with woods. No animals. There is a very small pond which could attract them tho

[@edwing3638]

Damn bro, im in Tucson ive never seen those fly's, poor horse's 🐴 thx for helping them!! Do you think if you'd have 8 or more of those traps around ur house they would be eradicated completely??

[@hollyridgehomestead]

We plan own building more to put around the pasture but it will not get rid of them 100%. We will do everything possible to help them. Luckily the horse fly aren't here all the time and its seasonal.

[@HisWayHomestead]

Do you have more information about those fly traps?

[@hollyridgehomestead]

Ranch Fly Trap for search term.

[@jeanmattison3600]

Where did you get the green fly trap ??

[@hollyridgehomestead]

Amazon

[@jeanmattison3600]

@@hollyridgehomestead what is the fly trap called??

[@hollyridgehomestead]

@@jeanmattison3600 Ranch Fly Trap. But we are using the Rescue Fly trap with green top. All you do is add water. They are disposable and catches them like crazy too.

[@jeanmattison3600]

@@hollyridgehomestead Thanks I will have to order some. You mentioned using an egg. How many do you use per trap??

[@hollyridgehomestead]

@@jeanmattison3600 1 egg and just stir it up

[@realeques]

i live in central germany and it's already way to hot during summer...i could never live in such a climate

[@hollyridgehomestead]

I would prefer to live up north in much cooler climate. There are days its just to hot to get any work done outside.

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

Flies are one of the four horseman of the Apocalypse. 😲

[@hollyridgehomestead]

The poor horses think they are the devil. But i'm doing everything I can besides bring them in the house with us.

[@massimilianobernardini4655]

This animal is one of the worst things in our country land too, I will try a sticky mobile trap Good fight guys, you aren’t alone A great hug from Maiolo, Rimini, Italy Ciaooooo!!!!!

[@hollyridgehomestead]

Thank you for watching. Its nice to know where the viewers are located in other countries.

[@paolomaran586]

Ciao Massimiliano, hai finalmente trovato una soluzione contro i tafani? Ormai non li sopporto più :( Grazie mille e buona giornata.

[@hollyridgehomestead]

The trap works great. It will not 100% catch them all. It has to be close to your animals (with in 15 feet) or where humans hang out. Horse flies are attracted to heat, so keep that in mind when moving it around.

[@massimilianobernardini4655]

Holly Ridge Homestead thanks for news and advice, regards from Italy ciaooooo!!!!!!

[@milesandress8265]

Please don't do sticky traps...other creatures ...like birds get caught in them.... Flies are nasty!

[@ION400]

There just need to be some giant water bugs in it waiting for em

[@hollyridgehomestead]

😂

[@region0706]

Why do you have fans outside ?)

[@hollyridgehomestead]

Because it is hot in Louisiana

[@idigchickflicks8730]

Yeah, just touch them with your bare hand

[@hollyridgehomestead]

I have, but sometimes they just fall apart from being in the water to long.

[@Being4Itself]

You don’t have chickens or ducks? They love big flies. Seems like a waste of good fly...

[@hollyridgehomestead]

We don't have chickens anymore. But, they did love to eat them as fast as we put them on the ground. Thanks for watching.

[@massimilianobernardini4655]

I forgot, try to put geese near horses they are incredibly greedy of horse fly, Bye

[@hollyridgehomestead]

I haven't heard putting geese around your live stock before. We are looking at putting some with the chickens down the road. Thanks for the tip.