A Fly Zapper

[eujaro]

I need heeeeeeeelllllllllllllpppppppppppp!!!!! there is a blackbeery tree next door to me and every year its berries fall in my yard and every year tis attracts hundreds of flies. the woman refuses to cut it down. the flies are so bad that when I open my back door at least 6 flies get in the house at a time and I have to spray a path of raid repellant just to take my trash out. I am open to all suggestions natural and chemical I am desperate. also some type of insect is eating my black magic hollyhock making tiny circular holes in tem any ideas there thanks in advance

[donybee]

I'm not sure what you can do about the flys, but Why don't you get Sevin and dillute it as directed for your Hollyhocks? I use it all the time. It did a super job on my azalea when the worms hit it. Also I use it on my Blueberrys. It could be Japanese Beetles or even Snails. I would try spraying the area where the flys are attracted to see if that helps. Sorry I don't have any better suggestions. :lol: :lol: :lol:

[MrSeedy]

Sounds like you have the "mulberry" blues!!! I"ve allowed one to grow from a seed some bird dropped in it's droppings in my back yard, just so the birds can feed , but they can be messy!! Talk about understatements!!!

[eujaro]

I think that the tree is done fruiting for the year. I went out today and the hay/ grass :lol: was clean and all the flies were gone I was actually able to do some gardening to day . I'm still going to work on solutions for year

[Sneezie]

:blink: I have two mulberry trees, and they can be awful messy things. The one is pretty close to our fence over yonder, so it`s a good distance away from our home but being that it`s next to the fence that way, it`close to our neighbors steps that lead into her kitchen. We`ve given them permission to cut the branches back when they get too close for comfort sort-a-speak!! It took one time of me seein how the berries stained her steps for me to say, "hey cut the branches back anytime you need to"! -_-

[eujaro]

I which they would tell me that !

[Rich]

I England it is legal to cut overhanging branches back to the boundary. You're supposed to offer the cut boughs to the owner of the tree, but no-one bothers with that.

Another way to stop it is to make a copper nail and drive it into the tree. :ph34r: Illegal, but effective.

[Sneezie]

:unsure: Oh no let it up to you Rich. A copper nail now is it? Well truth be told it wouldn`t make me mad at them. I`d sure hate that mess too. That`s why we`ve told them to cut it back whenever they need to.