Flies often become a problem for UK households during summer
This trick will keep flies at bay during summer(Image: Getty Images)
A little-known trick using 1ps is said to keep flies away from your home and garden ‘for good’ this summer. Although Brits will be enjoying the warm weather, this often comes with an influx of flies.
Not only can they be a pain to get rid of, but they also linger around food which can be unhygienic.
The experts at GardeningExpress.co.uk have now shared how placing some pennies in a glass of water can be used to deter flies away.
This unusual trick uses light reflection to confuse flies and keep them away from serving areas and guests.
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Fill up a few glasses of water and drop around three pennies into each cup. Place these near your barbecue and serving area and you’ll notice the flies won’t come past them.
Another option is to fill up half of a plastic bag with water and fill it with around five to seven pennies and hang these in different areas in your garden.
Other tricks includes using strong scents such as citronella, lemon, garlic and rosemary around the garden.
Chris Bonnett, founder of Gardening Express said: “There’s nothing worse than when you’re having a nice barbecue with friends and family and there’s bugs flying about.
“They can be a real pain but there are a few inexpensive ways to keep them away.
“These tricks are really simple and a lot of them involve using things most of us probably already have in our homes.”
Pennies can deter flies(Image: Getty Images)
Other ways to keep bugs away from your garden:
Insect repellent plants
Plants like Lavender and Chrysanthemum can help to keep bugs away and they’ll also add some colour to your garden.
Simply place a couple of these near the barbecue to discourage flies and insects.
Candles
Citronella candles are great at repelling mosquitoes and other bugs and are fairly inexpensive.
Light a couple of these and you’re good to go.
Lemon and garlic
Some foods can actually help to deter bugs and flies away from the barbecue too.
Slice a couple of lemons in half and place a clove of garlic inside, place them on plates and spread them around the barbecue area to keep the insects well away.
Brown paper bags
Wasps tend to stay far away from other wasp nests so this trick is perfect to keep them away.
Simply grab a brown paper bag and fill it out with some rubbish to help it resemble a wasp nest.
Hang this by the serving area and wasps will stay away
Herbs
There are certain herbs that insects hate the smell on.
Throw some sage and rosemary on the grill as you cook your barbecue and the bugs will stay clear
Burning egg cartons
To deter any mosquitoes just light an empty egg carton and place it in a safe place away from your guests.
The burning smell will stop mosquitoes from entering the barbecue area.
Using LED lights
As evening approaches you may notice the garden lights are attracting bugs.
Consider switching the lights for LEDs as these are the lights which are least likely to attract bugs.