make a fly trap in 2 simple steps by valva
this is a fly trap that the israel army use. vary very easy.

you will need:

botell
slowtape
every thing the a fly likes.
 
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Step 1: Cut

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cut the bottel in the middel.
Drakekay says: Jul 18, 2012. 3:16 PM
ahh yea, It is missing a small step. You must pierce the cap of the bottle a little. A small drill bit about the size of pea or just smaller would be good.
Drakekay says: Jul 18, 2012. 3:13 PM
this is a little confusing, if u turned the bottle top upside down and tape it closed, how does the fly get in? Did u cut a hole in the cap or something? Am I wrong or is there a step missing here?
terter says: May 11, 2012. 6:55 PM
Thanks for the great idea..I was trying NOT to use poison!
nav_lexy says: Mar 27, 2012. 8:22 PM
I have a question. What if you mix eveything for bees, wasp and flys. It will be like a bug ore gi. My idea is mix honey, oranges, milk and pheromone will it work? I will give it a try and get back to everyone. If i can get one of each imagine the possiblities.
manicmonday says: Nov 12, 2011. 5:33 PM
Just use a 2 liter bottle. Cut the top off, the flip it and insert it into the bottom. No tape needed.
Pragmatist says: Jun 7, 2010. 12:15 AM
Hello - can someone tell me what 'slow' tape is? and why is it needed? sorry if this is really basic! Thank you in advance but I'm desperate...the number of flies!!!!
Devrimm says: Jun 24, 2011. 1:17 AM
Hi!
I think, it is selotape. Simply you can stick sth to sth.
Best...
Devrimm
raziz says: Jun 6, 2011. 3:05 AM
slowtape, cello tape, cellophane tape, cellophene tape..
scotchtape (US), sellotape(UK).. whiskeytape(Irish).. winetape(France).. saketape(Japan)... slowtape(rest of the world)

duct tape.. duck tape.. gorilla tape..
hany.. honey.. hunny..

it's all sounds the same..
diannagail says: Aug 8, 2010. 11:47 AM
We had a batch of flies hatch and were overrun with them throughout the entire house one morning... yuck. I went looking for a fly strip recipe and came upon this. I knew about it but had forgotten it. My cousin had one set out and it got so full... she never dumped it...again yuck. I made some of these and hung them with string on all the windows where they like to congregate... like someone said they 'go toward the light' :) I use anything sweet like flavored coffee syrup, chocolate syrup, honey, beer. The clearer liquids let you see them drowning better... am I cruel or what? :) I don't know if they get back out because I don't sit there and watch them, but it does clear them out of the house without having to play the game of 'swat the flies'. Actually it is great aerobic exercise if you do it really fast... gets me into a sweat really fast :) That's the up side of it.
crazycreeper69 says: Jul 8, 2010. 2:45 PM
does this catch bigger flies or just fruit flies?
xetero says: Jul 4, 2010. 5:42 AM
how can I make bait?
capricorn says: Jun 26, 2007. 6:50 AM
Are you sure it cannot come out mate? I'm wondering
johnny3h says: Jun 6, 2010. 1:40 PM
As others have mentioned, YES, the flies CAN fly out the opening at the bottom of the "funnel" in the center of the bottle, BUT... IT IS HIGHLY UNLIKElY due to the fact that flies fly "to the light" and thus to the outside walls of the bottle, and do not "FIND" the relatively small opening in the center of the bottle. Again, they "can" fly out, but more than 90% of the time they DO NOT find the ouly opening, and ths, DO NOT fly out of the bottle.
sgt.paper says: Jul 30, 2007. 8:48 PM
they cant.............................................................................most the time
Ichigo says: Aug 3, 2007. 3:08 AM
dude... u spelled bottle wrong
filodonnell says: Apr 4, 2010. 4:40 PM
dude.........You spelt u incorrectly and your grammar is not perfect either!
temah916 says: Jun 5, 2009. 3:06 PM
I didn't know proper English was a requirement for instructables. I give Kudos to those who try!
devilicious says: Jul 28, 2009. 7:28 PM
Is there any room for improvements or modifications?
19charbel96 says: Jul 1, 2009. 12:30 AM
what the fly likes?????
tweakgeek says: Jun 22, 2009. 3:18 PM
Brilliant. Simple, just works, low tech at it's finest. Tip of the hat to valva :-)
lansmart says: Aug 10, 2008. 11:02 PM
how effective is it?
kittykat123 says: Aug 9, 2007. 7:59 AM
How do i add a comment??
WarHammer2007 says: Aug 4, 2008. 6:16 PM
did u try reading the FAQs? they might have an answer for you. oh & ur welcome :P
maker12 says: Dec 31, 2007. 2:30 PM

you did LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!

AznPanda says: May 28, 2008. 9:37 PM
DUDE THIS IS FREAKING GENUIS MAN!!!!
chilali says: Mar 8, 2008. 1:18 AM
Thanks! I hate buying the insecticide at the store. I'll try this.
comp says: Aug 10, 2007. 11:59 AM
so you just drill a hole in the cap ??
lazykatana says: Jan 11, 2008. 7:47 PM
You can just take off the cap entirely. I believe that works just fine.
brwnmamba says: Aug 11, 2007. 1:05 PM
I tried this with peanut butter and it didn't catch one fly. What do you use for fly bait?
dchall8 says: Oct 10, 2007. 9:20 AM
Valva used honey (hany). My flies are extremely attracted to spoiled milk. I put a little water and a few drops of milk and you can't keep them out.
5183457 says: Sep 13, 2007. 5:39 AM
the thing works. the reason the fly came into the trap to feed not to get back out again. the secret to the trap is the liquid thats in it. it looks like valva is using honey, but i have also seen beerused which works really well.
valva (author) says: Sep 11, 2007. 7:51 AM
hellow I read your comments and i want too tall you this 1) no im frome israel 2) the fly trap is generally for bees and wasp but for flys it is good too
robomaniac says: Aug 8, 2007. 11:48 PM
This design is perfect! Learn this in France when I was camping. I used to catch bees with this thing!
dchall8 says: Aug 7, 2007. 12:55 PM
I'm guessing that valva's first language is not English. Still the pictures make it easy to see what he has in mind. Still it would be nice to see a good written translation. This is the fly trap I've been looking for. Sometimes the mind boggles at how simple things can be when you stop trying to make them hard. I'll be taking several of these to the stables this weekend. Thanks for posting it!!
dchall8 says: Aug 7, 2007. 12:50 PM
While it is physically possible for them to fly back through the open hole, it is not in their nature to fly to the center of something to get out. They like to fly out to get out. That's why flies fly to the window in your house. If you check the related Instructables, the one by CapnChkn (only has a diagram - no picture) goes into extensive detail about fly mentality.
valva (author) says: Jun 27, 2007. 4:07 AM
yes, it cant come out
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