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Betsy Ross

(3,149 posts) Thu Jun 6, 2013, 09:48 AM Jun 2013

Flies

Used egg shells to protect newly transplanted lettuce from slugs. Now how do I get rid of the flies?

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AK 47??? elleng Jun 2013 #1

Now you've done it!! brer cat Jun 2013 #2

THANKS for the LAUGH, brer!!! elleng Jun 2013 #3

I wouldn't be concerned with the flies. Curmudgeoness Jun 2013 #4

That was my guess. Clean before drying. Betsy Ross Jun 2013 #5

Next time, bake the egg shells before you BlueToTheBone Jun 2013 #6

elleng

(136,185 posts)

1. AK 47???

Reply to Betsy Ross (Original post)

Thu Jun 6, 2013, 10:35 AM

Jun 2013

brer cat

(26,296 posts)

2. Now you've done it!!

Reply to elleng (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 6, 2013, 01:02 PM

Jun 2013

We are going to have gun nuts in the gardening group.

elleng

(136,185 posts)

3. THANKS for the LAUGH, brer!!!

Reply to brer cat (Reply #2)

Thu Jun 6, 2013, 01:04 PM

Jun 2013

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)

4. I wouldn't be concerned with the flies.

Reply to Betsy Ross (Original post)

Thu Jun 6, 2013, 05:17 PM

Jun 2013

They will disappear as soon as there is nothing left on the shells.

And for next time, make sure to scrub the egg shells out really well before you use them. I always do this before putting them in the compost pile, since I was just attracting raccoons. I clean every bit of the soft material and there is nothing but hard shell. It attracts nothing.

Betsy Ross

(3,149 posts)

5. That was my guess. Clean before drying.

Reply to Curmudgeoness (Reply #4)

Thu Jun 6, 2013, 10:03 PM

Jun 2013

Next Spring.
Thanks.

BlueToTheBone

(3,747 posts)

6. Next time, bake the egg shells before you

Reply to Betsy Ross (Original post)

Thu Jun 13, 2013, 08:25 AM

Jun 2013

put them on the ground. Let them cook in the oven 15 20 minutes on about 300 and all organisms will die and voila! no more flies. Mine fly infestation came with the rabbit poop that I got but ran out of time to disperse and damn we have flies! I'm off to buy fly paper today.

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