{"id":77855,"date":"2023-09-10T15:42:43","date_gmt":"2023-09-10T15:42:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/posterboyedit.com\/?p=77855"},"modified":"2023-09-10T15:42:43","modified_gmt":"2023-09-10T15:42:43","slug":"i-hate-flies-this-hack-will-get-rid-of-them-for-good-in-your-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/posterboyedit.com\/lifestyle\/i-hate-flies-this-hack-will-get-rid-of-them-for-good-in-your-house\/","title":{"rendered":"I hate flies &#8211; this hack will get rid of them for good in your house"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>This simple trick to rid flies from your home for good &#8211; and all your need are three basic ingredients<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A TikToker has shared an inexpensive trick to get rid of pesky flies in your house<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Dustin Hadley, known as That40yearguy, posted the hack to millions of followers<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0\u00a0How to get rid of rats in the house &#8211; an expert&#8217;s step by step guide<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As a last-minute heatwave graces the UK, with temperatures climbing above 30C in some places, pesky flies and wasps will no doubt be out in full force.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Now, one TikToker has shared what he claims is a fail-safe method to get rid of the pesky creatures, and all you need is three ingredients.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Dustin Hadley, known online as That40yearguy, posted the hack to his 3.3 million TikTok followers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the video captioned &#8216;I cannot stand flies&#8217; he begins by showing followers a recipe called the &#8216;Fly Getter&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/07\/16\/75176155-12490883-image-a-1_1694101534633.jpg\" height=\"1127\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>TikToker Dustin Hadley has shared one fail-safe method to get rid of pesky flies in your house &#8211; and all you need is three ingredients\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/07\/16\/75176175-12490883-image-a-2_1694101537567.jpg\" height=\"1127\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>To make the homemade concoction, all you need brown sugar, water and honey a plastic cup and some tape\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Holding his notepad to the camera, the recipe reads: &#8216;1 tsp honey, 1\/3 brown sugar and 1 cup water.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ready to prepare the mixture he said: &#8216;If it works, I&#8217;m going to save this.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>First, Dustin takes a water bottle and cuts the plastic a quarter of the way down, and places it to the side.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He then puts the three ingredients into the cup and tells his followers to &#8216;mix it up&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>He then takes the removed top, takes the cap off and places it upside down in the bottle.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Adding some tape to the top of the bottle to hold it in place, he said: &#8216;Now take it outside and test it outside.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/07\/16\/75176151-12490883-image-a-4_1694101557362.jpg\" height=\"1127\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Dustin shared the successful result to his 3.3 million TikTok followers, and many are jumping to try the hack themselves\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Placing it on a table outside, he told his followers to wait a day to see the results.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After returning from work the next day, Dustin was excited to see the outcome of his &#8216;homemade fly-getter&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Looking at the homemade trap, he said &#8216;Oh wow, there&#8217;s a ton of them in there.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Holding it up to the camera, Dustin sniffed the fly grave and told his followers it didn&#8217;t smell of anything.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>READ MORE: How to get rid of mice &#8211; I&#8217;m a pest expert and these are the MOST effective ways\u00a0\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The now-viral video has been viewed nearly 23 million times, and over 11,000 people took to the comment section.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0One user commented: &#8216;Recall the old saying &#8220;you&#8217;ll attract more flies with honey&#8221; guess it&#8217;s true.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>An extremely grateful TikToker commented: &#8216;You may have saved the world.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Another user, jumping at the chance to try the trick, wrote: &#8216;When I say I HATE flies&#8230; they make my skin crawl and we get plenty of them come in the house. 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