Flyspray That Actually Works?

[EDDIE51]

We are plagued with flies this year. I have bought 2 different brands of fly killer spray , but they just do not seem to work. The flies seem unaffected .Anyone got a recommendation for one that actually does what it says?
Years ago if you used a fly spray the flies immediately started to buzz round in circles and then dropped dead.Now they just keep flying.

[scorpiojo]

Sanmex fly and wasp killer

[Toorak]

We have found that Raid works

[Captain2]

I'll go with Raid as well - that bluebottle didn't last very long last night.

[dannyk13]

Yes, Raid works

[woofgang]

I find that raid is the best but its not immediate.

[dannyk13]

The only immediate killer is a fly swat.

[scorpiojo]

.....or a flamethrower... ;0)

[JJ109]

Geckos do my fly-killing Danny!

[dannyk13]

Maybe you could send Eddie a couple jj.

[rowanwitch]

Spray varnish... turns flies into gliders
Much more fun with one of those electric fly swats and good exercise too

[aelmpvw]

//The only immediate killer is a fly swat//
you've got to actually hit them for that to work

[Voltage]

daily mail paper makes a good swatter..( it does have some use then )!!

[woofgang]

the only thing with spray varnish or hair spray is that it is the very devil to get off stuff that catches the spray. I have got one of these which works quite well. Amazon.co.uk User Recommendation

[sunny-dave]

The best tool I have is a (powerful) hand-held vacuum cleaner - suck the little blighters to their doom - very satisfying & less messy than swatting or spraying.

[1ozzy]

After you have tried very fly spray known to mankind you will realise
the pesky little creatures will find a way to annoy you, no matter what.

[Postdog]

I prefer Raid, but a lot of that is it doesn't smell as vile as others. Over recent years I've noticed it has got less effective - time was when you could get a perverse pleasure watching them twitch and die.

I use old fashioned fly papers a lot now, and it's amazing how many that catches.