Guest guest Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 This is among the strangest things I have ever seen. Our caregiver/housekeeper who is from Singapore and is ethnic Chinese shared with us a remedy to get rid of flies that, as she says, " is an old Chinese tradition " . If I hadn't seen it for myself, I would never have believed it. Here goes: In rooms where flies seem to swarm, take a plastic bag, fill it about half way with water, and hang it on something so that it hangs down conspicuously. I don't know how or why it works, but our home is virtually fly free. Very bizarre indeed! What did they do before the plastics revolution 30 or so years ago? I dunno. Try it yourself, and wishing you a flyfree summer (or winter for those of you down under). Yehuda Frischman, L.Ac, CSR, SER, TJM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 Hi does it work with mosquitoes? On 6/30/06, wrote: > > This is among the strangest things I have ever seen. Our > caregiver/housekeeper who is from Singapore and is ethnic Chinese > shared with us a remedy to get rid of flies that, as she says, " is an > old Chinese tradition " . If I hadn't seen it for myself, I would never > have believed it. Here goes: In rooms where flies seem to swarm, > take a plastic bag, fill it about half way with water, and hang it on > something so that it hangs down conspicuously. I don't know how or > why it works, but our home is virtually fly free. Very bizarre > indeed! What did they do before the plastics revolution 30 or so years > ago? I dunno. > > Try it yourself, and wishing you a flyfree summer (or winter for those > of you down under). > > Yehuda Frischman, L.Ac, CSR, SER, TJM > > > -- Philip Niño Tan-Gatue, MD Acupuncturist and Physician http://www.tan-gatue.net " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 Yehuda, Thank you for solving a mystery for me! I went to a local popular Mexican restaurant here in northern Arizona, and there were baggies half full of water attached to each of the large windows. Nobody on staff that night knew what they were for, and the customers were having a good time making up reasons for the " water balloons " on the windows. Now the only remaining mystery is how they attached those baggies to the windows! --- wrote: > This is among the strangest things I have ever seen. Our > caregiver/housekeeper who is from Singapore and is ethnic Chinese > shared with us a remedy to get rid of flies that, as she says, " is an > old Chinese tradition " . If I hadn't seen it for myself, I would never > have believed it. Here goes: In rooms where flies seem to swarm, > take a plastic bag, fill it about half way with water, and hang it on > something so that it hangs down conspicuously. I don't know how or > why it works, but our home is virtually fly free. Very bizarre > indeed! What did they do before the plastics revolution 30 or so years > ago? I dunno. > > Try it yourself, and wishing you a flyfree summer (or winter for those > of you down under). > > Yehuda Frischman, L.Ac, CSR, SER, TJM > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 Hi Yehuda. This is done in Israel as well. Shabbat Shalom. Joyce - yehuda frischman Chinese Medicine Friday, June 30, 2006 5:50 AM remedy for flies from China This is among the strangest things I have ever seen. Our caregiver/housekeeper who is from Singapore and is ethnic Chinese shared with us a remedy to get rid of flies that, as she says, " is an old Chinese tradition " . If I hadn't seen it for myself, I would never have believed it. Here goes: In rooms where flies seem to swarm, take a plastic bag, fill it about half way with water, and hang it on something so that it hangs down conspicuously. I don't know how or why it works, but our home is virtually fly free. Very bizarre indeed! What did they do before the plastics revolution 30 or so years ago? I dunno. Try it yourself, and wishing you a flyfree summer (or winter for those of you down under). Yehuda Frischman, L.Ac, CSR, SER, TJM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 Yehuda! 40 years ago,when i was in China, the used any kind of " glass bowls " and when i ask them how it works? The told me that it´s like a mirror for them. When the flies look into the Water bag she became so afraid that she never come back ........ You belief it ??????? Warm regads H.Peter CENTRO DE MEDICINA ORIENTAL Acupunctura-Shiatsu-Adipolise-TCM Dr.H.Peter Nussbaumer medoriental http://www.medoriental.tk 269 827272 (9h -12h e 15h -19h) Chinese Medicine , " yehuda frischman " < wrote: > > This is among the strangest things I have ever seen. Our > caregiver/housekeeper who is from Singapore and is ethnic Chinese > shared with us a remedy to get rid of flies that, as she says, " is an > old Chinese tradition " . If I hadn't seen it for myself, I would never > have believed it. Here goes: In rooms where flies seem to swarm, > take a plastic bag, fill it about half way with water, and hang it on > something so that it hangs down conspicuously. I don't know how or > why it works, but our home is virtually fly free. Very bizarre > indeed! What did they do before the plastics revolution 30 or so years > ago? I dunno. > > Try it yourself, and wishing you a flyfree summer (or winter for those > of you down under). > > Yehuda Frischman, L.Ac, CSR, SER, TJM > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 My impression is that it does not. I am still aware of them buzzing around. --- " Dr. Philip Tan-Gatue " <philiptangatue wrote: > Hi does it work with mosquitoes? > > On 6/30/06, > wrote: > > > > This is among the strangest things I have ever > seen. Our > > caregiver/housekeeper who is from Singapore and is > ethnic Chinese > > shared with us a remedy to get rid of flies that, > as she says, " is an > > old Chinese tradition " . If I hadn't seen it for > myself, I would never > > have believed it. Here goes: In rooms where flies > seem to swarm, > > take a plastic bag, fill it about half way with > water, and hang it on > > something so that it hangs down conspicuously. I > don't know how or > > why it works, but our home is virtually fly free. > Very bizarre > > indeed! What did they do before the plastics > revolution 30 or so years > > ago? I dunno. > > > > Try it yourself, and wishing you a flyfree summer > (or winter for those > > of you down under). > > > > Yehuda Frischman, L.Ac, CSR, SER, TJM > > > > > > > > > > -- > Philip Niño Tan-Gatue, MD > Acupuncturist and Physician > http://www.tan-gatue.net > " > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 Thank you, H. Peter, Fascinating! However, I think that there is more to it than that, as the bags we are using are translucent, and the water can't be seen by them. One other thought, just came to me, BTW: I seem to recall that many years ago, during the Cultural Revolution (may its memory be erased!) that one of Mao's crazy campaigns was a concerted effort to have the people kill out all the flies in China. Does anyone else remember that? Y --- " Dr.H.Peter Nussbaumer " <medoriental wrote: > Yehuda! > 40 years ago,when i was in China, the used any kind > of " glass bowls " > and when i ask them how it works? The told me that > it´s like a > mirror for them. When the flies look into the Water > bag she became > so afraid that she never come back ........ You > belief it ??????? > Warm regads > H.Peter > > CENTRO DE MEDICINA ORIENTAL > Acupunctura-Shiatsu-Adipolise-TCM > Dr.H.Peter Nussbaumer > medoriental http://www.medoriental.tk > 269 827272 (9h -12h e 15h -19h) > > > > > Chinese Medicine , > " yehuda > frischman " < wrote: > > > > This is among the strangest things I have ever > seen. Our > > caregiver/housekeeper who is from Singapore and is > ethnic Chinese > > shared with us a remedy to get rid of flies that, > as she says, " is > an > > old Chinese tradition " . If I hadn't seen it for > myself, I would > never > > have believed it. Here goes: In rooms where > flies seem to swarm, > > take a plastic bag, fill it about half way with > water, and hang it > on > > something so that it hangs down conspicuously. I > don't know how > or > > why it works, but our home is virtually fly free. > Very bizarre > > indeed! What did they do before the plastics > revolution 30 or so > years > > ago? I dunno. > > > > Try it yourself, and wishing you a flyfree summer > (or winter for > those > > of you down under). > > > > Yehuda Frischman, L.Ac, CSR, SER, TJM > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 At 08:50 PM 6/29/2006, Yehuda wrote: >This is among the strangest things I have ever seen. Our >caregiver/housekeeper who is from Singapore and is ethnic Chinese >shared with us a remedy to get rid of flies that, as she says, " is an >old Chinese tradition " . If I hadn't seen it for myself, I would never >have believed it. Here goes: In rooms where flies seem to swarm, >take a plastic bag, fill it about half way with water, and hang it on >something so that it hangs down conspicuously. I don't know how or >why it works, but our home is virtually fly free. Very bizarre >indeed! What did they do before the plastics revolution 30 or so years >ago? I dunno. > >Try it yourself, and wishing you a flyfree summer (or winter for those >of you down under). A related practice, found, e.g. in State Parks in California, is used to reduce the population of yellow jackets (a form of wasp which is black and yellow striped like a bee, and is carnivorous, so hangs around picknic tables) -- cut the top off a plastic bottle, say a 1 liter softdrink or water bottle, cut just below where the maximum width begins; invert the top and set it into the top of the bottom half, creating a funnel into the bottle. Pour some sweetish liquid like a cola into the bottle. The bugs get lured in by the aroma of the sweet treat, but can't find their way out, and drown, perhaps gloriously, in the sugary liquid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2006 Report Share Posted July 2, 2006 Thanks, Chris. Anybody have any ideas or remedies for getting rid of mosquitoes, (besides burning a citronella candle)? --- < wrote: > At 08:50 PM 6/29/2006, Yehuda wrote: > >This is among the strangest things I have ever > seen. Our > >caregiver/housekeeper who is from Singapore and is > ethnic Chinese > >shared with us a remedy to get rid of flies that, > as she says, " is an > >old Chinese tradition " . If I hadn't seen it for > myself, I would never > >have believed it. Here goes: In rooms where flies > seem to swarm, > >take a plastic bag, fill it about half way with > water, and hang it on > >something so that it hangs down conspicuously. I > don't know how or > >why it works, but our home is virtually fly free. > Very bizarre > >indeed! What did they do before the plastics > revolution 30 or so years > >ago? I dunno. > > > >Try it yourself, and wishing you a flyfree summer > (or winter for those > >of you down under). > > A related practice, found, e.g. in State Parks in > California, is used > to reduce the population of yellow jackets (a form > of wasp which is > black and yellow striped like a bee, and is > carnivorous, so hangs > around picknic tables) -- cut the top off a plastic > bottle, say a 1 > liter softdrink or water bottle, cut just below > where the maximum > width begins; invert the top and set it into the top > of the bottom > half, creating a funnel into the bottle. Pour some > sweetish liquid > like a cola into the bottle. The bugs get lured in > by the aroma of > the sweet treat, but can't find their way out, and > drown, perhaps > gloriously, in the sugary liquid. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2006 Report Share Posted July 2, 2006 yehuda frischman wrote: > > > Thanks, Chris. > > Anybody have any ideas or remedies for getting rid of > mosquitoes, (besides burning a citronella candle)? Hi Chris! I have found an electronic flyswatter to be outstanding. All you have to do is touch the skeeter with it and he/she is fried. Regards, Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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