Thanks to a yard thick with deer flies, mowing the lawn used to be a nightmare for my husband, Barry. Now, it’s a dream. Well, that might be an exaggeration, but it’s a whole lot better. He shares his secret to getting rid of deer flies in this guest post.
By Barry Atwood
A few years ago after being driven half crazy by deer flies I did some research. I discovered a strategy to deal with them that actually works! For some reason, deer flies are attracted to the color blue. They also prefer heads as a place to take their bite.
So first, I acquired a royal blue baseball cap.
Then off to a garden center to buy a product called Tree Tanglefoot. It is an extremely sticky substance that you squeeze from a tube. It is primarily used to create a barrier at the base of a tree to prevent pest insects from climbing the tree.
You need to smear Tanglefoot all over the outside surface of the cap. It helps to wear disposable rubber gloves when you do this.
