THE sun’s out, and a weekend of barbecues is being planned by thousands.
But one thing that can end up ruining warm days is the that come with the lovely .
While there’s an array of gadgets on the market to get rid of the insects, they often contain a whole load of chemicals.
However, there’sthat promises to keep the pests away from your home – and your BBQ – and it’s completely natural.
People on Facebook have been sharing the clever trick, which uses just a bar of soap and an old pair of tights.
It does have to be a particular soap though – namely Irish Spring, which you can get for around £3.49 a bar online.
The strong and “invigorating”; scent is believed to be an effective fly repellent, and works well used or around windows.
All you need to do is shred the soap, which you can do with a cheese grater, and put it inside a mesh bag.
If you don’t have a mesh bag – this is where you can make use of your old tights.
People took to Reddit to reflect on the effectiveness of the hack, with one asking: “Does this really work?”;
“Not sure if it’s all in my mind but usually we have a horrible fly problem in the garage area or near outdoor kitchen,”; one wrote.
“But my wife shaved some in a plate and placed it in those areas and they’ve pretty much stayed gone... till the smell ran out.”;
“Do you have an idea of how long the smell lasted?”; another asked.
And when the person said the soap scent lasted for around two to three weeks, the posted replied: “This could be a good frugal solution!”;
“I guess I’ll try applying it every two weeks and see how it goes.”;
“Basically no flies this year where in the past, despite fly trap and ribbon and tape everywhere, it was still a big issue,”; a third added.
“I am 1000% sold. It really is a miracle...
“And we did not shave the bars, we just hang the whole bar in sachets.”;
