Posted: Yesterday 3:42:23 PM EDT
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Went to friends' house to shoot yesterday. Left the cargo area open to grab gear out of. Now it's filled with these small black flies. Tried driving home with all the windows down but they are still there. Ideas on getting rid of them? Thanks |
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Throw a No-Pest strip in there for a few days. That should kill them all. I know they sell them at Home-Depot and other stores as well. Hot Shot No-Pest Strip - Amazon |
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Might pick up a pack of these at Dollar Tree. Never thought I'd ever have a use for them. Caught two of them fucking on the dash board. This aggression won't stand. 
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Originally Posted By ctdemolay0405: I've used house bug bombs to great effect in cars This. In a pinch, gopher bombs serve the same purpose. Years back we set a couple off in a buddy’s truck when he had an ant infestation in the cab. Not really sure if it killed the ants but it most definitely killed the upholstery on his seat and made for a couple cheap laughs at his expense… |
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Does the vehicle have a rear hatch with a window that opens? If yes open the rear hatch window, front door windows & drive on the highway. If no rear hatch window drive with the hatch up. If you can't do any of that park it closed up in the sun for a few hours, the heat will kill everything inside. Pesticides would be the Nuclear option if nothing else works |
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Originally Posted By KitBuilder: An ozone gnerator will probably kill them too, as well as removing bad smells from the upholstry. I came here to say this too. My O3 generator gets used often and the truck stays bug-free for awhile. Even after an ant infestation when my son spilled a soda and half-assed the clean up. |
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Originally Posted By FighterFixer1: I came here to say this too. My O3 generator gets used often and the truck stays bug-free for awhile. Even after an ant infestation when my son spilled a soda and half-assed the clean up. Originally Posted By FighterFixer1: Originally Posted By KitBuilder: An ozone gnerator will probably kill them too, as well as removing bad smells from the upholstry. I came here to say this too. My O3 generator gets used often and the truck stays bug-free for awhile. Even after an ant infestation when my son spilled a soda and half-assed the clean up. It did smell a lot better though. |
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Originally Posted By Osprey61: Seems like a shop vac would be the easiest, non-chemical solution. I've never understood the Christmas tree-style deodorizers. What the hell do people do in their vehicles, maybe aside from smoking, that requires a cheap perfume stink to hide? Got a brand new Toyota Corolla as a loaner from stealership, as wife's car was in shop. 40 mile drive, light rain, the stink of chemicals in that car nearly killed me. Was feeling a little woozy when I got home. A freshener wouldn't have helped, but sometimes it's not a cleanliness problem, the materials in the car just stink. Raining, so couldn't roll windows down, fan just seemed to pump more stink in, or was just stirring it up more. |
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