Flies at the BBQ

cheez59 · Sep 29, 2015

Firing up the smoker draws flies. It doesn't matter what kind of smoker or what you are cooking, when the smoke rolls the flies come. I built a large patio/deck so that I could locate all my cookers together in close proximity to my kitchen. The patio is also large enough for about 20 people to sit at tables and eat. I did the first cook on it this past weekend and had 23 guests. Everything was good except for the flies. They about drove everyone crazy. I see a number of folks on here that have multiple cookers on their patios along with tables and chairs. Does everybody just put up with the flies or is their some solution to this dilema?

CakeM1x · Sep 29, 2015

I was doing a smoke on Sunday and this was the first time I've experienced this. Between watching football and cooking food I was a fly terminator. Annoying buggers!

aawa · Sep 29, 2015

I have my pits away from the eating area because of this problem. I would much rather have to walk several extra steps a few times a cook, than deal with flied hovering around when we are trying to eat.

ModelMaker · Sep 29, 2015

What I hate is you can't leave your spatula or tongs on the performer table because the little bustards walk around on them.
I ain't havin any of that!!
Ed

SmokinJohn · Sep 29, 2015

I haven't found a solution...yet...but they only seem to come when pork is being cooked at my house.

K-Train · Sep 29, 2015

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cheez59 · Sep 29, 2015

SmokinJohn said:
I haven't found a solution...yet...but they only seem to come when pork is being cooked at my house.

They come in droves before I even put the meat on the smoker. Of course my WSM is coated heavily on the inside from many rib and butt cooks. :doh:

pigville porkers · Sep 29, 2015

K-Train said:
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I have that, it works kind of lol but is a whole lota fun!!!!

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Bludawg · Sep 29, 2015

Take you some gallon zippy sacks drop a penny in each one fill 'em 1/2 full of water and hang 'em about every 10' around the perimeter. the refracted light farks with the flies many eyes and they git out a dodge I used to do this when I had my horses never a fly problem in the barn

MizzoQ · Sep 29, 2015

My weapon of choice :boxing:

http://www.harborfreight.com/electronic-fly-swatter-40122.html

smokin30-06 · Sep 29, 2015

Am I the only one that uses answer burner as the quickest fly swatter (of fire) in the west? All the while tempting fate that my neighbors will call me in...

Q Junkie · Sep 29, 2015

MizzoQ said:
My weapon of choice :boxing:

http://www.harborfreight.com/electronic-fly-swatter-40122.html

^^^^^^^^
We keep about 4 of these around. Kids love them.
Great fun for the whole party. Someone always has to touch it....just once.

brimclau · Sep 29, 2015

K-Train said:
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thanks so much for posting this!! just ordered one.

It seems like it is about this time of year in Northern Ca that the flies come out in droves. I hang one of those fly traps (bags you fill with water) just far enough away that we don't smell it (they are stinky).

cholloway · Sep 29, 2015

Bludawg said:
Take you some gallon zippy sacks drop a penny in each one fill 'em 1/2 full of water and hang 'em about every 10' around the perimeter. the refracted light farks with the flies many eyes and they git out a dodge I used to do this when I had my horses never a fly problem in the barn

I've done this with 2 bags in BBQ area. Does it work???
Seems to... sometimes. Sometimes not!
But, notice there are no flies in the pic. :clap2::doh:

I've also hung old CDs around the pit area with same success as the water bags.
Both methods require sun shining directly on them for best results.

hominamad · Sep 29, 2015

What about bees? Many times when eating in any kind of meat in our backyard, bees start coming out. Very annoying.

Smokesignalsfromtx · Sep 29, 2015

I was running my comp smoker at my buddies house in his yard and the flies started swarming! He sprinkled some stuff around called Cedarcide, made from Cedar chips. Wasn't a fly insight for the rest of the cook.

Bludawg · Sep 29, 2015

Smokesignalsfromtx said:
I was running my comp smoker at my buddies house in his yard and the flies started swarming! He sprinkled some stuff around called Cedarcide, made from Cedar chips. Wasn't a fly insight for the rest of the cook.

I'm surrounded by cedar & cows I reckon the flies round here are immune to the effects

IamMadMan · Sep 29, 2015

Don't have them here, but when i was in NY State I used to hide flystrips and spray the area with "Yard Guard", it kept both the flies an mosquitoes away..

Gulfbeachman · Sep 29, 2015

I'd trade the flies for the mosquitoes here.

I can't wait until the first freeze so I can smoke in peace.

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