With summer fast approaching people may be looking for effective ways to keep flies out of the house.
The pesky insects can quickly become a real nuisance when the hot weather comes, spoiling food and even laying eggs in your home.
Despite a number of hacks to get rid of them - including using herbs - flies can be surprisingly resilient.
One man claims to have found a new concoction that can consistently get rid of houseflies.
In a now viral TikTok, Ceith Griffith showed his followers his tried and trusted method to get rid of the pests, reports the Express Online.
He says that his method is the best way to do things and even goes as far as to guarantee that you'll kill the houseflies.
The best bit about the trick is how cost-effective it will be for most, with some not having to pay a single penny. This is because the trick uses everyday items that you're sure to have lying around the kitchen.
In the video he starts by discussing his hack, which has since been viewed nearly five million times. Ceith starts: "I’ve been getting this question a lot so I’m going to show you the best way to get rid of flies inside your house, on your porch and wherever you’ve got flies,".
"I’m going to show you a guaranteed way to kill them.”
For this hack you’ll need a plastic water bottle, sugar, honey and water. In the video, the TikToker told fans to get any plastic bottle and remove the top before adding four tablespoons of sugar.
This is followed by one tablespoon of honey and three ounces of water which is all mixed together inside the bottle base.
"Then place the top half of the bottle upside-down on the bottom half of the bottle," he added.
"Just to show you guys that it works, in a matter of five minutes, there’s already several flies that it caught.”
Ceith showed his viewers the dead flies floating around in the mixture just a few minutes after testing out the hack. The mix can be left inside the house, on a surface in the garden or in an outside area.
It offers a simple way to get rid of all types of flies without using chemicals. and the ingredients to make the cheap solution can be purchased from Asda for just 55p.
Common house flies are attracted to decaying organic filth such as rotting meat, whereas fruit flies look for sugary substances and feed more commonly on overripe fruit, spilt fizzy drinks and alcohol.
The insects smell the bait and fly into the bottle to get to the sticky liquid, either to lay eggs or to feed. But once inside, they become trapped as they fly down the neck of the bottle.
The pests are unable to navigate back up the narrow opening or fly if their wings get wet.
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