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Fly traps that vacuum the flies into a feeding area for chickens, fish, or any other carnivorous domestic animal

Darko Savic

Darko Savic Jul 02, 2022

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A no-maintenance fly trap that periodically vacuums the captured flies into a feeding area for chickens, fish, or any other carnivorous domestic animal.
Why?
A continuous supply of food for chickens, fish, or other carnivorous domestic animals.
Fewer flies, more food.
Unlimited free food supply for chickens, fish, etc.
How it works
A professionally made fly trap that works using this principle:

But the flies never get to the lure (vinegar or any other substance that attracts flies) because there is a mesh that keeps them out. 
There is a built in scale that weights the trap. When a few hundred grams of flies accumulate in it, the valve between the lure and the trap closes, while the valve between the suction tube and the lure opens.
Strong vacuum (via electric pump) pulls the entire content of the lure into a tube. The tube has several 90 degree elbows that bang the flies up while they get pulled through.
Incapacitated they fall into the feeding area of a chicken coop or a large fish tank where they get eaten by chickens, fish, or any other carnivorous domestic animal species.
Hearing the pump run, the animals rush to feast on the flies.
Lure substitute
The trap could be mounted near the ventillation exhaust from commercial kitchens, horse stables, or anywhere else that continuously releases smells that attract flies.
The ehaust air could thereby be used as the lure. This makes the entire device maintenance free. 

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Can you smash them mechanically?

Florin Buda

Florin Buda Jul 05, 2022

What if at the end of the road you "pass" the flies trought 2 cilinders that would smash the flies? You can choose how small is the gap between, not to smas them into a paste. A piston woul be actioned once at 5 minutes to *convin*ce the flies to go trought there.
This, but vertical: 
You could also force electrocute them with an electroshoc module for 2-3$ (i'm new here, not sure if i'm allowd to put the link)

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Darko Savic

Darko Savic2 years ago

Yes, all valid options. Ideally we would use something with fewest parts/complexity so as to maximize durability and minimize repairs

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Using blood to attract mosquitos?

jnikola

jnikola Jul 05, 2022

Cool idea! I wonder if it would work with blood to attract mosquitos.

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Florin Buda

Florin Buda2 years ago

Actualy the mosquitos are attracted by CO2 in our breath. 

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Darko Savic

Darko Savic2 years ago

Florin Buda Yes. I've seen Co2 traps, connected to a pressurized tank that slowly leaks co2 into something similar as described in the above video. They supposedly clear an area of mosquitos by trapping them in.
There is also a tablet containing a bacterial species that feed on mosquito larvas. You put them in ponds, etc. to reduce mosquitos in the area

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jnikola

jnikola2 years ago

Florin Buda Whoa! Thank you for teaching me that. But is CO2 the only attractant, or the other things like sweat, skin odour, etc. can play a role?

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Pressurized air and 3 valves

Darko Savic

Darko Savic Jul 05, 2022

This video shows the principle:

In our device we could use 4 valves.
The first closes off the lure (vinegar), so that it doesn't get sucked out. 
The 2nd closes the pressure tube so that the air can get pumped into the overpressure container. 
The third closes the opening where the flies enter, so that the blast doesn't push them out the same way they came in.
When the trap is full of flies, the 2nd valve opens and the pressurized air blasts them into the chicken coop through a one way valve where they get banged up

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Use compost as the lure

Darko Savic

Darko Savic Jul 25, 2022

A composting pile could be used as a lure. Place the compost inside a huge box with a lid. Drill a hole in the lid and pipe it to the fly trap so that all the composting gasses exit via the trap.
On the 2nd thought - the lid should be the trap. 
Maybe it could even work without any valves. Just place a mesh in the pipe between the compost and the lid

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Miloš Stanković

Miloš Stanković2 years ago

Great idea. You should try designing and making this. Sell the rights to companies that build aquariums. 

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