How to Make Fly Paper With Golden Syrup

Last Updated: October 16, 2022

You can make an inexpensive and effective, non-chemical Flypaper at home to catch those pesky flies, just using a common pantry item, golden syrup. If you cannot get golden syrup, trial with other sticky syrups in your pantry.

Steps

1
Mix together equal volume parts of sugar, water and golden syrup in a saucepan.
2
Place on the heat and bring to the boil. Stir continuously until it thickens.
- Take care not to overheat the mixture. Don't let it smoke.
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3
Leave the mixture to cool.
4
Cut long strips of packing tape. Dip these into the mixture.
5
Hang over a wire cooling rack with newspaper underneath (to catch the drips). Leave to dry.
6
Hole punch a hole and attach some string at the top for hanging.
7
Hang the flypaper over windows and near doorways to trap the flies.
8
Change regularly as the sticky syrup will attract a gooey mass of flies.