- John Brown, who is based in Tennessee, has built up a following of 136,000 fans
- He took to TikTok to explain how to get rid of the pesky visitors once and for all
- Other social media users flooded to the comments to heap praise on the insight
A man has shared his hack for keeping flies out of your house this summer by using just two household ingredients.
John Brown, from Tennessee, took to TikTok to reveal the insight with his 136,000 followers.
The father, who describes himself as a ‘home hack DIY guy,’ explained how simple it is to get rid of pesky visitors once and for all.
And other social media users flooded to the comments to heap praise on the little-known technique.
In the clip, which has so far been viewed more than 3.8 million times, John began: ‘If y’all want to keep all the flies out of your house this summer, stick with me…
‘Today, I’m gonna teach you how to make a solution that you can put outside of your door – like on the doorstep or even in a plant right outside your door.
‘It should attract the flies to go there rather than coming in your house at all in the first place.
‘All you’re gonna need is some water and some sugar.’
He continued: ‘So what you’re gonna do is, you’re gonna make a solution that has two parts water, one part sugar.’
The content creator then poured the ingredients into a bowl and stirred together with a spoon before placing it outside his home.
‘The sugar that you just put in there is gonna be what attracts them,’ John said.
‘And then once they land in the water, they won’t be able to take back off, and they’re gonna die in there.
‘So that should prevent them from even coming into [your home] in the first place.’
Dozens of viewers flooded to the comment section to thank John for his fascinating DIY solution as one branded it the ‘best thing ever.’
Another wrote: ‘Thank you so much. I needed this so bad, because what I was doing wasn’t helping.’
And someone else described it as a ‘cool trick.’
But John isn’t the only one who has been sharing helpful tips for eliminating insects now that the weather is warmer.
Recently, one gardener revealed her top hack for getting rid of flies, mosquitoes, and bugs in a matter of minutes.
Barbara O’Neill shared her fool-proof recipe on Facebook along with the stunning results.
To make it, mix half a cup of vinegar, half a cup of olive oil, and half a cup of shampoo together.