How can you get rid of house flies?

How can I get rid of flies in my house?

• My neighborhood had a mouse infestation earlier this year and pest control treated the problem. The new problem is, I believe that the dead mice have contributed to an increase in flies, and they're everywhere! I've placed a fly trap outside, but is not designed for indoor use. When I open my front door, flies keep getting in the house, and there's probably close to 20 flies around my home at any given time. Is there a good way of getting rid of them without using chemicals? I have two very small dogs (5 and 3 lbs) and I need to think of their safety. I suppose I could put fly paper around the house, or just chase them with a swatter. Does anyone have any other ideas? Is there a natural fly repellent I could use to keep them from wanting to come in?

• Answer:

  THe flies are just temporary depending of the size and quantities of the cadaver(s). A couple of good sized rats will take a couple of weeks to be eaten and decompose. I went through this once when my only recourse was to leave bait in the crawl spaces. Some of th varmits died in the walls... Phew.. the huge blowflies were awful and there were two batches of them. I hung adhesive fly strips in the basement rooms and locked the doors. There were soooooo many flies that the strips were moving in circles ..and the buzzing !! But it goes away and then it is just a vaccum job for the dead flies.