Clear Plastic Gloves filled with water will apparently scare away bugs The other day I was at a local Hwae House (Korean Raw Fish) and I saw these gloves hanging near the kitchen. I inquired into why they were there and the owner said that they keep flies away because flies are scared of the hand (strangely, I don't know anyone that can kill a fly with their bare hands) and of their reflection in the water. Interesting... Dan