I’ve used these disposable outdoor fly traps before and know from experience that they work very well once the weather warms up and flies become more active. Right now, however, temperatures are still fairly cold, so the traps aren’t attracting the same volume of flies that I’ve seen in warmer months. Because of the cooler weather, the bait scent also isn’t as strong as it normally is. There are definitely flies finding their way up the ramp and into the trap, just not as many as I would expect during peak fly season. Based on past experience, I’m confident this is weather-related rather than an issue with the product itself. Once temperatures rise and fly activity increases, these traps typically fill up quickly and do an excellent job reducing the fly population around the house. Read more
This fly trap is so worth the money, I continue to be amazed. I put it about 20 yards from my back door and deck as the instructions said, and within a day, it was already filling up and no more flies coming in the house. I never noticed a smell, even when I was setting it up. It did smell so bad, though, when I dumped it that I threw it away instead of keeping it to refill next year. But because of how well it works, I have no qualms about buying another one! Most definitely worth it!!! Read more
It is WONDERFUL! Easy to use and captures so many flies quickly. Getting a 2nd one because we have a problem in another part of the property. Read more
They work amazingly well. Within days the first one trapped hundreds of flies....BUT, I went to empty it and refill and OMG!!!! The odor is absolutely horrid. I thought I was going to lose my lunch. I am not sure if it's the smell of the bait or the smell of thousands of rotting and purified flies. Afterwards I couldn't get rid of the smell. Undoubtedly, just touching it (I did NOT get any on me) the smell stuck to my skin. I've used soap multiple times, eventually resorted to using vinegar rubbed in well, then Dawn soap, followed by a hand soap. There's still a fait whiff but at least I'm not going to puke. Beware. Place for from where people are and use gloves and for pity's sake do NOT touch or get any on you. Read more
Awesome. Absolutely awesome! This is a fly trap that works. After a little over 3-weeks the first trap looks like a morbid science experiment. Each day dozens of flies get in the cannister and die on top of the water. Next day, same thing as the flies from day before sink to the bottom. Repeat this daily for about 22-days and each day's layer of dead flies have turned the bottom of cannister into stacked thick layers of flies. On some days when the activity seems to have slowed, I put the water-hose on slow trickle and fill the cannister back up to the crease line through the slot in the blue top of cannister and it seems to reactivate fly interest. Some days when I check, there are flies (all sizes) walking around on the top of cannister, flies swimming in the goo inside the cannister, and flies flying around the pole holding the cannister. I received two cannisters and now hanging the second one in another location. I had wanted to see how the first one worked and I'm satisfied. Don't ask why there are so many flies and such a wide variety of types. Nothing has changed in my big backyard but I'm not sure what's going on next door at neighbors. There are no dogs for an easy poop explanation and no smell. Why all the flies all of a sudden? I hope the neighbors aren't burying something over there (I never see them). For now - it's the fly trap to get for mysterious sudden fly infestations. Great. Read more
Honestly I don't know what I was expecting but it definitely works. Like I mean it, it works. I live in a more rural area and there's Open water right next to my home so when it rains it creates a lot of flies and so we were having a really bad fly problem and I stuck this outside for a couple of days. And oh my goodness, when I tell you the next day when I came out half that bucket was full with nothing but flies all floating in the water. Now I do recommend that if you are squeamish and you do not want to dump out that container and rinse it out every time I would put a freezer bag or a grocery bag in there. Maybe about a gallon fill it up with the water and the the powder so that when you have to change it You can just take the bag out and toss it out. It smells horrendous. I did read that on the other reviews but I am emphasizing that it smells so bad when you open it, especially after being in the hot sun. I know a lot of people say that it didn't work but you have to put it somewhere where it gets some sun and it gets warm so it attracts the flies and lures them in. It definitely does work and I think I will be buying their products again when it comes to summertime but I will most likely be buying the tossable one because I was too grossed out by this one. If you don't change it out as soon as it gets full it will get maggots so you need to make sure that you're watching it . It will last about 30 days to 60 days. But honestly I had so much flies the first time. It lasted me maybe 2 weeks the second time. It definitely lasted the 30 days so it definitely is worth the money in my opinion. It weighs nothing when you get it. It's literally just a plastic container but when you get all the flies in it it might be maybe like 5 to 10 lb depending on how many flies you get. The size is small and compact. It's just a regular cylinder container so you can hang it from a tree or the side of your house or wherever you want, but I would recommend somewhere where you're not going to be going by very often solely because it stinks as well once the flies, get in it Read more
