Catchmaster Bug & Fly Clear Window Fly Traps - Pack of 48 Traps
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No, they aren't difficult to get rid of.
Except for a flyswatter, I've never been able to keep flies out. I'm not familiar with blowflies, but I've found that thoroughly washing my windows at least twice a year to kill eggs that hatch down the road and swatting the nasty pukes with a good old fashioned fly swatter is the best way to get rid of them. This product had no effect on me at all.
Yes, this is correct; these Fly Traps are also available in sets of 12 or 96. Thank you for picking Catchmaster as your service provider.
In normal conditions, Catchmaster glue traps can last up to a year when properly sealed. The Catchmaster Glue Trap's effectiveness is determined by the surrounding environment. In normal conditions, our glue traps can be stored for 30 – 45 days at higher temperatures, resulting in a higher rate of release over time. We recommend keeping glue products at room temperature in a dry environment. If you have any additional questions, please contact us. Thank you for picking Catchmaster as your service provider.
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Soooo. They don't work as well as they should for fruit flies, but I figured out a way to make them work. We were infested with them for several weeks in the entire house, including our HVAC ducts (they started from our coffee machine and guinea pigs cage), about a month ago. I tried everything from swatting them to vinegar mixtures, sprays, and finally these strips, but they just came back the next day. Fruit flies are a lot smarter than regular flies, because after one of them got stuck on the wall, the rest flew to the opposite side of the room or into another room to avoid it. Quite unusual. BUT. I devised a solution by lining the inside of a large plastic cup with this sticky substance, then slamming the cup against the wall, fabric, or whatever surface they were on, causing them to fly and become stuck. Call me crazy, but I swear the ones stuck were telling the others to stay clear because they were completely gone just a few days after I started doing this and leaving the cup out, and they've been gone for over a week. So, I guess they were successful?.
These are 100% effective. My cabin is in the woods, and this spring and fall, I had a cluster fly infestation. I purchased these and placed them on all of the windows' highest points, and I was astounded by how many they caught. I knew there were a lot of flies in the house, but because you never see them all at once, I underestimated how many there were. Yuck. I mounted several sheets because each sheet easily caught 20 flies. br>br>The cool thing is that it also caught a ton of very small fruit fly/drain fly looking things that I hadn't realized I had in the house. WTF, even a couple of wasps! br>br>Stink bugs also trapped themselves on occasion, but I noticed that some of them were able to land on the trap and escape. The adhesive, on the other hand, was no match for ordinary flies. br>br>Anyway, these things are so inexpensive and easy to use that I believe every home should have them all year; there are almost certainly bugs in your home that you aren't aware of. I recommend placing them higher up on windows, where people won't have to look at them directly, and replacing them with new sheets before inviting guests over if they're starting to get pretty full of gross bugs. br>br>NOTE: if you're looking for a unique way to express yourself, this is the place to be After the sheets were removed, we had some difficulty removing the adhesive from some of the windows, so just be aware. This issue appeared to be caused by windows that were facing south during the hottest days of summer, and the sheets had been on the window for a few months. I believe the high temperatures messed with the adhesive, making them more difficult to remove. A guitar pick and some goo got rid of it. Other windows, on the other hand, had no such issues. br>br>At the end of the day, I strongly suggest that you include this product in your bug-fighting arsenal.
It was as if a plague had struck, and what you see in the picture is only a fraction of the total number of people who were caught. I also vacuumed a lot of them to reduce their numbers to a level that didn't make me dry heave, and I kept the lights off and the curtains closed in most of the rooms so they were only drawn to a specific area of the house. I took advantage of the sun's position and closed up the living room at the end of the day so that everyone would gravitate to the kitchen. To keep them in that area of the house at night, I turned on a light. Everything was put away or sealed, so they didn't have anything to live for, er, consume. Throughout the day, I used Clorox wipes to clean everything, 1. because it's icky, and two. sabotage their hedonistic maggoty tendencies br>br>It's worth noting that, because flies rest high and feed low, you don't want to overlook the tops of windows, especially if you have blinds or other coverings. The first time I fully opened the blinds, about 15 flies took flight, and that was from just one window. That's when I got the vacuum, and I started sucking them up with a fervent cry of 'not today, Satan. ' I added some strips and lowered the blinds to the halfway position, which is where I prefer them to be. br>br>It took about two days to reduce their numbers, and a little more than a week to completely eliminate them. If anyone is curious, a rodent died somewhere in the wall, and flies were coming up into a window, and even though the window was closed, they were still able to get inside; obviously, spraying the window would have been a better idea, but it was pretty much over by the time I figured out how they were getting into the house.
To get rid of my fly problem, I purchased a number of products at the same time. The most effective weapon in my arsenal was these fly traps. Get these if your home is infested with flies. I purchased enough traps to ensure that every window had at least one, and my larger windows had two or three. br>br>These traps are simple to place on your windows in a strategic manner. I placed them on the edges, especially where they were obscured by blinds or curtains, so I wouldn't have to look at dead flies while the traps worked. I'd easily caught 75% of the flies in my apartment by the next day. The fewer flies there are, the less likely capture becomes for the remaining population so the final 25% took longer to catch it took longer to catch it took longer to c br>br>Once you've grown tired of looking at a trap full of flies and want to replace it, or if you've solved your fly problem, the traps are simple to remove. Taking a trap off, on the other hand, can be a little tricky. I've only recently learned to be cautious about how and where I gripped the used traps in order to pull them off and discard them. In any case, it's not a significant issue. br>br>Removing a trap that had been in place for a long time left a strip of glue on the window where it was attached. However, because of my cleaning method (window spray and a flat razor blade to mechanically scrape the residue off), that was not an option. issue; Cleaning up was a breeze. br>br>Once you're down to one or two pesky flies, the chances of them landing on one of your placed traps become less and less statistically likely. After that, all you have to do is go hunting with a regular cheap swatter.
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