Is this fly trap re-useable? If so, how many uses will I get out of it? Do I need to dump it out? What do I put in it?
1736302
It gets pretty nasty but I leave it up for a lot longer than the instructions says is to. Just keep putting water on top.
1736303
Hang it from a tree or hook, I wouldn't reuse it because it really smells bad with dead flys and I don't know of you can just purchase the bait powder.
2245512
This is a replenishing supply for the trap that sells separately. I have lots of plants inside the house so I ran two of those devices. This glue board captures about 40 flies per week so I have to replace them once every other week or so.
2015694
Thankfully that's not what happened when I used this product. Or at least I didn't notice. Every day I lookedl at the bag, it was more full but there didn't seem to be MORE flies coming to the area. After the bag was full and discarded, I didn't have problems with flies the remainder of the season! I bought extra and didn't need them ;) Saving them for this summer if necessary!
1338
Its better used like moth balls, in enclosed areas. You might try fly paper, reflector tape, flashing led nite guard. Many on ---do it yourself pest control, very reasonable. Good luck.
935356
Well vented but don't let The bins get to thick with debris. Nothing bothering mine other than worms and a little smell. Maybe you're putting to much compost debris in the bin at one time? it's taking too long for the worms to eat it so therefore the flies have something to deposit their eggs upon. I wouldn't hesitate to call the worm farm and ask him any questions, if you haven't done so yet.
950629
I am delighted to report that in my experience, it does attract and trap (and subsequently drown) fruit flies. I let it sit out the first night and the next day there must have been fifty fruit flies floating in the stuff. So, only 999,950 left to go!
1650755
Yes, the instructions say you can use more liquid lure in the trap and as other people mentioned you can take off the wrapper and clean it out and reuse with whatever you please.
1394176
gnats are easily trapped and die. Anything that flies into the lighted area seems to be trapped. I keep a can of fly spray, and when I empty the cage sometimes shoot a small blast into it if some of the various flying insects are still moving about. Most of the time they are all dead. I empty it out amout once a month.
1503607
My trap had a billion flies, did not notice any other insects...think the bait is too stinky!
2057071
I believe the instructions tells you to dispose of what is left but I have used it up to a month later. You need to pose this question to the maker of the pesticide if you want a legal answer. Thanks James
1725082
The trap comes with one tube of attractant. You only need about 10 drops of the attractant on the cotton ball. If you can figure out a way to save the left over attractant for a few weeks to refresh the cotton ball, that would stretch it out for you. (Or buy a refill package, it has two tubes in it for around $4.00.) If you have two or more traps use just one attractant liquid tube to use on all the other traps and save the ones from the other traps for later. After I use all of the tube, I put the empty tube inside the trap. It adds to the scent. I can use one tube on 5 traps that last about two good weeks before I have to freeze the live yellow jackets to kill them while in the traps still, then I can empty and use one more tube to apply to 5 cotton balls for the 5 traps again. The attractant goes a long way. One tube has about 40-50 drops in them. Squeeze gently or it will get everywhere. Be very cautious about freezing the trap. If you freeze these traps they break very (VERY) easily while cold, so, I wait until they are warm again otherwise the trap will break while trying to open it. It will crack even if you look at it wrong. (well almost anyway) I would also recommend buying at least one of the bag (throw away) traps as well. ( I empty the throw away traps after 1-2 weeks, (they get rotten from the dead yellow jacket in the liquid) and rinse it out and fill with new attractant from a new bag (pour part of it from new to old ) trap to use in the old one as well. I then fill water to line and hang trap. Both of these styles of traps work very well but, very differently. Hang them next to each other, it attracts more that way. Good luck Hope this helps.
1351283
I let it hang till it looks like it's going to explode at the seams it's so full. I do not however like the smell that comes with 40,000 dead, rotting flies so at that point it goes in the dumpster. There is a smell when you put a fresh one out but it smells 1,000 times worse when it's reaching max capacity with rotting dead ones in the mix. They'll even lay eggs on their dead buddies so you'll have maggots in there too. I toss around 30 days.
496044
We never had that problem. Since I left it to my son to clean, he just tossed the whole trap, so we didn't have to worry about loose ones. But, guess you could use some flying insect spray to spray before taking the lid off.
2150242
The water you give to your fly traps must have very few foreign particles in it. If your dehumidifier can't remove enough of these particles then the water could still be bad for your plants. You might consider using a TDS (total dissolved solids) meter. If the water from your dehumidifier reads less than 50 ppm (parts per million) then it will be ok to give to your fly traps. Distiller water is the safest because it has no foreign contaminants and if you know your dehumidifier gathers up dust or isn't clean it might not be safe to use it.
2122243
Yes, I'm very happy with mine I have to dump the catch tray every three days. Just make sure you put it in the room next to the one your sitting in the most, because other consumers for some reason place it in the same room as them and complain it doesn't work..smart huh. I don't know why you would sit next to the object drawing the mosquitoes in.
1615223
Mine came with a fly attractant you can place on the outer cage. It needs to be replaced periodically.
1492522
Sorry,can't help you there.I never used the trap (wrong insect). I would think that the seller could answer this question.