Can this be used to kill flies? I am out of mosquitoes in my patio, but flies are really taking the food away.
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I do not think so. I have found this unit to be very effective to the point that the grids have to be cleaned regularly of crispy critters and flies are for the most part are not present. I do however suggest a tried and true low tech tool known as the barrel type sticky fly strip. I use them all the time and they work great. The only problem is the flies tend to "Stick" around for a while! Good luck...
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they say that mosquitoes are not attracted to uv light- thus the need for the scent strips on the bottom. these units will kill any bug you can attract to them-I do not know if flies are attracted to uv light-if they are not, try putting some bait in bottom of unit.-see answer by john
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Mine only got mosqeeters and moths, until I put a smear of over-ripe banana on it. That attracted the flies, and it killed them as well. I used banana, because while most spoiling food smells very bad, bananas just smell like banana while they decompose. Mine is by my pond, which is my refuge, and I dont like excess bugs or bad smells in the area.
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According to a study* by the University of Nebraska: "Traps with black light bulbs attracted and captured significantly more flies"*http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/usdaarsfacpub/1030/
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I find gnats are attracted to this the best. I rarely if ever kill a fly with this item.
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Donna, I have recently had great success with a product called the "Victor Fly Magnet." I have trapped and killed 100's, maybe even 1000's of flies with this thing. It's non poisonous. It worked so well for me that I purchased 2 more. It's made a huge difference on my deck.Victor M380 Fly Magnet 1-Quart Reusable Trap With Bait
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Yes it works very well on Mosquitos; leave on 24 hrs a day: empty basket about once per week...lots of bugs (including mosquitos!) Recommended without hesitation.
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It will not kill the actual mosquito. I will kill it's eggs/lavae in the water. Use it in any standing water outside (buckets, rain collection barrel, etc) . This kills the eggs immediately (a day or two), then use "Mosquito dunks" for water that will be staying in those buckets/dishes/barrels outside. It will last for 30 days..killing eggs.
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I don't know. I got mine for mice inside, and it seems to work for flies and ants, but haven't tried it outside.If I were you, I'd check the Riddex Company, to ask them. Sorry, I couldn't really be of much help.
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Does this actually kill flies or does it just trap them till they die? Also, Can this be used in home? or does it smell bad?
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As bad as it worked for birds, I can't imagine it working for bats. But why would you want to kill bats. We use to have them at our place in Florida, but now that they're gone, we have nothing but mosquitos.
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I seriously find these magical. The flies will disappear from your bbq area. I would put it out at least a few days ahead of the bbq, though - also, don't put it near your food because it stinks.
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I don't know about mosquitoes. I bought it to chase away mice. At first there was a mouse that still came into my apartment even though I have all 4 of these plugged in (one in each room). Haven't seen one in about 6-8 weeks so not sure if he got caught by someone or is being repelled by these. Have not seen a roach in months and my apartment was not sprayed during the last exterminator visit.
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It worked fairly quick for me. I had a bbq & the flies were there but no-one complained of getting bit by mosquitos, I sprayed the day before. I also don't water it down as much as it says. & I spray the tree trunks & some of the lower branches of trees. If it rains you will have to re-spray.
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I haven't tried using it for mosquitos but do have an outlet outside on my deck. Personally I don't think it would work but it is worth a try.
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Even if it doesn't, a good solution to drain flies is drain cleaner. I know, seems kind of cruel but it does kill them. Bleach works too.
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Hello, I have been using this in the dog's water dish in the house and the cat's water dish in the garage to eliminate the mosquito larvae and it has worked wonders. All the animals are still with us so it must be OK for consumption, although I would wash my harvest basil in a veggie wash anyhow. The other mosquito product is a dunker that is used in horse water barrels, so I have to believe it is OK if ingested.
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The product is best used to spray it on surfaces like for spiders, ants etc. I am sure it will affect mosquitoes but only if you are able to blast them while they sit or are flying. I did not purchase it for mosquitoes and for me it would be too costly to use as an aerosol for flying bugs.
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I don't really know how effective it is? or how much it would cover? We have it in our living room and find all kinds of flying insect in there except flies. The fan is not strong enough to pull in certain insect and the room have to be completely dark for the bugs to get drawn to it. We often get power outage and once the power is out, the trapped insect can escape. It's not as effective as the outdoor model which is alot brighter and it kill the insect right away instead of waiting for it to dehydrate and die.
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Not sure how effective this product would fork for deterring fruit flies, but I do think it would help. It does work will with mosquitoes and it helps with sand fleas. The biology is a little different with fruit flies but the lemongrass essential oil (an ingredient here) is effective for deterring fruit flies. It will not kill them however. Here's more info on this: http://everydayroots.com/how-to-get-rid-of-fruit-flies
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Yes I believe you can - but turely its an outdoor product.The flies indoor shall be limited and can be countered via insecticide. For indoor this may have an odour but keeping it away from seating area may resolve it