We have a terrible fly problem this year. I'm not sure if they're getting in through the window air conditioner, or what, but we can't seem to get rid of them completely. I originally bought these because we have house centipedes sometimes, and they creep me out looking like aliens. Plus apparently, I'm allergic to them, as I have a horrible itching rash after I get bit by one. My brother is diabetic, and he apparently is allergic to them too, as he gets huge dime-sized ulcers in his skin if he gets bit by them, and they take forever to heal. So the fly problem started, and I got the bright idea to just lay one of these out for that in the kitchen, dining room and the bathroom. Turns out they seem to be mostly in my dining room area near the back door, even though it's sealed, somehow maybe they're getting in from there. I laid one of the sticky pads out just to see what would happen. Well caught five of them. And two of the five must have been females because they actually laid eggs as they were dying. I didn't even realize it was eggs at first because with regular vision it just looks like a spiky little magnetic filament pile that's gray like cement in color. However, when I zoomed in with the camera and took a picture, I could clearly see it's eggs. Each fly can lay between 50 and 150 eggs! These sticky pads just saved our house from being completely overrun by flies. I have an electronic zapper too, and it works great, however our dog is absolutely terrified of it. Anytime a fly hits it, he goes running off and hides, and he starts shaking, and severely affected by that noise for some reason. We've had him ever since he was 7 weeks old so I have no idea where in his life this noise happened that it really really scares him to death. So these sticky pads have been a huge help with these flies. Unfortunately, we can't figure out where the flies exactly are coming from so they continue to come in. I also have an electronic zapping racket, and that works too. I do use it, but these help also, as you can see. I also want to mention that they have no odor at all. I have chemical sensitivities for over 20 years now, and I would never be able to use some of the other products that are on the market. I definitely wanted to mention the no odor for other people that are like me. No VOC's at all. I taped one to the top of the paneling in my room near the ceiling because that is where I always see a house centipede however have not caught one yet but I did catch a fly, as you can see in the last photo. I used scotch tape to put it up there, so I could easily remove it. Do NOT put these anywhere using part of the adhesive to stick it! It would most likely ruin whatever you put it on. The glue is very strong! I had laid one on a table in my room, and was digging through laundry, and my nightgown landed right on the pad lol! Fun times LOL!Highly recommend in any size! A few years ago we bought the larger size in this brand, and put one in the basement, and it caught several large spiders, house centipedes, and a few bugs we aren't even sure what they were. Safe, non-tocic, no odor, perfect!
Rating:
[5 of 5 Stars!]