Where should these items be placed? I will be using them to repel mice, carpenter ants, flies and lady bugs. These are all of the pests that like to use my home for warmth during the winter months. Please help. Thanks!
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These usually are used for moths. Not sure how effective against the others, but closets, cabinets, attics, crawl spaces, hidden areas (under sinks). For rodents I use pure peppermint oil in a sprayer with bottled water, the spray where mice are present (attics, dark, hidden areas). Plus then it makes the house smell nice.
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I don't have any pets, so I've never had to deal with that situation, but just to be safe, you should place the Advion out of any pet's reach. It doesn't need to be placed in open, lower-availability locations. I usually put mine just above the kitchen sink and in the kitchen cabinets, which is where I generally see the ants. A portion the size of a pea is all you need. Two or three applications, once a day, over a two to three day period has always worked for me. Results are generally noticeable very quickly.
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I had rats in the attic. I just threw some around where I saw the hole under the eves of the roof. I wore disposable gloves. Good luck!
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I did't hang them anywhere, I followed the instructions only, and put both egg cases into the 'habitat' sack. I placed them on a sunny window sill and let nature take its course. About the time I began worrying nothing was happening, I found oodles of baby mantis' staring back at me through their 'window'. GOOD LUCK
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In a cool, dry place. Seal them in some way to keep the little critters away. Your refrigerator would also be a great place to store them. They keep for a really, really long time if you're careful with them.
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Oh no, yuck. They are stinky in order to attract flies and once flies fly in and die it gets even stinkier. I put it about 30 feet from our house in the backyard at beginning of spring when flies are hatching and have to change it a month later due to smell (occupancy). They work to keep the fly population down, we don't have nearly as many anymore as used to be around here.
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I don't think it would be a good idea to use these outside, they'd get covered with bugs, and god knows what else. Why would anyone want to catch mice outside?
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As I remember about a day.I really like mine. I don't have any flying or crawling insect. I think I it was a few hours before I saw a beetle-looking insect crawl out of my closet. I put one in there because I didn't want moths eating my wool sweatersI think it deters rodents too.Missie
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Hi Joy, I don't see Rats listed in the product guidelines. Sorry. I live in the hills in Los Angeles and rats are a big problem here. Primarily Roof Rats. We were invaded about 6 years ago with the rats occupying an attic space above the kitchen. I freaked and then called a pest control company here called Corky's. They set multiple traps around the outside of the house after inspecting. When the rats left the attic ( via a hole behind the stove) and went out searching for food, the Cocky's bait stations designed for rats were waiting. You have to poison the rats, but no domestic pet can get inside the containers. Within a couple of weeks the rats were gone, but we have continued the service to keep them out of the house, as rats are everywhere in the hills and the city and it's worked. The Yard Sentinel ( 3 set at keys sight line points ) continues to do the job on the Raccoons, a wild animal far more dangerous to your health than even rats. Question: You said your rats are ALMOST 2 lbs. How did you conclude that, did they just hop up on the bathroom scale for you or is it one of those exercises, weight yourself, grab the rat by the tail and then weigh yourself again? I know it's not funny, but couldn't resist. Hope my feedback is of some help. Bill
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I have them in the garage and around the house. Not in the living room or bedrooms. Its a little quiet clicking noise, but not loud. I had it in the living room, but I kept focusing on it rather then the tv. Maybe because it was new. Probable could eventually tone it out. See a few mice in my detatched garage, but mainly dead ones from the poison tabs I put in there. No mice ever in house. Dont know about other pests it says it gets rid of. Not a lot of spiders everbin our house. Let me know if this helped you or not
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Just sound waves into the room. But I have not seen any spiders or mice in my house since I plugged it in. I had lots of spiders before, all kinds, in corners. I live in Michigan so they are small anyway, but the mice do try to come in from the cold. I put one in each room, and literally watched the spiders walk towards the windows in my basement in the summer. My neighbor upstairs has a really clean house, but always has mice. They don't come down here. I got three for her, but she doesn't keep them plugged in. If it went through the wires she would be covered too.
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Hi Dino B. Thank you for asking! These are supposed to come to you alive. It is possible that a couple could be dead here and there, depending on the weather during shipment and how long they have been on the seller's shelf or in cooling. As to the customer service, that depends on the seller. Here at Dooya Dubia, we want our customers, and their herps, to be completely satisfied. If you aren't satisfied, we haven't done our job properly. Please read our shipping and returns policies before ordering live insects from us, as we do request that our customers provide us with certain information when ordering such as the temps in your area and whether a Hold for Pickup is necessary. We do our best to make sure that your insects arrive alive. If the temps in your area are above 80 degrees, we include an ice pack so that we may try to maintain our Live Arrival Guarantee. When ordering during temps over 90 degrees, we cannot guarantee live arrival even with an ice pack and require that the package be held for pickup at your local post office. It's just too hot for the insects. We do our best to try to work with our customers, though. Likewise, when ordering during cold whether, with temps under 40 degrees, a heat pack is required. If temps are just too hot or too cold we don't ship until the weather gets better. I hope that this answers your question. If you have any more questions, please feel free to ask!
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Agreed, occasionally ants get my bait. I clean the area scrupulously of debris and replace the bait. Also, make sure that the bait isn't propping the trip lever open. If I use too large a piece of Snickers (my mice's favorite) the trip lever won't move properly.
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Sorry! I bought ours for our guild "White Elephant" area. She uses them for storing non-fooditems to keep dust off them during the winter. Store room is not really air tight!
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I just purchased and installed these three repellers for $10.00 at the Family Dollar. I read that if the rodents are in your walls that this device does not work. But of course that's where the pests are. Why even manufacture this product. It also admits that the rodents can return to the same location even with the repellers. Again, why manufacture the product? Please manufacture a product that really works so that consumers won't get frustrated or waste our money. Thank you Bernadette
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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.
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I would not use this. You don't want to breathe it. I would get some DIY liquid household insecticide and spray your carpets, and then put your woolens and silks in garbage bags with some mothballs. If you have freezing weather, throw the bags outside for a few days!