Does it attract flies during daylight? What lures them to the trap?
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It leaves out a Co2 emission and traps the flie or fly or mosc with a fan so it cant et out.it really works great. we have it by our pool which is by a naturalizes area (lots of insects) and I haven't been bitten after one month f it being plugged in! it takes about one or so month ore so be fully active. I can't believe how someing so small can do what it does. I am very happy with this product!
1192102
Since it's just the light that attracts the insects it really doesn't work all that well in direct sunlight.
1192103
They seem to be attracted by the light and also the fan. It probably works a little better at night when the light shows up better. When they get close enough, the fan pulls them in.
1738258
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/
1325441
I personally didn't try it on smaller flies, but maybe with the right bait. I would not recommend using the enclosed bait for ANYTHING inside a house or confined area. The smell is horrendous. The design is such that it might work to just put a small piece of fruit inside for fruit flies. Of course, you run the risk of actually attracting more of such flies too. Good luck!
548449
I haven't seen the light attract any bugs. It provides a glow more than a light. Atmosphere with a pool of lights that might be 8' across when the light is hung at 6'. I hang them on the awning on my RV so I can find it in the dark and get up the steps with no problem. I also hang one or two in the RV so I can navigate without needing a flashlight.
2170327
I don't know what type flies we have in Arizona, but it traps them. If black flies are attracted to smells they will probably go in the trap. Works very well here.
1597159
OMG NO. This attracts every fly for miles AND starts to stink. That being said... it attracts every fly for miles and they drown in the water so you have the slightly stinky fly bait topped with dead flies, which attracts more flies to drown in the water and so on.
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Gaetano, We have seen a wide range of flies attracted and captured by the trap. In general these would be in the family referred to as "common" or "filth" flies. No doubt most are black so I could easily say yes, they'll capture black flies. But there are many black flies it won't catch like black biting flies commonly found up north. I think the easiest way to understand what kind of fly this trap will capture is to think about flies as being attracted to either garbage or to animals. The ones attracted to garbage will readily be attracted to this trap as well. And yes, many of those flies will be black. But it will also catch other kinds of flies with a wide range of colors. As for the flies that are attracted to people and animals looking for a blood meal? This trap won't help with that kind of a fly problem. Cheers, Jonathan Customer Care U-Spray Bugspray
427327
It's made only for outsidebut as for wasps and bees? No of course not. Bug lights attract flying nighttime insects like mosquitoes, moths, and maybe the odd house fly or junebug.
1396258
I put it next to the bunny cage where the flies were originating from. I believe it says to have it in a warm place to attract the flies but it does get stinky so the sun will only make that worse. So I guess it depends on the temperature out and proximity to your living space.
950630
I can not tell the difference between flies. It basically attracts them and they can't get out so they drown. The same company sells a Yellow Jacket, Fly, and Fruit Fly trap and also a trap only for fruit flies.
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No. Horseflies are attracted to dark moving objects. Google "make your own horsefly trap". Catching horseflies involves a more complicated trap but it's worth the extra effort IMO
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this fly trap is absolutely amazing. it fills up about every 2-3 weeks. the only problem is that it stinks real bad-which is why the flies go crazy for it. you need to leave it mostly in the sun. i keep them in the far side of my yard from where we hang out. you should set this up in the spring, so as flies hatch, the get caught. this 'sterling' catcher is the only type that work. i have been using them for over 10 years.
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It does not trap bees. I have had bees flying around my place and flying around me or the plants I have but I have only seen flies in these bags. We also have a lot of wasp, in which I wished it would catch them...but it doesn't. Now that is not to say that an occasional bee or wasp might get trapped in one, but what is used stink real bad in which all it does is attract flies, because flies like things that are rotting or spoiled and bees do not....like I said all I have ever caught is flies with it.
807205
What's a deer fly? This thing traps mosquitoes, household flies, fruit flies pretty well. We had too many indoor plans and flowers that all these little flies became a nuisance until we purchase the trap. We have two in our house. When we just started out using it, our two trap grabbed about 10 flies each days. You're talking about 20 per day! I had to replace the glue trap every couple days or so. Now, after six months, I replace my glue traps every two weeks, maybe longer.
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Other answers tell most of the story. I will only add that the bait is heated by sunlight which spreads the odor. So if used indoors you would need a way to keep it warm. I half it sitting in a hot water bath. Yes the smell is vile, but the flies are worse and the trap works well.
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It traps them until they die. It's very effective but the downside is it stinks really bad and you don't want to hang it inside your house. We have 2 hanging by our garage doors and that's where most of the flies go.
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The gnats love it! Not one flea tho.........really disappointing because I bought it to trap fleas. I think gnats are drawn to the light above the trap. I also notice tiny moths in the trap.....Hope this helps.