Can this work indoors in apartment with a senior citizen living inside the apartment? Concerned about the odor of dead flies.
1967474
I would not put this fly trap inside the home. First the smell of the chemical in the bag is putrid. Secondly, fliesare not clean and you can't be sure of what they carry. I use a product for inside the home that I get at Ace Hardware.Sorry, I don't know the name of it. It is a rectangular bar (approx. 6") glue stick. It comes w/ few tiny pellets which have no ordor. The flies are definitely attracted to it. Hope this helps.
1967475
I'd say for the cheap price it is worth a try. But the chemical/attractant in the bag may be more smelly than the flies. The real concern is why are so many flies around and how are they getting inside?
1967476
NO NO NO! The main ingredient in the fly trap is dried partly rotten egg solids. When water is added, the egg rehydrates. It doesn't smell *too* bad at first, but then the flies start accumulating and the stink level rises. It is NOT for indoor use! Don't do it!
1967477
The odor of the product to attract the flies is too strong for indoor use. It has a dead fish smell and would not be good indoors. Also would not be sanitary if used indoors.Works great outdoors.
1967478
DO NOT put this inside your home! I cannot stress this enough. Not only will your entire home smell like rotting meat, the smell will permeate your clothing and other belongings, and then it will travel with you. Please do not do this. Strictly for outdoor use, and would be best for a large area.
348792
No! I don't think this will help your problem. This is used by flushing it past the trap and into the pipes to work on the build up inside the pipe. Drain flies will normally only be in the pipe before the trap. So if you would just clean all the hair and junk that accumulates just inside the pipe, it would help. This is where the flies lay there eggs and hang out. You can use a drain cleaner such as liquid plumber or pour some bleach just into the trap and it should take care of your problem.
882006
I wouldn't use it indoors. Besides the chemical aspect, it has a strong smell to it that would not be pleasing indoors. You might want to try mosquito netting or one of those homemade mosquito traps instead.
470051
We live in Ontario Canada. As far as I am aware, we don't have stink bugs. The zapping part would kill them I would think. But I found the suction of the vac quite weak.
262568
I personally have not used it in an indoor situation but a friend of ours used it to remove a smoke smell from and jacket and he said it worked. Hope this helps.
262566
I heard on an interview with the founder of Ozonics Dennis Fink on "Big Buck Registry Deer Hunting Podcast, episode #72" that you can use it indoor to eliminate odors. Just check out the podcast it answers a lot of question.
1463860
I just put new Victor bait in my trap and it really stinks. I would not recommend that you use it inside unless you enjoy stink. As a result, I cannot answer your question. It does seem to catch real small flies that look like houseflies outside.
1022678
I would not use it inside.....not sure what the instructions say, but it does have an odor if you are very close to it. I do not know what to use inside, sorry.
835905
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.
240767
Oh of course. I've only been using it indoors. The smell is bad, but it doesn't last long, and you won't have to spray a lot. One or two sprays in different areas will do. Don't worry about chasing the pest, they will fly into it and go off and die somewhere.
1500400
That might be a good use for the item. The flies were whole once they got zapped. Good luck!
1297214
I don't see why not. We all have it in our horses box stalls which are enclosed. It sprays every 15 minutes.. I can't smell it but it sure helps keeps the flies and mosquitos away.
2015692
It stinks really bad so what flies are in the area will be caught. Works very well catching flies. I don't know about the whole neighborhood.
1271501
Yes it would work. I haven't found it to be necessary. It's pretty amazing. We have had not odor issues. My husband just hoses out the try periodically.
356628
Yes, it will work in a bedroom. I've used it in a bed room. DO NOT use the Nosquito bait with it indoors. Just use the UV black light and it will attract and kill the bugs. The only problem I see with using it in a bedroom is that every time and insect is killed, it makes a loud *SNAP!* noise that will probably wake up anyone trying to sleep near this.
215297
I put one in my sunroom to catch those little gnats that fly around potting soil. Seemed to do the trick, but perhaps they were fruit flies. If they can be attracted to a vinegar-y smell, then it would likely work for you since they'll climb down inside and drown.
921713
Absolutely. I love mine, have used it for four years everyday. No fruit flies in my house!!!