effective for fruit flies?
921713
Absolutely. I love mine, have used it for four years everyday. No fruit flies in my house!!!
921714
I have use it for several hearts and found it effective for any insect drawn to light.
921715
Fruit flies are not attracted to light as much as other flying insects. If the trap is close to the fruit it may help.
921716
Yes it is. I put the glue board in the bug light in my kitchen. It's plugged in by my sink & it captures a bunch of fruit flys. Works better than any home made method I have tried.
921717
Yes, the light attracts all types of flies, gnats and other type small insects and the glue board catches them. I had more of a problem prior to purchasing this product. Key is to turn off all other lights at night for the product to work more efficiently. If its the only light on, the insects, bugs, flies, gnats, etc. will be attracted to the product. I would rate this product 8 out of 10. Nothing in life or products on earth is perfect!
921718
Yes, I plug it in every night and sometimes leave it on in the day. My mom plugs hers in the bathroom, draws mosquitoes to the light.
921719
I think the bug light would be effective for any insect that is attracted to light. I see fruit flies,amongst the other insects that are stuck to the glue board.
2033654
I wouldn't consider them the same. A fruit fly will have a reddish brown body and eat fruit only. When I think of gnats they tend to dine on blood. The bait it tailored for the fruit fly, so I can't say for sure if it would work against other bugs. The bait I used was cider vinegar with soap.
1547911
I just followed the directions and it worked fairly well. That is, I did see a difference in the flies. I used it in a horse barn that has open areas to the outside. The spray was done inside, but the outside area was very close to the sprayed areas. It surely is worth a try if you are trying to control pests.
1735397
As long as the fly makes contact with two of the wires it'll fry. I haven't used it on fruit flies but I have on mosquitoes. Zaps them just fine.
1836962
I used it on leaf miners because they are inside the leaf and a surface spray wouldn't kill them. Haven't tried it on scale, but it should work because it puts something in the tree sap that kills the bugs. We're eating the lemons and oranges from the trees, and so far (six months) have encountered no problems.
450254
I think it would....I have not seen fruit flies in my house since I have bought these...I do not like leaving plates of food exposed for more than 5 min unattended so I love them( mesh food covers) I got 2 of them
1048815
Try putting your hand in and straightening or turn inside out and straighten. I don't know where the person attracting fruit flies is keeping the fruit. I hope my frig never gets that hot. I absolutely love the banana bag. I have never had spoiled fruit. Try putting the bag with bananas IN the frig and you won't get fruit flies.
450256
I cannot really tell you. I haven't used it in a situation where there have been fruit flies. I think the mesh would keep just about everything else out, but those fruit flies are pretty tiny. Wish I could be of more assistance.
1228484
The effectiveness decreases as more bugs get trapped on the glue board. When I originally installed the unit, I had a fruit fly problem and had to replace the boards about every 3 days. Now I just check every few days. The "fruit fly" unit in the kitchen has a board that has been in for over a week and has only 2 small flies, so its good for a while yet. The "gnat" unit in the back room next to the houseplant with is about half full after 3 days, so I'll probably have to replace it sooner.
70703
Yes, it worked perfectly for us with that problem. Just follow the directions. Very easy! Takes about 2 weeks for existing flies to die, and no new ones come back if you follow directions.
1650754
No - it will be full of dead fruit flies and you won't have any more solution to put in even if you cleaned it out. You leave it out for 30 days though - it was totally worth the money.
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.
1453593
This buy zapper is only good for larger insects only, no good for fruit flies you may hit a few if lucky but not so with those type insects.
1770252
That is what I used it on Anne. I got fungus gnats from a soil I used and it was crazy! Never having dealt with them before I thought they were fruit flies until I read up about them. My violets were fine after I used it. I also used fly strips.
987614
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.
1470640
Yes, it will work for flies. But I would suggest that you keep all the poop picked up in the area and there will be no flies.
1453589
Bug Warrior is extremely effective for all types of flies. I have used it for wasps / hornets effectively. As for mosquitoes it's overkill; they just vaporize. Highly recommended.