How do the insects die? I noticed it caught some rather quickly and they seemed to be dead quickly. I'm just curious. Does it light dry out the flies?
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Gnats and any other bugs that get stuck on the glue boards starve to death. Glue boards are a non-pesticide way of killing these flying bugs. But be aware glue boards will not probably not eliminate the bug problem. The glue boards catch only the adults. You have to locate the nest to eliminate the egg laying area. Usually this is where there is moisture such as the soil of an interior plant.
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Delta dust will kill anything that moves, including humans if ingested. For larger pests it may take longer to die. It's a neuro toxin. Our wolf spiders took a while, even with direct contact spray. My pest guy says anything that will "clean itself" will ingest this. This is why bed bugs die, even though they live off of blood. They, like most insects, clean themselves like a cat. Gross!
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I used it on these gnats that have occupied one of our floor plants and although it killed the all of the flies, the plant started to dwindle so you may want to consider an alternative means. Perhaps dropping a spider there but thats kind of cruel.
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That might be a good use for the item. The flies were whole once they got zapped. Good luck!
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Thankfully that's not what happened when I used this product. Or at least I didn't notice. Every day I lookedl at the bag, it was more full but there didn't seem to be MORE flies coming to the area. After the bag was full and discarded, I didn't have problems with flies the remainder of the season! I bought extra and didn't need them ;) Saving them for this summer if necessary!
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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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they pretty much kill anything that flies or is bug like. This is why you want to NOT BE IN THE ZONE, when burning them. AND AIR out the area before you go into it for long. They are great...... but use caution for your pets and yourself, PETS COULD BE SERIOUSLY EFFECTED......
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I have one too, and the things really don't work very well. I've seen them go in and come right back out. Did catch a few that died but they definitely are not worth the money.
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That's an interesting point, not sure about that. I did try to wipe it off between uses. (I was setting it out at night during the winter and I even considered that a rat wouldn't want to step on cold metal?!) I didn't catch anything either; the bait wasn't disturbed so they weren't even entering the trap. If I use it again I'll try leaving the power off and put the bait near the opening for a while- then move it back each time till they get used to it. Then I'll try turning it on.
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No. it will kill a small fly but the big ones ya gotta get close to. It's a novelty fly killer that's great for guys who like to hunt flys in the off season
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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.
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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.
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They don't need to be fed to be healthy, and for the most part I haven't. In fact a have a suspicion if you feed it too much it could die. That said I've fed it a couple of flies and a dead spider over a couple of months. (it's supposed to catch its own meals though eventually *fingers crossed)
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Most flies are not active at night. Regarding many bad user reviews for this product, it has worked very well for me. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/07/science/07qna.html?_r=0
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you vacuumed it up. It isn't like pesticide where you spray and they die. I would suggest leaving it for 3 days and then I'd vacuum it.
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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
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Most flies are not active at night. Regarding many bad user reviews for this product, it has worked very well for me.http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/07/science/07qna.html?_r=0