I have used the flea traps of soapy water with a light perched above it. Has anyone had the experience of this being more effective?
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I'd say they're about the same. I don't know what kind of infestation that I have as my cats have never had fleas before. I have the Victor trap about a foot away from a pie pan filled with soapy water and I see about 6-10 fleas in each one.
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We have the flea trap with the light above it. We do not add soapy water to ours. The one that we have works great though! We love it and it is very effective
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I've tried both this trap and your soapy water+candle method. Both were equally ineffective for fleas. (Although if you have fruit flies, a soda bottle with a little soap+apple cider vinegar in it and a paper funnel taped to the mouth works great. The fruit flies fly in, can't fly out, and drown.)
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I've tried both, and didn't have great luck with either for fleas. I found this trap caught a lot of other types of bugs. Flies, mosquitoes, gnats, etc.
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Yes and we get big ones at the beach at night. Really works on fleas too. Kills them on contact. We walk our dogs near the sand and my dogs will pick up fleas. We spray them down before we go into the house. Also works on ants bees etc
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Grant I used the trap last year and was SHOCKED at how many 1000's of beetles were captured. My garden is 500 sq ft. I think that the efficacy of the trap has more to do with where the scent of the lure travels. If the wind was blowing away from the garden it attracted beetles from outside the garden. I would expect that if you used two traps to cover the two most prevalent winds you would get good results. I doubt that anything will keep the attractive plants bug free but any dead Japanese beetle is a good one. I don't know if the plants were helped but I felt much better emptying the trap into a large can of soapy water. ...BTW they stink when you dump out the drowned ones. Have fun! Grant I used the trap last year and was SHOCKED at how many 1000's of beetles were captured. My garden is 500 sq ft. I think that the efficacy of the trap has more to do with where the scent of the lure travels. If the wind was blowing away from the garden it attracted beetles from outside the garden. I would expect that if you used two traps to cover the two most prevalent winds you would get good results. I doubt that anything will keep the attractive plants bug free but any dead Japanese beetle is a good one. I don't know if the plants were helped but I felt much better emptying the trap... » Read More Grant I used the trap last year and was SHOCKED at how many 1000's of beetles were captured. My garden is 500 sq ft. I think that the efficacy of the trap has more to do with where the scent of the lure travels. If the wind was blowing away from the garden it attracted beetles from outside the garden. I would expect that if you used two traps to cover the two most prevalent winds you would get good results. I doubt that anything will keep the attractive plants bug free but any dead Japanese beetle is a good one. I don't know if the plants were helped but I felt much better emptying the trap into a large can of soapy water. ...BTW they stink when you dump out the drowned ones. Have fun! « Show Less
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Do not know about Bravecto.. BUT I do know that by using Capstar along with the flea light ( I thought it was a crazy idea until I read all the reviews and then used it-----I ordered 4 more for all over my house), and the powder for the carpet and the floor--spread it around and vacuumed up, and then the little cups of flea powder, earth and whatever is in it---poured on floor then vacuum up so fleas die.....ALL this worked incredibly....NO FLEAS and we had a horrible infestation.....Have not had to use any chemicals since....continue to use the flea light and it still catches some fleas....Incredible how it works.....Hate to use chemicals, but capstar will kill ALL FLEAS on pet...
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IDK. BUT this trap was a waste of money. Unless house is completely overrun with fleas-that you can openly see. If that bad flea bomb/spray
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I just use the night light bulbs available from Wal Mart or any other department store. I don't think it is the heat that attracts the fleas, it is the light itself. They jump towards the light and get stuck to the paper.
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I have glow in the dark pebbles. Black lights never seemed to do much to them. I think the Light has a hard time penetrating through the water. But that's just a guess. Go buy yourself a black light poster. Then if the pebbles don't work out you've got yourself something sweet
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Hi: There's a little cup that the hook is sunk into.....fill the little cup with water with a drop of dishsoap ( to break the surface tension of the water). Also, a couple of inches up the hanger rod ( or chain.....whatever) from the hook I put a small glob of Vaseline..........traps the little buggers!
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Yes, easily. The sticky pad is wide open for touching. There is another flea trap on Amazon called Springstar and I would recommend that one instead. It has a grate over the sticky pad so it's far more kid friendly.
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Actually yes I've been experimenting with that of late. Helps to remove all the old soap first. So far it's working. I've been doing it for a couple of months now. It appears it's like enough to work. And I'm happy that. Let me know otherwise if you have a different experience.
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Dunno, I don't have fleas, but it does not seem to work on much. I have it, as instructed, plugged it into the wall where nothing is obstructing it and watched a small critter crawl up the wall not less than 3" away from it. I watched and waited for it to have a seizure or start walking in circles, but he crawled up in a straight line without concern until I had to squash it. I am doubtful this product works very well and wish I could get my money back to buy another bright idea that is supposed to eradicate.
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I too am using a wood canopy on my 55 gallon tank to keep cats out. The light works perfectly. It only stands maybe 1 - 2 inches above the tank, and it produces very little heat, so that is also another plus.
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I havent seen 1 flea all summer. I did it before flea srason. Hope this helps.
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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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We have a lot of silverfish in our house. I dont believe any trap can eliminate them but this does a good job in capturing a good number of them.
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I don't believe so. I never saw a housefly in the trap. The method of attraction isn't aimed at houseflies.
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I haven't seen any. It catches most mosquitoes and a few small and curious butterflies that are attracted to the light.