Expensive solution. Does it work? Even at the meh price, still not willing to bite. I would still have to buy the expensive refills. Wonder if the cartridge can be refilled with my own tape?
@MarkML I have the zevo brand ones for my mom’s place. They are very similar. She kept leaving the door open and flies would get in. They worked very well. The traps caught flies, gnats and the occasional mosquito
@MarkML A jar of this will last you for YEARS (unless you live in an open tent in the jungle). It is SUPER STICKY and never hardens. I don’t use this brand, I have a can I got at Tractor Supply probably 20 years ago (I no longer see it on their site) but the idea is the same (and Satan - I mean Amazon, has numerous variations)
The cool thing is it’s clear so you can use it on different color “lures” as there are insects that are attracted to different colors (blue, yellow, and red primarily)
I have fly traps made from thin sheets of yellow plastic I’ve had so long I don’t recall the source (possibly the cover of a spiral-bound notepad). When they get loaded I wash them and recharge them.
@MarkML nothing works better than vinegar and hand soap in a mason jar with plastic wrap lid… Maybe the MasonTops brand lid if you want it to look nice
@chienfou
Fwiw, I use apple cider vinegar (nicer scent) and hand soap in a ramekin/etc; no plastic wrap needed IMO, but YMMV. As I understand it, the soap lowers the surface tension, so bugs drown easier.
@MarkML@retro603 I only ever get ants, and my very successful solution is dissolving borax in water and stirring in honey. The honey is the bait, the borax will kill them, slowly. I’m told they carry the borax back to the nest where it kills the whole colony. I don’t know if that’s true but I used it ~5 years ago and haven’t seen an ant since.
@chienfou as small as possible, they will crawl their way in! I use a toothpick. A knife works too with little slits. The soap pulls them down into the vinegar but the small holes will tire others out that don’t succumb to the intended fate
@chienfou@TranForsythe you got it right! The plastic wrap with holes is kind of overkill, but it works better IMO, especially for drain flies. Probably just placebo affect though I feel more accomplished when i lid it
@MarkML I have great experience with similar items. Shipping the only thing stopping me buying, if I already was on a shipping plan $20 is a no brainer
meh. What fun is catching bugs and watching them slowly die of starvation while trying to free themselves?
Give me a MEGA-ZAPPER and let me enjoy the refreshing ZAP each time one gets fried!!
/showme a MEGA-ZAPPER that is fully energized and eliminating every flying bug that is drawn to it’s brightly illuminated florescent light. The bugs get fried and disintegrated with loud and pleasing “ZAP” and “KAPOW” sounds ensuring they will no longer bother the happy family while they eat.
@MrGoodGuy I, too, like the zappers. The dogs…not so much. Also, I’ve learned you can’t leave them plugged in overnight unless you want to wake up at 2am to an especially juicy bug carcass getting repeatedly electrocuted while smelling like it’s going to burn your house down.
I don’t understand how these work. They are flying bug traps, but you plug them in? Is that to charge them? If so, how long do they fly around on a charge?
An app that creates graphs, tracks peak time of insect activity, and awards cheekily-named badges (such as ‘the gnatural’ and ‘pretty fly’) based on insect variety and traffic.
I just got my meh electric fly swatters today. Maybe I should get these for when our ABSOLUTELY S**TTY ELECTRIC SERVICE GOES OUT!!
I swear it’s at least three times a month. I don’t know why I even pay the bill. I’m not getting the product. I should start a class action lawsuit.
Sonora…I just realized these are electric too. I think I need a fly trap like we had on the farm. It was called Big Stinky.
We had a ton of those obnoxious fruit fly jackwagons around here recently. The old Internet standby of a cup of wine/vinegar with a drop of soap in it fixed their wagon! Pass
With nearly 6K reviews on Amazon but a mind-numbing 16% 1-star rate, this is an easy hard pass. Besides, bugs are beneficial unless they are biting you, and those are going to be attracted to you, not some blue light special on Aisle 5. Yeah, I’m old.
@Jonas4321
Actually much like weeds, (which, typically, are just plants growing where you don’t want them) fruit flies are a beneficial bug … outside, not in your kitchen! They also are good for genetic research as you may remember from biology class.
Get a Bug-A-Salt. They are a lot of fun. They can kill most things up to a carpenter bee (they need double tapped) and cleaning up the little bit of salt isn’t really an issue.
@elobo@KNmeh7
Unfortunately carpenter bees are not prone to taking up residence in alternate accommodations. The ones pictured for carpenter bees are traps which lead to their demise. Generally speaking they’re pretty good about staying out of treated lumber (at least at first), and sometimes a good coat of paint will stop them from coming around. But here in South Central Alabama they will definitely do a bunch of damage in a heartbeat to exposed fascia or roof members for sheds, barns, lean-tos etc as well as framing for decks or floor joists on buildings up on blocks (like my pool house).
@elobo@chienfou I just left patches of clover when cutting the grass that the bees were enjoying. My yard and garden are 14 years free of pesticide (except diatomaceous earth and neem oil) organicide fungicide whatever. I have used wasp and hornet spray a few times in that span in very specific targeted locations. Rabbits and squirrels run around with the pollinators. I don’t rake leaves and get lightning bugs. Etc. etc.
There is a line, and that is structural damage to my shed. That will cause them to get killed. Carpenter bees have not figured that out, despite watching countless brethren smashed with racquets, bug-a-salt, garden shears, whatever. I don’t go around killing them in the field–or any creature for that matter. Only the ones around the shed.
@KNmeh7
I agree wholeheartedly.
Mine get whacked if they’re drilling in my porch, under the pool house, or in the lean to next to my barn. Otherwise they get left alone. Likewise, snakes get a free pass as long as I can identify them as being non-venomous.
I have been known to take out a yellow jacket nest now and then to keep from getting attacked when I’m mowing. And I did spray a wasp nest that was INSIDE the base of the diving board. That was definitely not some place I wanted them living!!
OTOH fire ants will get sprinkled with ant killer any time it rains and they build mounds. This is especially true when they tunnel under my pavers near the pool and create voids that cause the pavers to subside.
@chienfou@KNmeh7 Not sure what you were looking at on that page, but the ones that are traps, are designed to be trap and release. Others on the page are literally called “Bee Houses” and are not in any way a trap. I have one of the houses hanging from a Live Oak in my yard and the carpenter bees here in Florida seem to very happy with it.
@elobo@KNmeh7
I was basing my comment on the following screenshots. The first one is what shows up immediately after I click the link. The other two are from the details of that first trap.
Not sure you could easily relocate carpenter bees far enough that they wouldn’t come back and start eating your residence again. I suspect you’d have go a fair distance. I didn’t notice any that were that style that were listed as trap and release
That’s pretty cool that your carpenter bees will set up residence inside your bee house though. Mine seem hell bent on eating my barn, underside of my pool house, and porch members.
@brennyn@chienfou@KNmeh7 That is remarkably round! I found a mousehole in my house a while back, and that was also surprisingly perfectly round. Unwelcome, but impressive.
Ongoing debate with oldest daughter; she sent me a link to a contraption that’s supposed to kill mosquitoes within a 2 acre radius. You plug it in and the blue UV light draws them in and ZAP! One of the many problems with this method is mosquitoes aren’t attracted to light, they are attracted to carbon dioxide. The product today on meh is making the claim to kill mosquitoes. I guess if one inadvertently wandered into the trap it might meet its end. Total meh!
Started to order because I need these, then smashed ‘Back’ because something in my brain briefly caught the phrase “subscription service” and absolutely panicked.
Thankfully that was in the “What they don’t have” section. What a ridiculous era we’re in that I had to go back and be sure these sticky bug catchers are not, in fact, wifi enabled or required.
This is a useless device(Raid Essentials Flying Bug Trap). I plugged it next to my Kitchen trash can but nothing so far, it didn’t catch not even one fly.
Specs
Product: 8-Piece Raid Essentials Flying Bug Trap Bundle
Model: G-372910-TN, G-372876-TN
Condition: New
What’s Included?
Price Comparison
$48 (for all) at Amazon
$31.92 (for 2 Traps + 2 refills) + $15.88 (for 4 refills)
Warranty
90 days
Estimated Delivery
Tuesday, Jun 2 - Thursday, Jun 4
Buzz off!
Expensive solution. Does it work? Even at the meh price, still not willing to bite. I would still have to buy the expensive refills. Wonder if the cartridge can be refilled with my own tape?
@MarkML I have the zevo brand ones for my mom’s place. They are very similar. She kept leaving the door open and flies would get in. They worked very well. The traps caught flies, gnats and the occasional mosquito
@MarkML A jar of this will last you for YEARS (unless you live in an open tent in the jungle). It is SUPER STICKY and never hardens. I don’t use this brand, I have a can I got at Tractor Supply probably 20 years ago (I no longer see it on their site) but the idea is the same (and Satan - I mean Amazon, has numerous variations)
The cool thing is it’s clear so you can use it on different color “lures” as there are insects that are attracted to different colors (blue, yellow, and red primarily)
I have fly traps made from thin sheets of yellow plastic I’ve had so long I don’t recall the source (possibly the cover of a spiral-bound notepad). When they get loaded I wash them and recharge them.
@MarkML nothing works better than vinegar and hand soap in a mason jar with plastic wrap lid… Maybe the MasonTops brand lid if you want it to look nice
@retro603
I’m intrigued… do you poke holes in the plastic wrap? How big?
Something I’ll file away for further use in the future.
@chienfou
Fwiw, I use apple cider vinegar (nicer scent) and hand soap in a ramekin/etc; no plastic wrap needed IMO, but YMMV. As I understand it, the soap lowers the surface tension, so bugs drown easier.
@MarkML @retro603 I only ever get ants, and my very successful solution is dissolving borax in water and stirring in honey. The honey is the bait, the borax will kill them, slowly. I’m told they carry the borax back to the nest where it kills the whole colony. I don’t know if that’s true but I used it ~5 years ago and haven’t seen an ant since.
@chienfou as small as possible, they will crawl their way in! I use a toothpick. A knife works too with little slits. The soap pulls them down into the vinegar but the small holes will tire others out that don’t succumb to the intended fate
@chienfou @TranForsythe you got it right! The plastic wrap with holes is kind of overkill, but it works better IMO, especially for drain flies. Probably just placebo affect though
I feel more accomplished when i lid it
@Chakolate @MarkML
That one works well! Ants also hate cinnamon! You can sprinkle cinnamon on the entire outside of your house!
@MarkML I have great experience with similar items. Shipping the only thing stopping me buying, if I already was on a shipping plan $20 is a no brainer
meh. What fun is catching bugs and watching them slowly die of starvation while trying to free themselves?
Give me a MEGA-ZAPPER and let me enjoy the refreshing ZAP
each time one gets fried!!
/showme a MEGA-ZAPPER that is fully energized and eliminating every flying bug that is drawn to it’s brightly illuminated florescent light. The bugs get fried and disintegrated with loud and pleasing “ZAP” and “KAPOW” sounds ensuring they will no longer bother the happy family while they eat.
@MrGoodGuy Here’s the image you requested for “a MEGA-ZAPPER that is fully energized and eliminating every flying bug that is drawn to it s brig…”
@MrGoodGuy I, too, like the zappers. The dogs…not so much. Also, I’ve learned you can’t leave them plugged in overnight unless you want to wake up at 2am to an especially juicy bug carcass getting repeatedly electrocuted while smelling like it’s going to burn your house down.
@mediocrebot @MrGoodGuy There should be pigeons and crows in that thing.
@mediocrebot @MrGoodGuy I think I would cover my plate.
I don’t understand how these work. They are flying bug traps, but you plug them in? Is that to charge them? If so, how long do they fly around on a charge?
@NapkinEater They actually turn your house into a flying fortress. You may need to plug in more for larger homes.
@NapkinEater they are attracted to the light…
Still not better than vinegar and hand soap though lol
I feel this is a missed opportunity, meh. Lol
I just got my meh electric fly swatters today. Maybe I should get these for when our ABSOLUTELY S**TTY ELECTRIC SERVICE GOES OUT!!
I swear it’s at least three times a month. I don’t know why I even pay the bill. I’m not getting the product. I should start a class action lawsuit.
Sonora…I just realized these are electric too. I think I need a fly trap like we had on the farm. It was called Big Stinky.
We had a ton of those obnoxious fruit fly jackwagons around here recently. The old Internet standby of a cup of wine/vinegar with a drop of soap in it fixed their wagon! Pass
With nearly 6K reviews on Amazon but a mind-numbing 16% 1-star rate, this is an easy hard pass. Besides, bugs are beneficial unless they are biting you, and those are going to be attracted to you, not some blue light special on Aisle 5. Yeah, I’m old.
@Jonas4321
Beneficial bugs have their place. Fruit flies/house flies in your house all over your kitchen is not one of them.
@Jonas4321 fruit flies are not a beneficial bug
Just use vinegar and hand soap
Fine, be picky. MOST bugs are beneficial, and I doubt seriously that the gizmo being offered would work better than vinegar and soap for fruit flies.
@Jonas4321
Actually much like weeds, (which, typically, are just plants growing where you don’t want them) fruit flies are a beneficial bug … outside, not in your kitchen! They also are good for genetic research as you may remember from biology class.
Get a Bug-A-Salt. They are a lot of fun. They can kill most things up to a carpenter bee (they need double tapped) and cleaning up the little bit of salt isn’t really an issue.
@KNmeh7
At least this way you give them a sporting chance…
@KNmeh7 Don’t kill the pollinators. Just give them alternate accommodations, like these
@elobo @KNmeh7
Unfortunately carpenter bees are not prone to taking up residence in alternate accommodations. The ones pictured for carpenter bees are traps which lead to their demise. Generally speaking they’re pretty good about staying out of treated lumber (at least at first), and sometimes a good coat of paint will stop them from coming around. But here in South Central Alabama they will definitely do a bunch of damage in a heartbeat to exposed fascia or roof members for sheds, barns, lean-tos etc as well as framing for decks or floor joists on buildings up on blocks (like my pool house).
@elobo @chienfou I just left patches of clover when cutting the grass that the bees were enjoying. My yard and garden are 14 years free of pesticide (except diatomaceous earth and neem oil) organicide fungicide whatever. I have used wasp and hornet spray a few times in that span in very specific targeted locations. Rabbits and squirrels run around with the pollinators. I don’t rake leaves and get lightning bugs. Etc. etc.
There is a line, and that is structural damage to my shed. That will cause them to get killed. Carpenter bees have not figured that out, despite watching countless brethren smashed with racquets, bug-a-salt, garden shears, whatever. I don’t go around killing them in the field–or any creature for that matter. Only the ones around the shed.
Don’t kill the pollinators*
@KNmeh7 I’ve always wondered why they are called carpenter bees when they do the exact opposite of carpentry.
@brennyn @KNmeh7
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I suspect it’s those nice round holes they drill!
(So much for paint keeping them at bay)
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@KNmeh7
I agree wholeheartedly.
Mine get whacked if they’re drilling in my porch, under the pool house, or in the lean to next to my barn. Otherwise they get left alone. Likewise, snakes get a free pass as long as I can identify them as being non-venomous.
I have been known to take out a yellow jacket nest now and then to keep from getting attacked when I’m mowing. And I did spray a wasp nest that was INSIDE the base of the diving board. That was definitely not some place I wanted them living!!
OTOH fire ants will get sprinkled with ant killer any time it rains and they build mounds. This is especially true when they tunnel under my pavers near the pool and create voids that cause the pavers to subside.
@chienfou @KNmeh7 Not sure what you were looking at on that page, but the ones that are traps, are designed to be trap and release. Others on the page are literally called “Bee Houses” and are not in any way a trap. I have one of the houses hanging from a Live Oak in my yard and the carpenter bees here in Florida seem to very happy with it.
@elobo @KNmeh7
I was basing my comment on the following screenshots. The first one is what shows up immediately after I click the link. The other two are from the details of that first trap.
Not sure you could easily relocate carpenter bees far enough that they wouldn’t come back and start eating your residence again. I suspect you’d have go a fair distance. I didn’t notice any that were that style that were listed as trap and release
That’s pretty cool that your carpenter bees will set up residence inside your bee house though. Mine seem hell bent on eating my barn, underside of my pool house, and porch members.
@brennyn @chienfou @KNmeh7 That is remarkably round! I found a mousehole in my house a while back, and that was also surprisingly perfectly round. Unwelcome, but impressive.
Ongoing debate with oldest daughter; she sent me a link to a contraption that’s supposed to kill mosquitoes within a 2 acre radius. You plug it in and the blue UV light draws them in and ZAP! One of the many problems with this method is mosquitoes aren’t attracted to light, they are attracted to carbon dioxide. The product today on meh is making the claim to kill mosquitoes. I guess if one inadvertently wandered into the trap it might meet its end. Total meh!
Started to order because I need these, then smashed ‘Back’ because something in my brain briefly caught the phrase “subscription service” and absolutely panicked.
Thankfully that was in the “What they don’t have” section. What a ridiculous era we’re in that I had to go back and be sure these sticky bug catchers are not, in fact, wifi enabled or required.
Oh well I have to ask for this one:
/showme sopping hellish gnome
@smelltastic Here’s the image you requested for “sopping hellish gnome”
I love that the bucket is labeled “Hell”, thus ensuring nobody tries to steal Hell’s bucket, from Hell
Had a zevo for a while. Worked ok, but caught mostly moths. Sometimes gnats and rarely mosquitos.
This is a useless device(Raid Essentials Flying Bug Trap). I plugged it next to my Kitchen trash can but nothing so far, it didn’t catch not even one fly.