Has anyone had problems with flies from this product?
1344951
No problems with regards to flies or bugs but there was a lot of brown hay in my box with little fresh green and no fluffy tops. My rabbits absolutely hate this hay and will barely touch it. I'm switching back to oxbow for much better quality
1344952
In my experience, there were no bugs inside of the hay nor were there any bugs attracted to it.
1344953
No flies here. However, a little disappointed with our second order containing a bunch of thorny stuff and no "fluffy tops" which is the part our pigs enjoy most.
1344954
Haven' had problems with flies, but my last box was terrible. All short clippings which look like they went through a shredder. I did contact the company who responded initially. They asked for pictures, which I sent them, and I never heard back from them again. Sad because I loved the first box I received. I'm hoping they improve so I can go back to ordering from them but I've read too many bad reviews recently.
1344955
No...but I am not going to get another box from them anyway because my last box was brown and useless. :(
2031042
It's happened a couple of times in the past 8 months with fruit flies--usually when there was a lot of fruit in it (go figure). I changed the filter and try to empty it every couple of days. Hasn't been a problem lately.
1396257
I had it in sun last year. No problem. I had it at the edge of my very small yard. If flies are as bad this summer, I will get another.
1650750
No. I am surprised that it traps even one fruit fly...I was very disappointed in the product.
451357
We've been using it for three months and have had no issues with fruit flies or gnats. We empty it about twice a week.
2079763
No fruit fly problem here. Although it is only May and I have only had the bin for about a month.
539112
I'm just a customer who bought this. In my opinion you should be able to use apple cider vinegar to kill the flies. My fly trap status worth 30 flies in it at all times.
668723
I bought these last year and according to my search they do work on deer flies. I bought a different fly trap this year, don't know why I changed but anyway that one also is recommended for deer flies. I love these type of traps no mess no fuss. I always leave at least one in my barn and I never have any fly problems. I raise sheep, chicks, pigs. The pigs have one in their area also. Good Luck.
1735396
I haven't tried on fruit flies but it works great as far as fly makes contact w/ the wires.
1738255
I do not think so. I have found this unit to be very effective to the point that the grids have to be cleaned regularly of crispy critters and flies are for the most part are not present. I do however suggest a tried and true low tech tool known as the barrel type sticky fly strip. I use them all the time and they work great. The only problem is the flies tend to "Stick" around for a while! Good luck...
1752479
I'm having a constant fruit fly problem. I'm about to resort to neem oil, I think they may have laid eggs inside of it. I open it up daily and at least 50 or 60 fly out.
2135632
I don't live in an area where we have green head flies, so sorry I can't answer your question. I can tell you that when I use this product, I am not bothered or bitten by any insect. I highly recommend them.
639510
Donna, I have recently had great success with a product called the "Victor Fly Magnet." I have trapped and killed 100's, maybe even 1000's of flies with this thing. It's non poisonous. It worked so well for me that I purchased 2 more. It's made a huge difference on my deck.Victor M380 Fly Magnet 1-Quart Reusable Trap With Bait
1428606
This product has a 1-year warranty on defective parts. Unfortunately, the one I bought is still running. I say unfortunately, because while it is still running, it isn't catching any mosquitos. Lots of flies and moths, but very few mosquitos.
1615223
Mine came with a fly attractant you can place on the outer cage. It needs to be replaced periodically.
516492
I think so - I plan on throwing the whole mess in a plastic shopping bag, tying it in a double knot and then disposing of it and good riddance. The whole thing stinks to high heaven and I haven't seen an appreciable decrease in flies around here...call it the end of a disgusting experiment. Onward.
2015694
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!