Does it attract fireflies? I don't want them to die in the trap.
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I didn't see anything but flies in the trap. Works great except it smells really bad!
1415305
Have not seen the traps attract anything but "normal" flies. Once you it get the trap filled with flies, however you may also find ants scavenging the dead flies. Fireflies are a completely different family of insects, so they should be fine.
1492522
Sorry,can't help you there.I never used the trap (wrong insect). I would think that the seller could answer this question.
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It will kill them yes, but only if the flies go to it. Flies are not attracted to light like many other bugs. There are special traps made just for flies that would work much better for you, because they will attract the flies.
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I'm using a few of these on the outside of my house in insect-rich Florida, and while I haven't systematically sampled the different light fixtures around the house, and with the caveat that some sides of the house may be naturally more prone to bugs than the other sides... I *think* that may be right. At least so far this year I haven't noticed the masses of insects around the lights that I sometimes see. That said, if LEDs attract fewer bugs, that may be a double-edged sword. If they're not coming to your outdoor floodlights, they'll still be coming to your windows (unless your whole house is LED inside too!). I've had mine in use regularly for several months now and really do like them so far. Feit seems to make a great LED.
424125
I have heard it catch bugs in the daytime, and we do not have any attractant in ours. We forgot to put in there, and never have... It works well.
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We zapped a large fly on our curtain. I was surprised at the spark but did not notice any smell or even think about a fire. It took a second zap to kill the fly. Will keep this in mind for the future.
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I wish they did, but my experience is the ones that don't "go away" to die remain and can have quite a stink. My experience, however, is that most seem to go "out" and never come back. I believe that all of these baits work about the same. Spread the bait packets and then watch for new signs of the critters. Good luck.
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I think it does attract flies from all of my neighbor's backyards. I wish everyone on the block had one of these. I don't think this is actually a problem because it does trap them very effectively and I do not see any flies other than right at the trap.
1812488
It does a good job of attracting all flying insect. I would say it does get gnats, but perhaps not all of them.
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Absolutely! The smaller the insect, the more likely it is to get trapped. They kind of just get sucked in my the fan. Larger insects are attracted to the light. I plugged mine in for the first time this year, and I had to empty it within the first 48 hours, which is really fast. It was completely full - Bugs on the inside and beatles in the water along the outside. BEST TRAP I'VE EVER HAD!
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I personally had a conversation with a pro pest control person, and he advised me to try this unit in my crawl space for Pack Rat control. He said that they hate lights at night, which is when they are most active. He specified a powerful strobe lite. They are trap shy after two catches, and so I have to try this method and see if he is right.
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I think it is imbeded with a hormone lure so they fly into the trap thinking that a really hot lady white fly is in there. Bam! Sticky situation!
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It does come with a lure. But after about a week I noticed I had more beetles than ever! I did some digging and apparently there are studies that suggest it may actually draw in more beetles than it traps. I ended up throwing mine out and just either spraying or dusting and that seems to be working better although it requires more work.
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No it will not attract the fleas without the actual trap. The light/heat attracts the fleas which in turn get caught on the sticky pad.
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Moths are attracted to the UV light. I have my Flowtron mounted inside a milking parlor so I don't get many moths. If you mount it outside you will probably see more moths killed.
67130
That wouldn't be a concern for me... Although I am catching more now, the traps don't catch all the ones inside my house, lol. I don't think whatever seeps out the windows can compete with the pheromones out in the great outdoors.
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Fruit Flies and Gnats wiggle their way free, so I doubt blackflies would get stuck. Tiny whiteflies will stick to the trap, but not much else. I haven't used them outdoors, so I'm not sure how well they work other insects. The local home pest control sells little glue boards made to catch spiders. Those things seem to catch anything. I've seen several large house flies stuck to them, so they should work if you can find them.