Hot Shot Flying Insect Trap, Discreet, Hassle-Free Trap Attracts, Captures House Flies and Fruit Flies, 24/7 Continuous Attraction, No Plug-in Or Electricity Needed, 6 Count

A seasonal thing, we battled those pesky fruit flies for over a month with no relief. We even found that they were hanging out on the family room ceiling. so every evening, my husband pulled out the vacuum and used the hose attachment to suck in the flies overhead. Then our daughter came in one night and told us about her friend who had also battled fruit flies. Her friend recommended Hot Shot No-Pest Strip to us. I placed an order that same night for two strips. I forgot to mention that we had hung another brand of pest strip but it didn’t work. As soon as the Hot Shot No-Pest Strip arrived, my husband took them out their packages, hanging one in the kitchen over the sink and one in the family room. I truly believe that the strips started working that night. The next day it seemed like it was a lot less flies around us. And within 4 days except for one persistent fly, they were pretty much gone. That little fly was eventually caught on the bathroom mirror. No more flies. I know what we’ll be ordering next year. Hot Shot No-pest Strip, comes as a package of one. I highly recommend it.

I bought these traps to put in my kitchen and bathrooms. In our kitchen, we tend to get fruit flies around our coffee machine. In the bathroom, we get them around the sinks, as they come out of the overflow drains and like to hang around my potted plants. These come in a 6-pack, which includes 6 small plastic cases and 6 single-use solution tubs. To setup, you take on plastic case, and one solution tub. Peel the sealed cover off of the solution tub, drop it into the case, and put the lid on the case. From there, you just place it in the area where you notice flying insects. The solution looks unremarkable, visually, but smells slightly of vinegar. After these had dried up, it looked somewhat goopy, but still smelled of vinegar. Putting a bit of water into the solution tub quickly reconstitutes the solution. Given this, I believe the solution is nothing more than vinegar, water, and soap, which is the recipe for a DIY fruit fly trap, but in a MUCH smaller scale. The first night I put these out, I caught a single fruit fly in the bathroom, which made me very hopeful that these were to solution to my problem. Unfortunately, these seem to be absolutely ineffective, as that first fruit fly I caught has been THE ONLY fruit fly I’ve caught, even though you can see them flying around these things. I’m not sure if the solution is too weak, too small amount, or just not an effective solution in the first place. Given that I’ve had these in place for months at this point, and have only caught one single fly, which I believe was a complete fluke, I have to come to the conclusion that these are a complete sham that do absolutely nothing, which the company probably knows, but still decides to cash in on people needing a real solution. Overall, these are a major disappointment, and I would not recommend these to anyone.

These strips are extremely effective for flat mites and spider mites on houseplants. I had been struggling to fully get rid of them, and these were the only thing that actually worked. I noticed a big improvement within a short period of time, and the infestation cleared up completely. That said, they do need to be used in a separate space. I used them in my garage with the plants isolated, since you’re not supposed to be around them and they shouldn’t be used in areas with pets or a lot of foot traffic. As long as you follow the directions and use them properly, they work exactly as intended. This is not a casual, leave-out product, but if you’re dealing with persistent mites and have a safe space to use them, they are absolutely worth it. I’d buy them again without hesitation.

Works as very well, passive, it takes a couple days to clear out the insects, just as advertised. BUT NOT for kitchens or areas with kids bedrooms or family rooms. Also not for pet areas (like smaller caged critters or your pet feeding areas). Does not seem to effect little sugar ants. If you have a fruit fly problem in those mentioned areas, just take disposable plastic water bottle, cut off a small piece of the pest strip, push into empty bottle, then push in some overripe bananas or fruit and punch a couple holes in cap. Put in tiny warm h20, shake and place in fly infested area, they will crawl in, but cannot figure out to exit. Also, for fleas in carpet areas, ,, cut the pest strip in half. Hang the half as directed. Take other half and cut into squares, roughly size of a 25¢ quarter. Distribute around known flea zone, it will kill egg laying fleas and use one of those light traps with stickum. Not for pet feeding zones.