Black Flag Fly Stick, Trap Houseflies and Flying Insects, Pack of 6

We suffered a prolonged invasion of gnats during the latter half of summer and early autumn this year, presumably because of recurring minor flooding in the basement from using the washer and a pipe drainage issue. They were so numerous and terrible during the worst of it, especially before I surmised the intermittent flooding was attracting them and then took action. Generally, unless you can seal off all avenues of infiltration and remove/destroy all attracting things, or use a repellant tactic such as a product or routine exterminator visits, you will have to wage a war of attrition on those that are there and will come in, so their numbers don't steady build above a few in any given room on any given time- and also to exorcise your abode of these infernal bastards more quickly if a massive invasion occurs. This war should be prosecuted with constant passive methods (as in, you don't have to do more than set it up and leave, as opposed to spraying them with pesticides or isopropyl as you see them, or the nuclear tactic called fumigation). As they are attracted to windows during daytime and are either more active naturally during midday or are stimulated by light (or both), window strips such as the Catchmasters is one indispensible core method, especially within rooms you primarily use that are being significantly invaded. The other entails the use of attractants paired with an ensnarer at locations which either are far away from windows and/or are an area they like to congregate. This device alone sans the use of bait doubles as attractant (the yellow color) and ensnarer (adhesive is on the yellow rod part) and is marketed as both. However, you may add bait to it as well to potentiate the attractant effect. Enduring blitzkriegs from these hated creatures every few days and being driven almost insane by the constant annoyance and having to alter my eating habits, I ordered these and prayed for deliverance from my insectoid nemesis (well, desperately hoped would be a better word- I'm an ardent atheist). These worked so well. On one particularly bloody day, over the 12 hours following the placement of one baton in my room paired with an attractant, the thing had caused terrible carnage in their ranks all by itself. 100-200 were consigned to death, and I found the nearly innumerable black spots peppering the device to be simultaneously disgusting and galvanizing. Very few to none of these things can escape once they land on the yellow surface. I found these to be useful in the kitchen (two hung from the window curtain rod), adjacent dining area, and downstairs where the gnats seemed to largely congregate and be almost always present (we have refrigerators and freezers down there, and they'd always fly in after we opened the door, leaving some number of them for us to find on the shelves or floor of the units every day after being trapped and soon perishing from hypothermia). Downstairs and the dining room were the best places, especially downstairs, as the repellants made IIRC by the same company completely lost effectiveness within a week, and downstairs was likely where they were invading from and where the attracting factor(s) was. I wholeheartedly recommend these along with a highly rated brand of window fly strips, as well as homemade inexpensive devices (plastic cups, dish soap, red wine or apple cider vinegar are the products needed for the standard basic type) that work using the same principles and modes of action that these do (attraction and ensnarement). They can be hung from a rod or whatever, or rested on a surface either longways or straight up (use mounting putty for the latter to secure it, though if it falls over, it won't get adhesive on anything if no other objects are near it). Do be mindful of valuable items like treasured clothing when you deploy and maneuver/work very close to these. The adhesive is soft, thick, and goopy, which means minor contact won't make the device stick to you much as you pull away, but it will come off onto you and potentially ruin or mar items such as clothes (an adhesive dissolver such as Goo-Be-Gone or whatever might resolve it- or maybe ruin it more) which can't be easily washed and is pourous. That said, these are a FAR MORE elegant and useful solution than the more primitive and rudimentary variant of this type known as fly ribbons/paper. Also, I did not find their suggestion of using syrup in the bottom tray to be useful. They are attracted not to sweet things per se (gnats, I mean- fruit flies are different), but to decay and fermentation. You'd be better served using milk or maybe fruit juice, or red wine or vinegar. Something which goes sour or ferments. Syrup doesn't do either, and I perceived no benefit from it.

These are expensive., but well worth it. I leave mine outside year round for four seasons, and the sticky still sticks like new; it has, unfortunately, trapped all sorts of insects, the good (not much), the bad, and the ugly. The glue does not drip to create a blob at the base cup; my traps face SW against the early and late afternoon sun and never a no blob-drip build up. Depending on your climate the situation might be different. They are convenient to use, but I would use some twist-tie, etc., to fasten this trap to position because the plastic hang-hook is nothing against strong wind and, keeping the trap out of the rain/snow (common sense) enhances its use. Small birds can get caught (this has not happened to me, mine are below their flight plan). If you want to catch certain size bugs or prevent snaring birds, use chicken wires, etc., to make an outer casing and rest the trap in the center. I have batches of traps I bought from 2 and 3 years ago and it still works (I first found them at HomeDepot, but they don't always sell them). Product description says "scent" but I didn't smell any scent and my nose is like a blood hound. I prefer no scent for various purposes. It seems predatory/scavenger insects might have come in to make a meal of ones stuck but they wound up getting caught too. No honey bees or pollinating insects, (spiders yes good and bad), all sorts of flies, nats, etc. If the box comes crushed, sent it back because you won't be able to pull it apart to use properly. If you get the glue on you, you'll need to remove it with some type of solvent or some glue remover. I would buy and recommend this product as they are made as of 2023 again and soon. Sorry, I don't answer questions; I only provide reviews and that is all the socializing I do. Good luck. Should the quality of the product change at the time of my next purchase, I will post my then review.

Box mashed in on one end. One fly stick mashed. We really like the product, we’ve been using them for a long time and will continue using them. They really work great! We kept the item.

This product it very effective. Works even faster if you pour something like apple vinegar or red wine in the bottom cup. It attracts the flies.

I really wanted these to be instant but it does take a few hours to see results. I have a ton of small flies right near the front door and back door of our home and they were driving me nuts. i put these up and waited and waited. The next morning I was amazed to see how many flying things had been collected. I purchased the pack of 6 and we ended up putting all 6 around the back door. I am now buying 6 more because they are full! They have only been up for a week! The flies are less, not gone, but it sure it gratifying to see how many this product has collected ! Black Flag for the win!

In the Oklahoma area right now, the flies are so bad, it is like the one of the plagues from the Bible! Inside, outside, everywhere! Our neighbor got these and recommended them to us and after reading a lot of the reviews, I decided to give these type of "fly traps" a third try. I have used this type (not sure if they were the same brand as this) of trap 2 other times in my life and I was unhappy. They caught mostly gnat type guys and the tiniest little flying insects that I have never even seen before - if they were alive and flying around, they would be invisible to everyone around... Long review short..... When these tube traps were delivered this last week, I was so thankful and excited and put up 3 of them in the rooms where these diabolical kamikaze flies congregate... followed all the instructions.... They have been hanging just waiting to catch some flies but to No Avail! Not one actual Fly has been caught up on them..... And as I am inspecting them 5x a day, hoping to see a dead fly, I get dive bombed by the flies that are still alive in my house! Like they are taunting me! I am glad it seems to have worked for some of the other reviewers.... but these have not and are not working for me. I really wish they would work for these flies, because I am loosing my mind LOL Any advice is welcomed please! I tried to "ask a question" instead of leaving this review but I couldn't.

I was originally going to write my review yesterday morning. I was going to give the product 3 stars. My original review was going to stat that the product was very sticky and had a good stick power so it worked great if the bugs got on it, but it has no attractant. When I hang fly tape in my house in spring the tape would literally be covered in 2 days. I hung this up for 2 weeks and had some bugs on it, but still tons of them sitting in my window. So unless they happened to touch the trap, it didn't really help. I was going to give it 3 stars because its sticky, just doesn't have an attracting power that I need in my old farm house in spring. Also, the little hanger it comes with is a super cheap flexible plastic, so you have to figure out something else to hang it. And since its so flexible you'd almost need to tie a wire or string around the trap itself because your can't trust the little hanger. Then, later that morning, I changed my mind to give it 1 star instead. The crappy little hanger it comes with gave out and the trap fell to the floor. My cat went to investigate, and got the trap stuck on him. When I found him the trap had been stuck across his mouth, the side of his face and neck, and his paw was stuck. He had been struggling to pull it off his face and hurt his face. I had to cut his fur off his face and paw to get the trap off and had to pull it off his mouth and it made his mouth bleed. I had to give him a bath in vinegar to get his one eye open and all the stick off his fur. I will stick with fly tape that attracts the bugs and pins to the ceiling. Plus when I hang fly tape, all the bugs are on it, there are never any still hanging around my window like with this thing. Plus for $1 more you get a box of 10 fly tapes instead of one trap.

Summer BBQs and porch hangs used to come with an uninvited fly entourage—until I discovered the Black Flag Fly Stick, my new go-to for effortless pest control! These bad boys are genius: just peel, hang, and let the super-sticky surface do the dirty work, snagging flies mid-buzz without chemicals, sprays, or noisy zappers. I've got one dangling from my patio umbrella, and in a week, it was loaded with the little invaders—quiet, odorless, and zero mess to clean up (just toss when full). What I love most? They're discreet—clear design blends right in, no eyesore—and a 6-pack lasts the whole season at this steal of a price. No more swatting or shooing; now my gatherings are peaceful and fly-free. If you're battling backyard buzzers, snag these sticks—they're simple, effective, and a total sanity-saver. 5 stars; my flies' worst nightmare!