Fly and Mosquito Trap

[CarbonFlinger]

This year the Flies and Mosquitos are terrible in my backyard in Round Rock! I have used flies traps from home depot and the only one that seems to work is the stinky hanging bag. We hired mosquito joe, which is a local mosquito pest company and that has been a waste of money because there are still mosquitos showing up on the back porch munching away.

SO, I figured I would reach out to the good ole TBHers to see what has been effective for you all.

[PoppinPiggies]

I have also used those bags with success for flies, in for mosquito suggestions

[diamond10x]

Spartan Mosquito Pro Tech

I live in a pecan bottom along a river/lake and they keep the mosquitos and flies away from the house.

[gingib]

Curious as well. Flys awful at my house

[bowaddict40]

We use the Dynatrap. I have one in the garage and one on the front porch. We have been useing them for a couple of years. It has really knocked them down and we dont get bit near as much.

[BrianL]

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Spartan-Mosquito-Pro-Tech-01FIN10-0011-00/316583812?source=shoppingads&locale=en-US&&mtc=Shopping-BF-F_D28O-G-D28O-028_001_CHEMICALS-NA-NA-NA-SMART-NA-NA-SMART_SHP&cm_mmc=Shopping-BF-F_D28O-G-D28O-028_001_CHEMICALS-NA-NA-NA-SMART-NA-NA-SMART_SHP-71700000059845719-58700005436056249-92700049554889054&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI0brr9afu9wIVqxNMCh0TTQRPEAQYAyABEgKGl_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

I don't know what kind of voodoo science is in these, but they work.

[TexanTiger]

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Spartan-...E&gclsrc=aw.ds

I don't know what kind of voodoo science is in these, but they work.

I was just in home depot looking at these an thought no way they work... guess i need to go back and get a few...

[Bassdeer]

We use the Dynatrap. I have one in the garage and one on the front porch. We have been useing them for a couple of years. It has really knocked them down and we dont get bit near as much.

Yea, Dynatrap is what we use

[frios]

fly trap works

here is the proof.

All that dark stuff are flies!

[Gumbo Man]

I’m in the restaurant buisiness and have 2 large dumpsters behind my building. It is a breeding ground for flys. The best I have found, and use it daily is Starbar Quickstrike Fly Bait. The blue crystals that come in a red can. I buy at Tractor Supply and sprinkle lightly all around and flys will be flopping around within minutes. I would be screwed without it. Mosquitoes I have no advice.

[texan16]

Dynatraps have worked great for us. Sam's Club has the best pricing on them that I can find. Ours run 24/7 and we have had them about 2 years.

https://www.samsclub.com/p/dynatrap-insect-trap-pole-mounted-rtv/prod17820232?xid=plp_product_2

[hopedale]

You need to look around the yard to see what's bringing the mosquitoes in.

I didn't want to believe it, but my rain barrels where the issue here. I put 1 mosquito dunks a month in each rain barrel and the issue has gone.

As for flies, I've surrounded the patio and hot tub with tiki tourches filled with citrinel. Seems to really help.

I was excited when I found the Spartan Monquito devices at Lowes, but my lot is to small to use them. You have to have a good distance from where you hang them to where you plan on sitting.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Spartan-Mosquito-Spartan-Mosquito-Pro-Tech/5001761897?cm_mmc=shp-_-c-_-prd-_-lwn-_-ggl-_-PLA_LWN_241_Chemicals-_-5001761897-_-online-_-0-_-0&ds_rl=1286981&gclid=Cj0KCQjw-JyUBhCuARIsANUqQ_IuyDh4V5XeCaKPBdYysPaJbwwgDYjFJUR7Aml9m7gK1rHxgylE2kQaAigNEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

[ThisLadyHunts]

I’m in the restaurant buisiness and have 2 large dumpsters behind my building. It is a breeding ground for flys. The best I have found, and use it daily is Starbar Quickstrike Fly Bait. The blue crystals that come in a red can. I buy at Tractor Supply and sprinkle lightly all around and flys will be flopping around within minutes. I would be screwed without it. Mosquitoes I have no advice.

How frequently do you have to reapply it?

[jerp]

I've tried several gizmos that others swear by that have just worked marginally for me. I put out the Spartan cannisters and after a month or so each had maybe 10-12 skeeters in them. My Dynatrap caught lots of bugs but less than 10% of them were mosquitos and many of them flew away when I was emptying it. I've gone back to just spraying the yard once a month and using my small propane fogger occasionally.

[Gumbo Man]

How frequently do you have to reapply it?

The crystals last forever as long as they don’t get wet. After a rain and everything is dry I re- apply.