I've had great luck deploying these when there's an infestation of small bugs like fruit flies or gnats. It will catch a tremendous number of them in only a day or two, and it's easy to move around to wherever the current problem area is. You can put something appealing like maple syrup or honey or bits of fruit in the bottom, but you don't have to, and will catch plenty either way.The reason I say it's misleading is that you might buy this for a housefly problem. For whatever reason, regular flies don't like this trap that much. We've got guinea pigs and will sometimes have a fly problem in summer if the cage isn't cleaned frequently enough. We will always catch a few flies but not enough to really knock out the problem. They just don't care and I think it's mostly luck of flies randomly landing there and getting stuck. We've had better luck with the old fashioned fly ribbon for houseflies. Finally, while this stick does work for fruit flies, there are other options like the Zevo lighted sticky traps or even just a bowl of vinegar, water, and dish soap that can be equally effective and cheaper or less messy. This isn't a bad product, you just have to be sure it's what you want.

I give it a 2 star for the easy set, other then that, it is uselessDon't waste your $$ on it

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Très bon pour les mouches de toutes sortes très collantes et dure longtemps

I get a lot of fruit flies, especially this summer. While i work on ways to store my produce and hopefully lessen the issue, I've purchased several ways to trap the gnats. I have a few of those plug in led sticky traps, some kid safe and natural insect spray, and have purchased this brand of fly paper 2/3x now. It's inexpensive, catches a good number of gnats, and I've noticed it has helped to control the number of flies i see flying around in general. The paper lasts about a month at max before I like to change it. Once there are a good amount of flies, I notice it stops catching more. The stickiness seems to stay pretty sticky and useful, but maybe once they see their buddies trapped the get wise? Not sure...it is VERY sticky and takes some getting used to operating as to not get it on your skin while unfurling. I do wish i was a bit easier to stick to my wall, but that's likely a personal issue that others won't have. It comes with a ribbon and tack to affix it to your wall or ceiling and they work well and stay secured. I notice it starts catching gnats within a day or two and then will catch a bunch! When ive gotten some stuck to my finger I rinse with warm/hot water to clean it off, then wash my hands regularly and that seems to work fine. I continue to repurchase these fly papers because they are easy to use, work well and don't produce an off-putting smell like some traps that use vinegar or other chemicals do. They also don't require any power which is nice (i only have so many outlets after all). The only con is that they csn be unsightly, but that's not really a problem for me because they work as intended. They also arrive quickly, within a day or two and are a good price.

Product works quickly!

Meanwhile, for us and our mostly gray, common housefly, this Black Flag brand of fly ribbon paper is one of the two best brands we tried and were happy with and we had tried several different brands at random. For some reason our area, we have an annual summer influx of filth flies and other bugs, so we have gained a lot of first hand experience dealing with flying summer pests.We're in the U.S. Northeast so these types of flies are common here. As far as we can tell, this summer we have primarily the common housefly (Musca domestica). We also have had some other similarly sized flies that look almost the same, like similar dung flies and flesh flies, but we definitely have mostly the above common houseflies. So far, we don't have (and we usually do not have as much as the above), crane flies, fruit flies, drain flies, moth flies, soldier flies, gnats and mosquitos. We do not USUALLY get (if at all) especially biting flies (blood sucking flies): such as deer/horse flies, soldier flies, black flies, etc. that I know of.My guess is that some of these fly ribbon paper products work because they have an smell attractant, or something on it that smells good to specific types of flies. Since the ones I have found successful have worked on common houseflies and related, my guess is that the ones I bought probably smell like these types of flies favorite foods: they like to eat organic waste products such as dung, rotting vegetables, carrion, or dead bugs. Some flies like sweet or sugary smells (especially fruit flies), or perhaps smell of fermentation (foods which ferment also usually emit a lot of carbon dioxide, which some flies also are attracted to). Or perhaps some type of fly pheromones to attract mate-seeking flies, though I don't know if such pheromones are species specific, or not.My guess is in some areas, I wonder if people may have the other types of flies I do not have fortunately, notably the very annoying and even painful biting flies. I think these flies are seek out blood, or the smell of blood, such as in mammals (like cattle, farm animals, or people). If they bite mammals, they may also detect the smell or presence of carbon dioxide and warmth given off by mammals.The Black Flag brand worked great at attracting this type of fly very quickly and we were glad to have tried it. But we actually like one other brand that was both cheaper (per roll) and surprisingly even more effective: Scented Bug & Fly Ribbon by Catchmaster. We bought the Catchmaster by a larger box (of 20) and it ws much cheaper, per roll. Not only did it seem to get about the same amount of flies (lots!), but it seems to me that it did it quicker as the flies seem a little bit more attracted to it, so the "scented" Catchmaster seems to help for sure. But I haven't yet found this brand of fly ribbon locally at retail, so if you really need to get something from the local store right away, I would definitely recommend Black Flag since it is almost as effective.And a cleaning tip: fly ribbon tape has to be very sticky to work, but it means it is really difficult and annoying to remove if you get any on your hands and just simply soap and water barely helps at all. We learned a great tip online: use a couple of drops of plain kitchen cooking oil (or canned spray oil is perfect) and rub it into your sticky hands for about 5-10 seconds. You should feel the stickiness improve almost immediately. Then, just wash off the oil with regular soap and water before.

The Black Flag fly paper is very annoying to use - it sticks to everything and if one's not careful it can be disastrous, however their very stickiness makes them very effective at catching flies. Since we've had the first one up there have been no hovering visitors - they're all stuck to the paper.