How to make fly strips easily and practically free of charge

In the summer, the appearance of flying insects in the house is especially annoying. At the same time, it prevents people from opening windows and resting normally. Especially flies, which not only buzz and crawl over the body, but also land on food.

Flies lay about 100 eggs at a time, and they can end up on anything. To get rid of the problem, adhesive tapes were invented. But frequent replacement of tapes makes you think about making them yourself.

Features of homemade fly traps

Homemade devices show good results when used to kill flies.
Insects begin to plague humans during the hot summer months, especially in July and August, when new offspring appear. Traps combat fly infestations. The peculiarity of homemade devices is that they attract insects by smell. Flies come to the appetizing aroma, but cannot fly away and die of hunger.

A homemade flytrap does not require special expensive parts. You can invent it from simple means that are often thrown into the trash. Some elements will need to be purchased, but their cost is negligible compared to purchased flytraps.

A homemade invention is the best option because it immediately kills several hundred pests, does not require physical activity, works silently and does not harm the human body, unlike chemicals and poisons.

Attention! A homemade fly trap in the country house and in the apartment will not provide a 100% guarantee of destruction.

Warnings:

1. When disinfecting, you should use products that are safe for people.
2. If you notice wasps or other insects, buy a special spray and treat the trap before approaching it.
3. Place homemade models at a distance from flowers and dining tables.

Prices and where to buy?

All sticky traps are in an affordable price range; The approximate cost of the products discussed in the article is given below:

1. BoyscoutHelp – 40-45 rubles.
2. “Deadly force” – 50-55 rubles.
3. “Fumitox” – 70 rubles.
4. “Clean house” – 15 rubles.
5. Flop – 10 rubles.

Let's celebrate! Such Velcro are not uncommon; they can be purchased in most stores that have departments with household chemicals or household goods; it is also possible to place an order via the Internet.

How to make Velcro for flies with your own hands quickly and cheaply

Sticky tape is an effective weapon against flies. Its smell attracts insects, and the glue prevents them from freeing themselves. But you need a lot of such traps. Over the summer, a standard two-room apartment can cost up to 20 pieces, and in private country houses or rural areas - even more. As a result, protection from annoying “clattering noises” costs a pretty penny. But there is a way out - do it yourself Velcro for flies.

A simple solution from this instruction will save you up to 90% of the cost of the trap in the store. Every home has the necessary components, so 9 out of 10 people who want to make a “fly trap” won’t even spend money on it. Approximate implementation time is 10-20 minutes.

Reviews

Every summer we suffer from flies at our dacha. They bought sticky tapes and hit them with firecrackers, but it was all ineffective. We solved the problem radically - we purchased an electric exterminator Pest Killer. There are no more flies and mosquitoes! Polina, Kostroma

Flies often appear in my private house. I can’t poison them with Dichlorvos, I have a small child. I read on the Internet about homemade bottle traps. I did this myself and noticed the results. There are much fewer flies. A good budget option for those who have small children at home. Ksenia, Omsk

Adhesive tape - principle of operation

To feel comfortable in an apartment or country house during the warm season, you will need a large number of adhesive tapes. Despite the fact that effective weapons against annoying insects have an affordable price, over the summer this can cost a significant amount. Therefore, folk craftsmen found a way out of a difficult situation. Using simple and accessible means, they were able to recreate an analogue of an industrially manufactured “trap”.

Velcro against flies is a fairly simple design - a tape coated with a viscous and sticky component. The principle of its operation is based on attracting flies, due to the natural aromatic components included in the impregnation. Attracted by the specific smell, the insect sticks to the adhesive base and soon dies.

Interesting!

The presence of relatives on Velcro does not repel insects. The more flies on the tape, the more willingly the dipterans land on it.

Velcro for flies

Adhesive tapes are effective against all types of flies. Other types of winged insects, such as mosquitoes and midges, quite often use them as a resting place and also stick tightly to the trap. Considering that flies prefer to be located on ceilings and chandeliers, Velcro should be hung in the upper parts of the premises. The height of the placement should be such that the inhabitants of the apartment or house themselves do not fall into the “trap” intended for pests.

Review

Velcro against flies, especially homemade ones, is an excellent solution to the problem of getting rid of unpleasant insects. We use them successfully in our dacha. The only drawback is that you have to change the tapes often, but everything is great. I recommend.

Victor, Nizhny Novgorod

How Velcro works

This is the simplest remedy - a trap for harmful insects. The classic type of Velcro is a sheet of paper rolled into a tube and soaked in a luring substance. Insects, feeling the aroma, fly to the tape and stick with their paws.

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Ribbons vary in color and length. They are attached either to the ceiling or to furniture or chandeliers. To ensure that the structure does not dangle from drafts, it is secured by hanging a plastic coil from below.

What the device is treated with can be organic (honey, sugar syrup) or chemical (rosin, etc.). The tape hangs until there is no free space left for flies or until the composition dries.

It is not recommended to hang the tape at human height; you will constantly hit your head.

Advantages of adhesive tape

Fly tape is considered one of the most used insect control products. Its popularity is due to a number of factors:

• absence of toxic components in the composition, safety for people and pets (adhesive tapes can be used at home, in kindergartens, hospitals);
• long service life (from 1 to 6 months);
• low cost (even purchased Velcro will not require large financial outlays, but homemade ones will cost practically nothing);
• efficiency;
• versatility (the product can be used in any room, as well as outdoors).

Another advantage is the fact that sticky tapes help fight not only flies, but also other flying insects.

We must remember that the lifespan of Velcro is reduced if you use it outdoors. This is facilitated by dust and small debris falling on the sticky surface.

Tools Overview

The most popular and effective today are the following:

1. Adhesive tape from the manufacturer Insectum Laboratory. Pack of 4 pieces. cost 40 rubles. The packaging of the product will reliably protect your home from flies throughout the year. It contains a special adhesive and pheromones.
2. Velcro Raptor. The tape will protect against pests for 2 months. For a room up to 15 square meters, 1 tape is enough. Cost 30 rubles. The product contains pheromones and rubber glue.
3. Dipter tape. There are 104 pieces in a box. Price for 1 piece. equal to 5 rubles. It is based on special glue and pheromones.
4. Flycatcher Ted. Designed to protect up to 15 sq.m. area. Price 5 rubles. Consists of paper impregnated with glue and pheromones.
5. Clean house. One tape will protect 10 square meters. m. premises. The cost for one piece is 15 rubles.
6. Moskitol. Designed for an area of ​​10 square meters. meters. Cost 15 rubles per piece. Contains rubber adhesive and pheromones.
7. Fumitox. A meter-long tape with the active ingredient attractant. To protect a room of 15 square meters. meters you will need 1-2 tapes. Cost 20 rubles per piece. It consists of a meter-long strip of paper treated with glue and special hormones that attract insects.

Homemade adhesive tape or Velcro for flies

This tape is effective against all types of flies, but it is especially effective against omnivorous and herbivorous species. Other winged insects, including mosquitoes and midges, stick to the tape largely because they choose it as a resting place. Knowing the preferences of flying insects to sit on ceilings and chandeliers, it is better to hang adhesive tapes in the upper part of the rooms. To make adhesive tape you will need:

1. Thick paper, cut into long strips 4-6 cm wide. You need to attach a loop to one end of the strip, from which it will be convenient to hang the trap.
2. Rosin – 200 ml.
3. Castor oil – 100 ml.
4. Turpentine – 55 g.
5. Granulated sugar – 4 tbsp. l.
6. Water – 4 tbsp. l.

You need to boil syrup from water and sugar, bringing it to a yellowish-brown color. When the syrup has cooled a little, add rosin, turpentine and castor oil to it, mix everything thoroughly. Then soak strips of paper with this mixture and hang traps in places where flies are most concentrated - in the kitchen and veranda, above the entrance to the house and window openings, in the toilet.

The ribbons will attract flies with their smell, as well as the opportunity to sit on a surface that is comfortable from the point of view of insects. These devices remain sticky for a long time, so they need to be changed as they become filled with insects.

The given composition of sticky bait is very effective, but if the only thing you have in your house is sugar, you can get by with sugar syrup. The main thing is to make it so thick that flies stick to it well.

What you need to make a sticky trap

Components for making Velcro

To make Velcro at home you will need:

• castor oil (if you don’t have it, you can use sunflower oil) – 100 g;
• rosin – 200 g;
• oilcloth, wrapping or landscape paper;
• honey or jam - 1 tbsp. l.

On a note!

The presence of castor oil in the adhesive mixture, which is covered with Velcro for flies, allows it not to thicken for a long time. As a result, a film does not form on the surface of the sticky layer, which extends the life of the trap.

Epoxy

To prepare an epoxy adhesive, you will need a modified resin with a hardener. If the mixture is required for construction purposes, other components, for example, aluminum powder, can be added.

The key point will be to maintain proportions, because the final result will depend on this. An insufficient amount of solvent, as well as its excess, will affect properties such as resistance to moisture and temperatures, and strength. A low concentration of hardener will make the composition sticky and it simply will not be able to harden.

Reference! When starting to prepare, you need to look at the instructions for each component. Most often, the proportion of hardener and resin is 1:10, but the value may be different.

The production of the adhesive mixture is carried out by thoroughly mixing the components in the required proportions. This must be done before the upcoming work. After mixing, the mixture must be placed in a warm liquid. Additional ingredients are added after mixing. The result is a fluid mass that is easy to apply to different surfaces.

Step-by-step instruction

Prepare rosin, a lighter (or a mini-burner or hair dryer) and a metal container where the mixture will be heated and boiled. To avoid burning your hands, take the heating container with tongs or tweezers.

Take the container with tongs, place rosin on it and start heating. Wait until the mixture boils and hold for 1-2 minutes until all the turpentine evaporates.

Add oil to boiling rosin and heat the mixture for another 30-60 seconds. Castor oil can be poured out with a syringe. Be careful not to get the oil into the fire to avoid burning your hands or causing a fire. Fat burns well.

Wait until it cools completely. After 10-20 minutes the mixture will thicken. If the proportion is chosen correctly, the glue will be moderately thick. To check the condition, take a match and dip its tip into the impregnation. When you remove the match, the thread of glue should stretch out more than 10 cm. The mixture should be plastic - the torn thread that sticks to the match should be pulled together into one drop.

Prepare paper, fastened sticks, a match for spreading and the glue itself. If you have a standard sheet of paper and not ready-made tape, cut a strip of it 10 cm wide and 30-40 cm long.

Insert the tape between the sticks fastened at the base as shown in the image. Wrap the strip around the sticks twice and tighten slightly until it is firmly in place.

Apply glue to the tape. Holding it by the sticks with one hand, spread the impregnation over the entire strip with a match. Try to keep the layer even, but don't overdo it. There is no need to cover all the paper with glue. For a 30 cm tape, 3-4 heavy drops of glue (as in the photo) are enough.

From casein

Casein is a glue that is of natural animal origin. In dry form, it is presented as a granular powder, which comes in 4 grades - highest, first, second and third. The highest quality is presented in powder, no more than 5 mm in size. The first grade mixture has a yellowish tint. The second grade has a size of up to 10 mm. The third grade is represented by granular particles of dark yellow and gray color.

It has a wide range of uses. Components can be added to it to improve properties. It is added to various building materials for better adhesion. Casein is a sought-after raw material in the chemical industry.

Casein glue is made for working with wood and leather. To prepare, take cottage cheese, which is soaked in a soda solution for 20 minutes.

The mixture is then washed with water, wrung out and dried. The dry powder is casein.

To prepare the glue, you need to place casein in a container and, stirring constantly, add liquid in a ratio of 1:2. You need to pay special attention to stirring, because the final quality of the adhesive will depend on this.

Bottle trap for flies and fruit flies

This is a closed type trap, but it will also attract insects with a sweet smell and catch them with a sticky substance. To make it, use a regular 1.5-2 liter plastic bottle of water or soda.

1. The top third of the bottle needs to be cut off, and 200-300 ml of viscous sugar syrup should be poured into the bottom of the lower part. You can add a little honey, beer or fruit juice or fermented jam to the syrup. The consistency should be viscous enough so that insects quickly drown in it and are unable to escape.
2. Insert the cut top part of the bottle into the bottom part with the neck down, without a cap. Fasten the two parts with a stapler or tape.
3. In order for flies and flies to more actively fall into the bottle, its edges should be lightly greased with sweet syrup and placed where insects fly most often.

If you plan to place the trap outside, it is better to add a little white vinegar to it to repel honey bees and thereby protect them from death.

Instead of a plastic bottle, you can use a glass jar and funnel. The principle is the same: pour a little sweet viscous liquid into a jar, insert a funnel into the jar with the end down, and change the bait from time to time.

From midges

Homemade ones are an excellent way out when you can’t use chemicals because family members, small children or animals are prone to allergies. And the savings here will be significant: store-bought traps have different prices, but for preparing them at home, almost nothing special is needed, everything is always at hand.

Bait jars

Take any glass jar, place 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar in it (its smell is very attractive to midges), you can add some sweet drink or syrup. The jar is closed with a plastic lid or film, in which entrance holes for midges are pierced with an awl or toothpick. Insects that fly inside on the scent of the bait will not be able to get back out. As they accumulate in the trap, the jar is either thrown away, or the midges are released on the street, and the container is sterilized.

Plastic bottle

The principle of making traps from a plastic bottle is the same as when making a jar trap: flying insects should not get out.

To do this, at the level of the “shoulders” of the bottle, where its main thickness begins, the upper part is evenly cut off and inserted with the narrow neck down. The joints are taped, and there should already be food bait at the bottom. The ideal bait for midges is sweet liquids, wine or beer, and rotting fruits.

To make the process of making a trap easier for yourself, you can not bother cutting off its top part, but simply make a funnel out of paper and insert it into the narrow neck.

Wine container

Take a regular bowl or container and pour a little wine into the bottom. The smell of this midge drink is very rich, and midges will immediately smell it. In addition, wine is produced by fermentation, and fermented foods are one of the favorite delicacies of these little bores.

Add a little dishwashing liquid or just liquid soap into the wine. In such a slippery mixture, midges will not be able to stay on the surface, their wings will stick together, and the insects will begin to drown.

Plastic bag

Not the most common method, but if you perform certain actions quickly, it can work well.

Place a sweet food bait (for example, fruit that is starting to spoil) inside the bag. Wait until midges accumulate there and very quickly tie the bag into a knot. After that, take it to the trash.

The main disadvantage of this method: the midges are also quite nimble, and some of them may have time to fly out if the actions when tying the bag are not very fast. And it is not always possible or desirable to wait until insects accumulate there.

Types of simple traps

The whole variety of homemade flycatchers can be conditionally combined into 3 groups.

• With edible bait, when an insect gets into a confined space, but does not die, but simply cannot get out.
• With poisonous bait. The fly dies after eating something “sweet.”
• Sticky flycatchers. Stuck in the sticky substance, the insect dies of starvation.

There are craftsmen who make homemade “electric shockers” for flies, but this device can hardly be made without certain professional skills.

From a plastic bottle

The easiest way to make a primitive fly trap is from an ordinary plastic bottle. The essence of the device is that the design allows the insect to move in only one direction - inside the container. There is no turning back. And so that the fly wants to penetrate there, they prepare bait with an attractive smell.

The bottle must be cut in half. The lower part is a container for bait. The upper inverted half is a funnel through the narrow neck of which the insect enters the trap. The ratio of the height of the lower and upper parts is 2:1, the funnel must be tightly secured with tape or a stapler.

Advice! The funnel itself should not come into contact with the bait, or contain drops of sweet liquid or other food, otherwise the insect will have no reason to climb inside; it will “have lunch” on approach.

How to catch and guide a fly into a trap placed in a certain part of the room? For this, the following compositions are used.

• Sweet liquid - rare jam, sugar syrup, honey, Coca-Cola.
• Fermented liquid. It is easy to obtain if you add a drop of dry yeast to the sweet filling.
• Flies fly well on red wine and beer.
• If you add ground pepper (black) or a granular insecticide, such as Agita, to a sweet liquid, the insects will not only be trapped, but will also die.

Advice! It is better to use meat or fish as bait outdoors. Flies and I have different ideas about pleasant smells - what they like irritates our sense of smell.

The final touch is to place the traps in the places most attractive to insects. On window sills - flies tend to the light, kitchen table, next to the trash can, toilet

From a glass jar

You can make a fly trap with your own hands from a glass jar and a funnel of a suitable size.

Overripe fruits with a sweet taste are placed at the bottom of the dish - apples, bananas, peaches, apricots. It’s good if they start to rot and wander. Instead of a lid, insert a funnel, securely fasten it so that there are no gaps between it and the wall of the jar - wrap the trap around the circumference of the neck with tape or tape.

From a plastic container

To make a small, neat flytrap, take any transparent container - a glass, a plastic container. Place a little honey, sweet fruits, jam on the bottom, cover with cling film, in which 1-3 small holes are made. The operating principle of the device is the same as described above.

Advice! When using a homemade trap, do not forget to periodically dispose of any insects you encounter, wash the container, and renew the bait. Don't let the flytrap become a source of unsanitary conditions.

Duct tape

Another type of DIY fly trap is homemade duct tape. Numerous videos on how to make a sticky substance from honey and sugar do not stand up to criticism. This coating will dry quickly, God willing, if you manage to catch a few insects. To get Velcro similar to store-bought ones, use the following composition.

• 2 parts pine resin (rosin), melted on a burner or water bath;
• 1 part castor or flaxseed oil;
• a little (“for taste”) honey, sugar syrup.

The result is a truly sticky substance that maintains a viscous consistency for a long time. Ribbons are cut from durable kraft paper, parchment, and oilcloth.

Advice! If you have ALT glue, which is used for small rodent control, you can use it for sticky tape.

Popular methods of controlling flies in an apartment and house

Fly traps are very popular and effective in controlling insects. They can be made from available materials. The most common types of traps among the population are:

1. You need to place bait in a glass jar, which can be honey, syrup, or sugar-sweetened water. A paper cone is inserted into the jar so that the wide part is located on top, and the narrow part is located from the bottom of the jar, but not close to it. Insects attracted by the bait will fly into the jar through the hole in the cone, but will not be able to get out.
2. The most basic trap is an open bottle of beer with some drink left in it. The flies will flock to the smell, penetrate the bottle and will not be able to fly out.
3. The following trap is also effective: pour a little vinegar with a few drops of dishwashing liquid into a glass jar. Wrap the top of the jar with cling film and make a hole in it to fit an adult fly. A fly that has flown into a jar will not be able to escape and will drown in the prepared mixture.

To combat hated insects, you can use a special device for killing flies. Manufacturers offer various models that make life easier.

Insecticidal lamps come in different shapes and sizes: as sconces, floor-standing or tabletop units. They operate on electricity, are absolutely harmless to people and can be used indoors around the clock. How is flies controlled? The devices emit ultraviolet rays of a certain spectrum that attract flies. Insects that fly close to them die from electric shock. Many models are equipped with adhesive sheets or a special design that prevent dead insects from falling onto the floor or table, ensuring high hygiene.

• There are devices that attract flies using UV radiation, and then suck in the flying insects. Silent operation, hygiene and safety make it possible to use the devices in the house and apartment.
• Insect killer is an effective and unique device against flies. They are very easy to install and their operating radius ranges from 4000 m2. It cannot be installed indoors, so this is one of the popular models for private homes. By installing it in the yard, you can enjoy your holiday without being distracted by annoying insects. The likelihood of flies entering the house through windows and doors is also greatly reduced. How does this device work? It produces carbon dioxide, moisture and heat, which attract flies. Insects that fly up are sucked into the net and die there within 24 hours from dehydration.
• Sticky tape or tape destroyers are an effective trap. It consists of tape and a sticky sheet. It is enough to hang it in the room where there are the most flies. They will attract insects with a specific smell. A fly that lands on them will no longer be able to come unstuck and will die.

Homemade fly strips

If you don’t want to spend money on such a trifle, then you can make Velcro yourself.

From rosin

There are many recipes. Let's look at a few of the most popular ones.

Application of rosin:

Tricks and secrets of masking tape that will be useful in everyday life and beyond

1. 30 g of rosin with 20 g of castor oil are placed in a tin can. The container is heated by immersing it in hot water. Iron conducts heat well, and the composition in the jar will heat up quickly. A few tablespoons of honey or jam are poured into the resulting mass and spread onto paper with a brush.
2. Pine resin 300 g, 10 g wax, linseed oil 150 g, 50 g molasses or honey.
3. 300 g rosin, 60 g jam or jam, 200 g linseed oil.
4. 400 g rosin, 100 g pure bee honey, 200 ml castor oil, 40 ml glycerin oil.

First, purchase paper strips for depilation or use plain thick paper. Cosmetic strips are much better because of the synthetic fiber in the composition, which retains the sweet mass and does not absorb it.

Rosin is always heated in a water bath, just like resin. All ingredients are placed in tin cans, which can then be thrown away. When the resin begins to melt, stir it so that there are no undissolved pieces. Other ingredients are added to the melted rosin. The mass should turn into a homogeneous mixture, with a single color.

Prepare the paper, make a hole for the rope and a plastic jar at the other end. Wide sheets are cut in half.

The spreadable composition should be hot and viscous. When cooled down, immediately reheat and continue working. The layer is smeared with a thickness of 1-2 mm so that the mass does not flow down the edges and the fly does not escape from captivity.

Honey and sugar syrup can easily be replaced with any sweet and sticky ingredients. Sweet baits attract flies with their scent.

From tree resin

You can buy it at a gardening store or collect it yourself. Vegetable or castor oil is added to the resin, and sugar is used instead of jam or honey. To enhance the stickiness of the composition, add wax or turpentine. If you take wax, then you need no more than 10 g of the substance per 200 g of resin.

Cut strips up to 8 cm wide and no more than 1.5 m long. Wax and resin are poured into the prepared container and heated in a water bath. Oils are added 2 times less than resins. And you need no more than 40 g of sugar or sugar syrup.

From a tin can

The used tin can is wrapped with electrical tape or tape. Then the tape is peeled off, leaving a sticky mark on the can from the adhesive side of the tape. A light source is left inside the jar to attract more flies at night.

This method will not keep out large insects, but small midges and mosquitoes can easily be kept out.

Scotch

This is the easiest way. There is no need to come up with additional ingredients, cook, or spread. Pieces of tape are hung around the house. Their length should be such that all household members can easily move without touching the adhesive tape.

Sticky insect traps

You can go to a hardware store and buy a sticky fly trap. But sometimes you can’t guess whether the glue on the tape is of high quality or whether it has already dried out. On some Velcro, flies walk in crowds, and the effect is zero. Let's try to make a trap ourselves.

DIY Velcro

• Quite thick paper (not cardboard, but so as not to get wet);
• castor oil - 2 tbsp. l.;
• rosin - 1 tbsp. l.;
• jam.

Manufacturing:

1. Mix rosin and castor oil in a water bath. Combined with oil it turns into flytrap glue
2. Add 4-5 drops of jam to the mixture to later attract flies. The taste of jam is an excellent bait
3. Cut the paper into strips 5–7 cm wide.
4. We cover the strips with our adhesive solution on both sides.
5. We hang it in places where flies gather. Flies stick to a strip soaked in glue and jam

The result is the same as from purchased Velcro. But you should hang it in such a way that you don’t become a victim of the trap yourself and then remove the glue from your hair.

Sometimes they use tape

It's amazing how much imagination and skill we use in everyday life. One of the popular ways to protect against flies is tape. Regular stationery or double-sided. It is glued to the ceiling, walls, even chandeliers. Like any sticky tape, insects will stick to it.

The method is impractical: the tape peels off from surfaces and falls off. Most often, on the inhabitants of a house, garage or other premises. Thin tape curls into a spiral, reducing the likelihood of a good catch. In addition, you then have to remove traces of tape and dust. But the flies actually stick to it.

If adhesive tape is chosen as a flytrap, then you should take a thick tape

Sticky trap from a tin can

• A clean tin can without a lid;
• insulating tape;
• ultraviolet flashlight.

Manufacturing:

1. Cover the tin can with electrical tape.
2. We smooth the electrical tape with our fingers and remove it from the can. This way, glue will remain on the surface.
3. We insert a switched-on flashlight inside the jar.
4. Flies will flock to the light and stick to the jar.

The method is suitable for midges, small flies and mosquitoes. A thin layer of glue will not hold large insects.

Trap from a jar and an ultraviolet flashlight

This remedy is relatively effective against all types of flying insects.

To make it you will need:

• scotch;
• glass jar;
• a small ultraviolet flashlight, for example, in the form of a keychain.

You can wrap the jar with tape with the adhesive side facing out, or you can transfer the adhesive layer to the surface of the jar itself.

In the second case, the outside of the jar should first be wiped with a cloth soaked in alcohol, vodka or cologne to degrease the surface. After this, you need to wrap the jar with tape with the adhesive side inward, without touching the glass surface with your fingers, and expose it to the sun for 2-4 hours. After this time, the tape must be carefully removed. The adhesive layer will remain on the jar. The first option is, of course, simpler, but the second is more effective.

Place a UV flashlight in the prepared trap and place the trap in the area where flies fly most often. Insects attracted by the light will land on the surface of the jar and stick to its surface.

Purchased tapes

Stores offer a fairly wide range of sticky fly tapes. They all operate on the same principle, but differ in size, composition of the sticky layer, and therefore in efficiency and service life. The greatest demand is:

• Raptor;
• Fumitox;
• Clean house;
• Taiga;
• Destructive force.

Most often, one tape is enough to protect a room of 10–15 m2. Many manufacturers use pheromones as bait, and a composition based on rubber glue as a sticky layer.

Criterias of choice

In order to choose a quality product that satisfies all your needs, you need to know the following:

1. For an area of ​​10-15 sq. meters you will need 1-2 meter adhesive tapes.
2. Flies love blue , so you can choose the same color for the ribbon.
3. The tape in the package should not be leaking or have an unaesthetic appearance; this indicates that it was stored incorrectly. It should be tightly packed.
4. The trap should be easy to remove from the packaging.
5. The trap should immediately attract the attention of insects.
6. It is better to purchase several small traps and place them throughout the room.

Tips for use

The effectiveness of fly traps will increase if several different types are used at the same time. When there are a lot of insects, it is best to make several traps of each type and install them in all rooms or distribute them throughout the garden. Catching gadflies, fruit flies and midges can also be done at night by equipping the traps with small flashlights or ultraviolet lamps.

If the winged pests have the opportunity to feed on something outside the trap, the bait will not be of interest to them, so do not leave food items in the open. Flies and flies will only become interested in hard-to-find treats when they have no other choice.

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How to make your traps more effective

The likelihood of flies disappearing soon will increase if you use different types of traps. To catch more flies, it is better to make several traps and place them in different places in the apartment (or garden).

Important: flies should not have the opportunity to intercept a piece of food outside the trap. The effect will be much greater if the fly bait food is the only one available. Therefore, all food products must be put away in cupboards and the refrigerator, and fruit drops, if we are talking about a garden, must be taken outside the garden and buried.