It is common knowledge that flies and a variety of other insects cannot resist the allure of light, so utilizing a bright UV lamp to attract flies and a large variety of other insects both indoors and outdoors, and pairing this lamp with sticky snares or sticky boards, you have your UV Fly Light Trap — the ultimate tool for flies control.
Light traps can be highly effective, but remember, not all flies are attracted to light, so it is important to determine what kind of flies you are dealing with in order to use the correct trap. Most light fly traps are particularly helpful in commercial areas where there is the potential for negative consequences from the high fly population, such as restaurants, hospitals, and senior living facilities. Because these types of traps conceal the means by which they catch the flies, they are a little less sloppy to handle than the old-school fly paper. All traps on the market will attract and kill, or capture, flying insects, but the various types of traps available are suitable for a variety of situations and applications.
While flying traps are pretty simple to use, there are some things to consider that will make your flying trap more successful. You may even be able to build your own flytraps if you want to make sure that the solution you chose does not contain any chemicals. If you have a flies problem in your home already, you can buy products that will catch or kill flies, build homemade traps, or get professional help to remove them.
The best flytraps do exactly this: they attract flies, and then capture or kill them, so that they cannot escape and reproduce. When the fly attempts to reach the light, it is killed by the electrical shock, or trapped, depending on which type of light trap you chose. The light attracts flying insects (flies, mosquitoes, fruit flies, and moths), and once the flies land on the light, the zapper will electrocute them and kill them.
These chemicals attract the fly by their odor, killing them after they eat a liquid or run out of energy within the trap. Fly-control traps also lure the fly using UV light, but instead of being knocked into smithereens, the fly finds itself stuck on a removable sticky band or sticky board. Fly control traps also usually add pheromones, which attract pesky flies even more than they would using just the light.
The actual catch part of a fly light device, glue boards, have sticky surfaces which catch any insects coming into contact with them. Once the fly comes in close proximity to the light, it attempts to climb into the housing, which is trapped by the sticky glue boards. The light acts as the attraction and is set up typically with adhesive boards attached which acts like a sticky trap which captures flies once they come close enough.
While you could definitely use glueboards and fliestraps alone to capture the flies, adding the flieslight greatly increases the potential for you to capture the flies using gluetraps. If 12 fly lights are used to reduce the clustered flies population, the glue traps will need frequent replacement.
Traps should not be considered as a control mechanism, as the traps likely will not remove all of the flying insects at a plant. Light traps are designed to offer continuous monitoring of flying insect populations, and to provide a degree of control.
Most fly species are dormant during the night, ceiling-mounted light traps for fly traps can be used to catch a wide variety of fly-related nighttime pests. As long as the trap is placed strategically close to a door or window, and placed at least five feet away from any cooking stations, a wall-mounted fly light trap can effectively catch and kill flies and other flying insects. A fly light provides discreet, low-maintenance protection, with no need for unsightly hanging glue traps or toxic chemical sprays.
Bottle-style traps utilize a baited, specially designed entryway for effective catching and killing of flies. A disposable fliestrap is made from a specially designed bait or attractant that is water-soluble.
Natural Trap Baits You may also want to use foods or drinks that fly are attracted to, in order to lure them to the trap. Some indoor fliestrap options can help to keep a lid on your homes flying insect population without the unwanted smells or chemicals that come with outdoor-style models. Some indoor, tabletop flytrap models include a bug-attracting light to lure flies inside, a fan to force them to enter the base, and a sticky surface to catch them and keep them there. Fruit fly traps, like Natural Catch, are highly effective for trapping fruit flies, and they can be placed right over counters and other food-prep surfaces, where conventional pesticides cannot be placed.
Insecticides and Other Repellents In addition to the natural ways of getting rid of fruit flies, you can use insecticides and traps to kill or remove flies. You can take steps to keep the flies away by being consistent in your cleaning efforts, disposing of trash appropriately, and cleaning up any rotting material that is inside or around the home.
Some varieties of bug sweepers even include a trap door, which safely catches flies inside the nozzle and keeps them from flying out again. The bag usually contains an attractant that attracts the flies into the trap, where they will drown, or get trapped inside the bag and die. Fly zappers typically include a holding bin in the lower portion of the device, which traps dead flies particles and body parts.
Fly zappers contain an ultraviolet light that attracts flies, and a metal grille or screen that strikes a fly as it lands on it. Because Fly Zappers do not catch the fly, but instead zap it when it lands on an electrical grid, flying body parts may get caught in the air and drift around. These types of zappers have been proven to work on several types of fly such as house flies, filth fly, blow flies, carrion flies, cluster flies, meat flies, stationary flies, and others.
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