RaidEssentials Flying Insect Light Trap Starter Kit, 1 Plug-In Device + 1 Cartridge, Featuring Light Powered Attraction

We have three of these light traps in our home to help deal with those tiny gnats that show up in the spring. I have included a picture of the trap in our bathroom…as one picture is worth a thousand words. Last year, every time I walked into the bathroom, I would find one of those gnats on the mirror. This year, they are trapped. We also have the traps in the living room and kitchen. There is no noise, the traps anre easy to use and do exactly what they need to do. The blue light also makes for an effective night light. When the sticky surface gets too full, I will just switch it out for a new one. They make a big difference.

Too long/didnt read (TLDR): sticky doesnt really work, light isn't really that attractive, flies if they do come hang on non-sticky parts, survivors (see details) probably leave warning scents near light.Im in an apartment, gaps in doors/windows bc everything in America built for profit, not to last. So I have a bad fly problem bc neighbor smokes, draws them in and they see the light in apartment & come in place.I bought this in an attempt to deal with them. In a week with over three dozen flies it has captured 2, more often than not, they simply land on the non-sticky part. I put it in a very visible area, closed all blinds and doors so that basically the only light in the entire apartment for around 5ish hours at night and a fee hours in the morning is the light on this device.The flies can also get off the sticky if theyre not completely on it, if its one or two legs, theyll get off, never return, and the other flies likely pick up on this behavior or learn (loosely) about it through the basic communication of flies (likely a chemical scent they leave near the light alerting them to leave).Instead I’m going to try mesh screens indoor at all entry points, along with spray to see if that works. Thus far literally killing them myself by hand has worked better in one hour than this light has in a week.UPDATE: STEM fly spray worked wonders. Utterly annihilated every fly in the place within five minutes. They haven’t been back since, they are terrified of the tool I now possess. Not even gonna get mesh screens bc thats how effective it was. AND ITS SAFE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY/PET FRIENDLY!!!

I was skeptical about this, but the amount of bugs it catches is crazy. I would have never known that many were flying around my apartment. I usually change it when it seems to stop catching bugs. It is SUPER sticky. I dropped it by accident and it was hard to get up. Easy to replace.

I may need to come back and update after more time/if I get a few more. I put this in my kitchen several weeks ago. It has several little gnats on it. Not enough to need to refill it yet. I do feel like I've seen fewer flying things around, but not zero. I don't think I have it placed in the best spot necessarily, though. I also feel like just one probably isn't enough for the space, so I'd like to try placing a couple more around the house and re-evaluate. I like the way it looks and ultimately went with this one over cheaper knock-offs mostly for that reason.

Works like a charm. You will be amazed at what really is attached to this light. Bugs have no chance. Worked great for fruit gnats

This could work well as a nightlight/bug trap combo, but I don't like how I can't turn off the light without unplugging it. It's way too bright to be plugged in in my ensuite bathroom at night when I'm trying to sleep, so I need to unplug it every night- a bit annoying. I had another bug trap like this that had different light options, including turning off the lamp completely- obviously it won't attract bugs then, but it was easier to just do that at night than fully unplug it.On the other hand, if you like a nightlight anyways, this is bright enough to serve as a nightlight too (although it's a very blue light).The bug trap part is fine- it's just a sticky card that the bugs stick to when they go to the light, but no complaints there.

Works quite well. We started noticing tiny moths flying around occasionally, and this one caught them.

This product is laughable - it has zero ability in "attracting pesky insects." I plugged in this device above my dog's water/food bowls because that seems to be where the bugs hang out. Over the course of a week, I observed two flies and a moth circle around in its vicinity, landing on my dog's bowls, but the bugs were never attracted to this product, nor did they land on it. The cartridge (the sticky insert intended to capture the bugs) is a new and shiny as the day I plugged it in, but for a few dust particles (and the bugs are still flying about the house). Also, the "starter kit" says that it comes with "1 Refill," but don't be fooled, it comes with only a single cartridge. The word "refill" implies that you are able to replenish a used product, but there is only one cartridge, no additional "refill." The wording on the product is misleading, but don't worry, you won't need it anyway because it doesn't work! I thought this would be a good product because it is made by Raid, and because of the Raid name, I thought the expensive price tag might be worth it - what a waste of money. Don't bother buying this product unless you need an over-priced bright blue nightlight! Instead, go to a dollar store and invest in a fly swatter!