Safer Brand 5025 Houseplant Sticky Stakes Insect Trap, 7 Traps
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Safer Brand 5025 Houseplant Sticky Stakes Insect Trap, 7 Traps
Customer Review: Great aide when using insecticide
Summary: 4 Stars
4 stars only because I think they're too expensive, however, it is an effectice and convenient product - easy to use (the yellow flags have a small area on the edges that aren't sticky, which makes them easy to grab and bend in half to fit onto the stake - you'll learn that quickly, as grabbing the yellow flags in the sticky area is something you'll want to avoid)
If using insecticide, these are a great aide/indicator as they'll let you know if the plant is free or still infested. When I used these to catch white flies, I staked all my plants. Within days, the flags in the two plants that were most infected were full - letting me know which soil(s) were the ones that needed complete repotting.
Then, after using insecticide, I checked the flags each day to see if more flies were getting trapped and thus still present.
If you think you have an infestation these flags will catch the little ***kers and help you determine if more insecticide treatments are necessary.
Customer Review: Lacking product description
Summary: 2 Stars
The production description did not mention the size of the traps. SAFER previously sold "Sticky Whitefly Traps", which I liked a lot but couldn't find in my store any more. So I ordered these traps, assuming that the size of the traps would be similar. But these traps (1.25"x3.75") actually came less than 1/5 of the size of the previous traps (6"x4"). Besides, these traps are only sticky on one side, while the previous ones were sticky on both sides. So counting the sticky surface, these traps are 1/10 of the size, but I paid 1/2 of the price comparing to the previous ones. These did come with stakes which were not included with the previous product, but I don't seem to care much for them. I think the size information will be very helpful for consumers to decide whether the product meets their needs.Customer Review: works as advertised
Summary: 4 Stars
Purchased these to combat fungus gnats that appeared in big numbers after repotting plants. The little black gnats are pesty and seem to land in any open glasses of fruit juice etc. you might have. After reading an article recommending another brand for gnat control I decided to purchase these after researching info on the Amazon site. The concept is quite simple, has no pesticides to endanger pets and isn't obtrusive in your plant pots. It helps control but not eliminate the gnats. Additionally limit watering of plants and allow top two inches of soil to remain dry to put a dent into the gnat population. Although it doesn't seem like you get a lot with these pest strips they are worth having and I have already reordered.Customer Review: Works great!
Summary: 5 Stars
This item works a little too well in fact. The little sticky traps are covered so I actually need to order more! They work well because you are able to push them as far down into the pot as you need to unlike other traps you would just hang in the general area. They seem to be helping control our gnat problem though I would recommend a pesticide to go along with them. The sticky paper helps cut down on the number of flying adults but eggs still exist in the pot that need to be taken care of as well.Customer Review: Kind of sad, really...
Summary: 2 Stars
Ok, maybe I am a complete bleeding heart, but I put these all over my rooftop garden for an aphid/whitefly problem. The next day, there were tons of sad little flies stuck all over these yellow sticky things. Alive. Alive and just stuck there. None of the pesky things that were attacking my plants, just all of these flies buzzing while stuck to the tape. Sad. I did manage to get a few of them off and they flew off minus a couple of legs, but the product didn't do what it was supposed to do.