Bug Ball Gnat Ball Deluxe Kit - Biting Fly and Insect Trap, Pack of 3

UPDATE: 22 June 2019 - It has been 4 weeks that the balls have been up. Yellow fly Swanson is pretty much over but in the last 4 weeks the amount of flys seemed to reduce dramatically after I installed the bug balls. Updated photos were added and you can see how many of the little son of a guns that got. Almost all the insects stuck to the bug balls are yellow flys. The bug balls are still sticky so I'm going to leave them up just in case there are a few yellow flys still out there. --------- Original review: Yellow fly season has just startred in South Alabama. I purchased this kit based on other reviews. I am a believer. These pictures are less than 24 hours after installing these devices. There are approximately 3 dozen yellow flies already stuck. Time will tell if this product reduces these annoyance of these pests, but 3 dozen less is a good start.

I was really hoping this would work. We caught one regular fly and one yellow fly in the many many weeks we’ve had it up however the yellow flies are still biting us. I have them both hanging from Shepherd’s hooks. I have reapplied the adhesive several times. I contacted the manufacturer and they offered to send me out a blue bug ball, but it has not attracted the yellow flies any more than the black one did. They’re still biting me!!

These works very well...but work best if put up at start of the insect hatching cycle. We waited to get these until later in the season after trying other solutions. Best to start early with these and keep them coated with the sticky goo. Spray goo is easier to apply, but the brush on goo usually leaves a thicker coating. We washed up with dish soap at the end of the season so we could store the bugballs "cleanly" and be ready for the next season.

This is very good at catching yellow flies. It catches most of them. I wish you would catch all of them.

I've been dealing with horse flies for years now- I've made my own "trap" and placed them around my property and along the driveway. What I found was the Trangle-Trap (SPRAY) is great for smaller flies or indoor use, but it does not have nearly enough 'sticky power' for use outside. What I found works better is the Tangle-Trap Sticky Coating - same thing as a the spray but in a can that you brush on. The coating goes on much thicker, it lasts better though the rain, and I find that there is a much higher chance of a horse fly sticking to it (and getting stuck) than with a spray. I recommend pouring it onto the ball and using rubber gloves to spread it around the ball instead of using the brush. If you check out my photos, you'll find my pictures of my home-made setup using scrap wood and old cat5 wire I had. When these "bug balls" are not available, I use kids bounce balls that have the rubber handle- they work just as good and are slightly larger. - 3 stars for the spray, balls are 5 star quality

Fly attractive

The coating is not sticky enough. I coated the balls liberally with the coating, then watched a deer fly land and somewhat get stuck. A few moments later, it flew away. After reading some reviews, I sprayed even more on the balls and used up the entire can yesterday. When I came home this evening, the flies were swarming the balls, but not one fly was stuck. I watched several land and fly off. The balls on the other hand seem to attract the Flys. Definitely not worth the money for these blue balls without a sticky substance on them. The spray needs work.

I bought the four ball yellow kit specifically because the description said that it controlled no see ums (biting midges) and gnats. An hour after I hung the balls it had captured hundred of midges. They have been up for over a week now and they are covered with gnats and midges. It stormed one night but that didn’t effect them at all. Thanks to this product I have regained the use of my yard. The spray was easy to apply.

I have 8 of these around the yard at our cottage. It has kept the deer flies and green eyed flies down to a bearable summer during the hot days when these flies are at there peak.

Seems to have worked

It worked somewhat, but still have way too any bugs. :/

livraison avec du retard mais ballon pour attraper les mouche a cheval très bien