Farnam Home and Garden 14680 Starbar Captivator Fly Trap, (1.06 ounces or 30 grams)

We have backyard chickens and it is almost impossible to stay on top of sweeping all of the never ending chicken turds. If you have chickens you know what I mean. They poop nonstop. Ours eat tons of spinach and berries so they have liquid poops that flies will nest in. In the summer when it was hot we were constantly having flies inside from our dog going in and out and the back door being pushed open, and flies inside are disgusting. We tried to clean the poop daily, put diatomaceous earth on the poop immediately to dry it out, put up outdoor fly paper, etc. Nothing really helped at all. There were flies constantly on all of my plants, in the dirt, in the chicken coop despite regular cleanings, etc. so I bought this. I would highly suggest wearing disposable gloves when you fill it and to hang it securely high up enough that animals can’t get near it. We hung it at the top of our privacy fence, on a hook, as far away from our back door and garage as possible. Flies will be swarming around it and you might need to add extra water if you live somewhere hot or the water level doesn’t seem high enough to drown them after awhile. Even when ours was full of flies, I never noticed a terribly strong smell coming from it. The number of flies did die down quickly, though we did have to continue other preventive measures like cleaning up the chicken poop in the yard from them free ranging and keeping our coop clean. We also used Stall Dry and First Saturday Lime inside our coop and do the deep litter method, though we do scoop the poop tray beneath the roost where the hens poop at night every other day and put that old bedding in our yard waste because the poop builds up very quickly. It’s now winter time (we’re in the PNW and the winters are relatively mild.) We started having flies in our house again and I realized that the container was very full and a whitish layer was floating at the top that prevented the incoming flies from drowning, the container was almost totally full and it was time to replace it. I know you can buy new packets for the container, though attempting to clean it out was way more than I was willing to do and I really didn’t want my husband doing it and spilling it on himself, either. My husband very carefully, with gloves on, secured the container with the liquid/dead flies inside within multiple plastic bags so it couldn’t leak into our outdoor garbage can. I would suggest doing this away from your yard where your kids or pets play, our dog always tries to roll in stinky stuff so my husband did this at an abandoned lot since it’s easy to spill some of the stank. If you choose to clean the container out, you’re braver than me and I don’t have any tips. They are inexpensive enough and lasted us around 6 months so I think they’re worth just replacing entirely. If you have chickens, please don’t feed the dead flies to them. That is just disgusting and messed up to do to your hens. Flies are filthy creatures and I would never knowingly eat eggs that came from a chicken eating buckets of rancid, dead flies in stank juice. We would highly recommend this product if you have lots of dogs, chickens, horses or other animals that poop everywhere and attract flies. I saw some comments complaining that this product attracted all of the flies from the neighborhood. I didn’t find this to be the case and the flies In our yard quickly decreased after putting this product up.

This is the best fly trap! Flies love the stinky smell and drawn to it. Last a long time, it can sit out on patio for months, you just add water when is low. We have bought these before and love how they work! We’ve used in a few different states we’ve lived in and work great. This fly trap catches a lot! One day we put it out and went out few hours later and I bet 20-30 flies inside it! Definitely worth the money! Pics posted are from 4 months use. Have to add to this, we moved to another state and our neighbors dogs poo in yard & brings flies to our yard and this fly trap has been a heaven sent for us! This keeps the flies busy and not bugging us!

This thing is AMAZING. I have been dealing with some flys since the weather changed and it seems every time I would open my back door they would fly inside my house. So I bought this trap and put it in my yard and on the first night it was filled with flys. The only thing I will say is it does smell awful (has to to attract the flys) so try to hang it upwind.

Thanks to the amount of rain we got this year, I was noticing a massive fly explosion near our chicken coop and knew I needed some type of fly control (which I’ve never needed in my 5 years of chicken keeping). This product works wonders! I followed the directions and hung this up on a tree behind our coop. We had cool weather so it caught some flies but a couple weeks later we had a mini heat wave and this thing filled up in just a couple days! I noticed there’s less fly activity around the coop and every day it’s filled more and more The water inside will evaporate so you do have to keep topping it off. I’m able to hit it with a hose, without having to take it down and unscrew it, via the holes the flies go in. The top unscrews easily for bait changes or emptying. The bait it comes with smells terrible (but it’s good at attracting flies!) keep in mind this isn’t something you’d want too close to where you plan on relaxing or having company because it does smell bad, and it will attract flies to the area. It also doesn’t come with a way to hang it. There’s a hole but no string or wire so it’s up to you to figure out what you want to use Pros -great at attracting and catching flies! -easy unscrew lid for emptying and refilling -reusable! Cons -stinks! Can’t keep it on a patio if you want to be outside -does need to be topped up regularly, especially on hot days -doesn’t come with material to hang it

The best fly trap I have used yet! It actually kills them instead of just catching them. The other fly traps I’ve used (the bright green ones) only catch the flys they don’t actually kill them, so I can’t empty and reuse the containers & the flys just keep repopulating. This actually kills the flys. You do have to put it in direct sunlight and wait a few days but man does it work! The full trap has only been out for about 5 days! I have 12 chickens so I have a lot of flies. Very easy to reuse! Just wait till night time and dig a hole, dump and refill! I was spending a lot of money on traps but this being actually reusable will save me a lot of $. The refill packs are pretty cheap like 8 for $9

- Update- We've found canned clams work even better than the bait that comes with it. About 25% more flies when we drop 3 canned clams per fly trap. Much cheaper than the refill bait too. We're on year 2 and there are almost no flies. They were all killed last year. It's incredible! Traps are all hung but only a few flies in them since there are NO flies! They go to these before bothering the animals. We have them in every stall, run in and by trash cans and hanging under the grill table. (Removed when we hang out outside due to stink) We're down at least 98% this year. And will barely have to empty them because there are so few flies. So bonus not having to buy more bait, handle nasty dead flies nor do we need fly predators, fly masks or fly sheets any longer. Wish they'd make these for greenheads in the fields and mosquitos!. Old review- These cut our flies by about 90-95% (farm in PA) usually can't open windows flies can be so bad and in fall flies all over the screens at night tyring to get in, dog ears get fly strike, donkeys legs have fly strike. NONE of that now. I might have 1 or 2 flies per screen on a cool night of them trying to get in, horses barely have to swish their tails in the barn anymore and no more fly masks on them. I put them about every 6-10 feet hanging on a piece of wire. It's incredible how well they work. Empty out once full, refill with a little water and the refill gel they give you. You can read reviews on amazon. They are incredible. No more fly strike, none in the house or dog areas. They go right to these and drown. Each year there are less bc so few adults winter over. You can also use a few canned anchovies, cat food or clams in them with water for bait which is cheaper. I'm going to experiment this year with the best type of bait. I have used about 10 different styles of these type of traps (spend about $450 on them so they are all over the property and by trash cans etc) and these are by FAR the best trappers and best bait style of other brands. Even using their bait in other brands did not catch as many flies though. These have a really easy entry for flies in comparison to other styles. We also release fly predators around the property but that alone did not make a large difference. Maybe 30% better. These little traps changed everything. Buy 1 or 2 to try and you'll be amazed. Tractor Supply sells them too for about 40% less than Amazon ($8) if you want to pick some up for less locally.

I meant to take a before and after photo but I forgot. I live in a California suburb, I have some artificial grass for the pups and I do tend to get quite a few flies regardless of how much I pick up after them. There are also several dogs adjacent to my yard. Consequently I feel like the flies have been worse this summer. I bought it hoping to cut down on some of the flies when having company over. I would say say the trap was NOT as impressive as some of the photos in the reviews show. It did catch a good handful of flies, but nothing crazy. I swirled it, put it in hot areas. It didn't seem strong enough to attract them away from the other "attractions" in the yard, despite picking up as much pet waste as I could. they just didn't seem overly attracted to the trap. The initial smell is not horrific, it does have a slight odor but once you walk a foot or so away you can't really smell it. I left it for about 2 weeks. The first week I watched it closely, the second week I was out of town and it was HOT 107 degrees the whole week. When I got home 3/4 of the liquid had evaporated, there were a few more flies, again, but nothing crazy. To address the smell, I was full ready for it to smell RIPE when I got home. It didn't, it smelled maybe a little further away, but nothing like others were saying. I didn't have to hold my breath or anything. I just picked it up walked it through my house and threw it in the trash. I think the smell is really determined by how many flies are caught. Since mine didn't catch too many I don't think think the smell was that big of an issue. I may try another different kind of trap, but I just felt like this one wasn't very effective. I really didn't feel like emptying it and reusing it even though it wasn't that bad. But I think I'm going to try the bag ones and go from there. Kinda disappointing, but at least the smell wasn't horrific.

These work insanely well. I have tried a few others and they didn’t even come close to this one. Beware, they smell terrible especially the longer they sit out… but that’s why they work so well. As long as you don’t put it right next to your door or open windows and you’ll be fine. Be careful about using more than 1 depending on how bad your flies are though because I do feel like these work so well that they may attract flies that weren’t even around before. I had the one in the video and picture less than a full week and the jar got completely filled with live and dead flies

The smell is unbearable. It wasn’t attracting flies in fact it is impossible to sit with the jar inside the room.

Can't believe how good this works, after one week it trapped hundreds of flies after two weeks it is full to the top! I feel like I've committed genocide! The only issue now is how do I empty it ready for new bait, I know it's going to stink and a lot of the flies are still alive!

This thing is great! We have 3 chickens that free roam in the garden and last year was a nightmare for flies, so I was determined not to have a repeat of that. Bought the trap in April and hung it from a tree. It took a while to get going but now that the warm weather is here there's a fresh layer of dead and dying flies in the trap every day. More importantly though, they're not buzzing all round the garden which means I can actually enjoy my space! Not sure about the smell that others have commented on but ours is currently odourless. That said, we haven't had to empty it yet... Edit: OK, now that it's nearly full the smell has become apparent. It's very strong and "stinky", but it's not something that's unbearable, and still better than having flies swarming all over the garden. I'd also advise to keep the water topped up regularly, which you can pour into one of the entrance holes in the lid. It quickly evaporates, and while it doesn't seem to reduce the effectiveness of the lure, the flies inside are lasting long enough to lay eggs and probably adding to the smell (and maggots can live in water, which isn't very nice to see!). I'm not looking forward to emptying it, but it's still worth the hassle for a usable garden.

I've had this fly trap for about 2 years now and it is 100% effective. In the height of summer it fills up in under a week. Holds an insane amount of dead flies. Keeps them away from the chickens. Heard a lot about refills. I've not bothered in ages. Empty the dead flies, leaving a small amount in there. Even the ones that don't come out is enough. Put fresh water in, and the smell is enough to start the cycle again. Fantastic.

This was very pricey and came from America so not great for the environment for postage! Really effective though, but really gross to try to empty. I am putting off emptying it for the second time now and the flys have laid eggs and there is now The full life cycle of the fly happening before my eyes!!! Next time I am going to try putting a plastic bag in there next time so I can just pull this out rather than trying to empty the putrid fly hell into a Bag before putting it in the bin. I bought another make of refills and these were as effective. I couldn’t give it 5 stars because the price was astronomical for what it is and it’s so digesting to empty. I would definitely recommend this as a highly effective but extremely stinky and gross fly catcher! Prepare to be repulsed and impressed in the same thought!!!