Trapper Insect Trap (Great for Bed Bugs, Spiders, Cockroaches) - Includes 90 Traps

We moved into a new house in Fayetteville TN, and within 5 months, our 21 year old daughter was bitten by a Brown recluse. She reacted with a golf ball sized black circle of dead tissue that turned to ooze over the next 2 months. It has left a nasty scar and may require a tissue graft. The cost ran well over 1000$ even before counting future grafts. It was the worst pain she has ever felt as the tissue slowly died and turned to jelly. It was really terrifying as she ran a fever and threw up which is somewhat rare and a pretty heavy reaction. Our younger daughter reacts even worse to insect bites so we were/are very worried. I am an engineer so I did significant methodical web research and settled on these traps. We set out 10 or so of these traps downstairs. Over the next month we caught 9 recluses (as well as 30 other assorted bugs). Sadly - we have been catching 2 to 1 harmless wolf spiders over recluses (edit: One of the other reviewers said wolf spiders do bite - go figure). These traps seem to work really well. We set more in the master bedroom and caught another 8 - one was by my headboard, two were next to shoe trees. 4 were right by my wife's dresser. It's like a horror movie. Needless to say, this whole ordeal has gotten our attention in a big way. I am on a mission to vacuum crevices with a shop vac and then silicone up any hiding places. We are throwing away a ton of stuff and sorting a number of boxes we carried for years. I didn't realize I was in the Brown Recluse belt (or even what they looked like) - but now I have learned what a problem they are in my part of the country. Sadly - no more peacefully co-existing with spiders as I was taught as a youngster. These spiders are not aggressive - but if they happen to get in your clothing or your bed, you are likely to suffer a really nasty bite. Even with two German Shepherds (constantly shedding hair) - these traps stay good for over a month. Our house is very dusty as we aren't regular vacuum users - but I was pleasantly surprised at the longevity of the traps. The recluses seem to mainly come down to take a peek when a beetle or other bug is trapped, then they are trapped. I am a believer in these traps (and really don't like poisons) and am ordering another 180 so we can rotate them through multiple rooms. It seems to be one of the few effective weapons in our battle. They aren't real attractive (not sure what would be) and they don't stick on all walls or ceilings well and seem most effective at ground level. Note that while we have caught 20+ Recluses in the house over 3 months - we have never seen one inside the house outside a trap (edit: Not true now... as we have become more conscious of where they are we see them - mainly playing dead or moving slowly)! I have seen a number in my WoodShop in the wild as I moved around old plywood etc. It is the next target (edit: HUGE number of them... I think it is a lost cause to exterminate them, but I will make it safer). Edit: I insulated and sealed my garage, sheetrocked and caulked EVERYTHING so it is darn near airtight. Put down epoxy floors and surprisingly, they come in from outside and crawl around the garage door seals (they actually had a nest IN the old garage door seal). These traps catch them as they come in as they are strategically placed around doors and walls. ----------- update - 7/5/2012 I continue to use these traps. Sadly, I had more spiders than I thought in all my outbuildings and in my house. I have caught well over 200 recluses in the house over the last 2 years. No one else has been bitten and we are methodical shoe shakers now. Just ordered another 180 traps.

We recently did some fixing up in a basement to make our house seem a little bigger and to make it a place we wanted to spend some time throughout the week. One of the issues that needed correcting was that every time we were in the basement, we came across lots of different bugs crawling around. After going to my trusty source for products and reviews, I chose to go with these traps to begin with. I am very pleased with this product so I came back to talk about it and to order some more for when I need them again (I usually buy in quantity when I find something I am pleased with so I know I will have access to it in the future). First, I am going to wonder out loud if those writing some of the terrible reviews are in the pest control industry themselves. If they have the number of bugs that they claim I don't understand how they could have such a dissimilar result from what we have seen. My only thought is that they placed their traps poorly. We have had some traps that have not seen much action. We initially only placed 3-4 in a 1000 sq ft area and some are still fairly new looking. On the other hand we have gone through several traps in an area where there is a door to the outside. I will include an example picture of what one of the traps placed there looked like after a month or so. Point is...it does take a little trial and error to find where they will work best for you. The good news is that since it is just a sticky trap with no bait or poison, it doesn't go bad or expire. You can move it around and use it until the surface area is pretty well covered and replace it. This and the cardboard tube style of this product make it kid and pet friendly. Another thing I wanted to mention is that these are not horribly noticeable or unappealing. These can be laid flat or folded and put under a piece of furniture and all but forgotten about. If you go to a doctors office, gym, supermarket, etc and look closely, those types of places use products similar to these. I had never really noticed them until I bought some and put them to work. Now I see similar traps being used everywhere. The only one we really have out in the open is the one by an exterior door in an unfinished basement. If I ever use these by other doors I will just slide it under something where the bugs can still access it but I won't see it. I will close by saying that these are a great product and superior to chemical alternatives. I could probably spray poison outside and get all the bugs but I would never be confident that it would not be tracked into my house or gotten into by pets or kids. I found this particular model to be priced better than alternatives but have not tried other sticky traps to know how they compare. I have not found any evidence that bugs have walked right over this trap and not gotten stuck as other reviewers have mentioned. The only bugs we have found in the basement since putting these up are 2-3 crickets, which would have to be suicidal to jump into one of these based on the design.

I love these insect traps! They've taken the ants, gnats and tiny little I-don't-know-whats out of circulation in our house, and I've gone from watching my step to much more relaxed. The traps work well and the sticky has lasted one to two weeks or more for us, though that will be different depending on how much dust is in your house and your specific location. Further, they are a fantastic diagnostic tool. The house we rent has been badly neglected and we can't fix all the holes, but by scattering the traps around the house and then checking to see how many bugs we caught, we were able to figure out where they were getting in. We found that most of our insects were coming through the back door, repaired the weather-stripping some, and have a lot less bugs now. We've been able to pinpoint the door and windows that need work and the ones that don't. That's very helpful to me! There are just a few caveats I would add. 1) These will only work with spiders if you're trying to catch the hunting, rather than web-building, spiders. We caught a good number of small spiders and some larger ones, so they definitely work, but the web-builders tend to stay off the floor so I'm still finding them on the walls. Also, if you're using them with large spiders check them often. I found one obtaining some success in his attempts to escape over a matter of a few hours. We also found a number of large spiders dead in random places shortly after we started using them so I can only assume they lost an important organ to the traps but did make a temporary escape. 2) Be careful with these around kids. If they're in an open area (not under furniture) the little guys will step on them and squish them, after which they're useless. Also, if you're trying to trap spiders, remember that even non-aggressive spiders (most of them) become aggressive when threatened. The traps are completely harmless to children but a child investigating a trapped spider could easily be bitten. 3) What you get is 90 small traps, or thirty of the long, three-stuck-together type pictured. Perfectly fair, especially at that price, but it was a bit unclear and so while I was expecting 30 large I would have been disappointed if I was expecting 90 large.

Let's face it, you can't convince an ant or spider to deliberately walk through this thing. I tried... I saw a stray ant wandering around so I put this in front of it and it just turned around or tried going around it. Until I sort of "scooped" him into it and watched it get stuck. As it writhed in the glue and slowly died, I checked the other ones that I placed near where they seem to come inside, so they don't really have much choice in the matter: if they want to come into my house that way ,they're probably going to have to crawl through one of these. And yup, they had been catching a decent amount of critters. A few small spiders and the ants that made me buy these in the first place. Now, before you think I'm needlessly cruel towards these ants, bear in mind, if they're outside the house, I happily leave them alone, even when they make the occasional ant-hill between cracks in my pavement. They're outside and that's fine. But I'm firm about invading my indoor space. Once you cross that threshold, all bets are off. Yellowjackets, spiders, ants... you are NOT welcome, and I am the judge, jury and executioner. These handy traps let me enforce my strict rule of law with no muss, no fuss... Trust me, if you were sitting in a comfy chair enjoying a good movie, munching popcorn only to realize in horror that an ant was crawling across your arm, or your leg, or even (gasp!) your face (it's happened), you'd hate these things too. On a serious note, I haven't seen any problems with critters going in and not getting stuck. I'm not watching them 24/7, but I have seen a few critters go in and they do get stuck pretty quick, there's not really any chance of them getting out unless they realize the sticky situation and maybe leave just a foreleg behind as a sacrifice.

I've used these traps for almost 2 years now and will continue to buy them in the future. Following an unusually mild winter and a hot, dry summer, I found the brown recluses in our old Midwest home were multiplying rapidly. I set out these traps along the walls and in closets, and over the months, I caught several dozen brown recluses. I'm very squeamish about spiders, so these helped not only to cull the population in our home but also to give me more peace of mind. I was worried about having guests in our home in case a spider appeared, but these traps have drastically reduced the number I find walking about. The product is simply a very sticky glue trap without bait, but for brown recluses, this is all that is necessary. Just put a trap where you've seen the spiders before, and they'll eventually walk across it. It did seem as though once one had gotten stuck, others were attracted to it, thinking it was a food source, so it caught even more. The traps come in 30 sheets of 3 small traps each, which you can leave as a strip of 3 traps, or separate into 1 or 2 traps. You really get a lot of traps for the cost, so I'm very pleased with this purchase and would recommend for anyone with a brown recluse problem. The traps have a small sticky strip on the bottom of them to hold them in place wherever you set them, but the sticky strip doesn't stick very well to the floor. This is the only flaw I've found, but it doesn't really matter, as once I place it on the floor, I don't disturb it again. The sticky strip would not be sufficient to place a trap on the wall if you have spiders up on the ceiling. It works best for floor-dwellers.

It works!!! Better priced than most. Others. My 2nd time ordering.

We have a terrible bug problem in our neighborhood and use these to help prevent and manage. They are easy to build and catch anything. They are super sticky, so unlikely anything will escape. We mostly got them because we have a cat and two kids, and neither of them have had any issues with safety as opposed to other options.

I moved into this cockroach-infested place about 5 years ago, and I had not been able to get rid of this little roaches for a long time until I found these traps! I'm not going to lie, this is not going to get rid of those little creaters for good but this is definitely going to reduce them tremendously. You basically need to become a Monica Geller for 1 month and you'll see a difference, trust me! What you need to do is # 1 BLOCK ALL ENTRANCES/EXITS (Look over and under you kitchen cabinets and all over your place) and if you see any wholes onto any walls, place these traps all over them, # 2 cover the holes/entrances w/ caulk # 3 clean all cabinets, and floors and behind and under all appliances w/ clorox and place these traps under appliances, and # 4 sit-back and relax. Of course, you will need to continue your cleaning, getting rid of trash every other day, pouring clorox in your kitchen and bathroom pipes, and most importantly using Boric Acid (cautiously) all over your most roach-visited place until you get rid of them! I have not been able to get rid of them yet 100% because I live in an apartment complex that is infested w/ them but I have reduced them almost 90% which is huge! I change these traps monthly and I still see little roaches trapped in them, but I've seen a reduction of them since I started using them. I'm doing this review because I'm purchasing more traps and I thought I needed to let you all know about my experience. Good luck to all of you who have a roach phobia like I do :( UPDATE: I don't know why but these traps don't seem consistent. Some roaches get trapped but some others seem unaffected by the glue. I just saw one run over the glue trap like nothing! Hmmm, I'm wondering if these traps lose strength if left out in the open for too long. I guess, changing them every now and then could help. On the other hand, I did notice that the last order I place with this Co. seem a little less gluey. Not sure if I need to order them somewhere else :(