Hot Shot(R) No-Pest Strip2

I've been battling fruit flies all summer and here into fall, It was never a huge infestation, just a few here and there, mostly in the Kitchen, but a few in the bathroom and occasionally buzzing in my face in the den. At first I just thought, well this is just summer in Michigan, bugs are a part of life, but eventually I got to my boiling point of having them buzz by my face one too many times so I decided to do something about it. I tried the home remedies first, all this praise over simple apple cider vinegar, and dish soap, I made several home made traps from recommendations I saw on some Youtube Videos, all swearing by the Apple Cider Vinegar, I put these out around where I saw the flies most frequently, mostly in the kitchen around the sink, and I never caught a single fruit fly, but my whole house stunk of Apple Cider Vinegar. I saw this low down in the recommendations here on Amazon, and thought, what's the worst that could happen, sure it says not to use in your house, but I'm a grown man, with no children or pets to worry about, so I thought worst case, I may get a little sick from it, but if I noticed any ill effects, I could just toss it and be out $7, I just ordered the one, because I had my skepticism and didn't want to waste any more money, if this too was a dud, and if it worked somewhat, and wasn't killing me, I could just order a few more, as it only took a day to get to my house. So on the day it arrived, I took it out of it's package and hung it over the sink. It didn't smell bad, not much of a smell at all really, unless you get right up to it and sniff it (probably not a good idea, it is poison after all, so I'm not recommending you do that). I checked on it two hours later, and the fruit flies were still hanging out around the sink, so I thought, well this doesn't work either. Gave it another two hours though, and checked again, and not a fruit fly one anywhere in sight. Not only that, I haven't seen a single one of those little buggers since anywhere in the house. They're just gone, Vanished. I imagine the died off somewhere, but they're so small, that unless they're moving, they're hard to spot, I'd imagine that many a little fruit fly carcass will have been vacuumed up, or else went back down the drain to die. I've left it hung up these last few days, just in case, but haven't noticed any ill effect to my health, no lingering odor, and no ill effect to any food I've prepared in the area. I'll probably take it down in a few more days just to be safe and move it out to the garage to kill off some bugs out there as it's supposed to last up to 40 days, so maybe I'll be able to get rid of any spiders or insects that have decided to winter in there out of this thing as well, which is a bonus. As far as the "Don't use it in your House" warnings, I'm convinced now that it's just some legal safety net for the company rather than an actual real danger. Long term exposure, who knows, maybe if you kept it up in an area you frequent for the full 40 days, yeah, it could start to affect you, but for a day or to to let it knock out the problem, you'll probably be fine. I can tell you one thing for sure though, I'll be buying a few more of these once spring comes back around to place out in my garage and on my back porch where I always have problems with flies and spiders so I can see how this thing really handles, and next time I get any fruit flies, this will be my first step in eliminating them rather than the last thing I try. Simply enough, IT WORKS!

I was hoping this would work and man IT WORKS!!! I live on Hawaii where we don’t have garbage pickup we have to drive it to a local dump. So I put our kitchen garbage out into a larger garbage bin in the shed and take it to the dump every 3-4 weeks. While it sits in the shed it has been accumulating gnats and maggots. I’ve tried moth balls which work for about a week then no help. But this is a game changer!! I’ve been using it in the outdoor garbage for 3 weeks and normally there would be bug activity at this point, but there is nothing!! I will use these for life! And they say 4 months use - fingers crossed!

Purchasing again after a year. This really works, my son told me about it and I am giving a true review. Not expensive at all, not messy, no smell. Thank you Hot Shot. I am recommending to all my family and friends.

Okay... so I read the other reviews in regards to not using this in "living" areas... I read several of them... but you know what.. I was desparate, and desperate times called for desperate measures... I had already had a mild fruit fly problem in my small apartment (about 750 square feet).. and like a bubblehead... I left one morning in a hurry after making a smoothie and neglected to clean up.. I managed to leave a few strawberries on the counter right next to an unfinished glass of wine.. I then left and didn't return for about three days.. I came home to the Fruit-FlyAgeddon.. Fruit-Apocolypse... It was HORRIBLE. I spent the entire weekend, swatting flies away from my face, my laptop screen, my television screen.. I even tried vacuuming them from the various areas they would land.. I spent hours over the course of a weekend waving my vacuum hose around in my living room like some cracked out Ninja with a lame sword trying in vain to suck up the little mutants as they flit around my apartment. And then it happened. I went to open my bedroom window; and there it was. The Fruit Fly Village. In my bedroom window.. hundreds of them... milling about. Shopping, playing, singing, dining, mocking me. It was 20 degrees outside and I had to sleep with a fan blowing towards me to keep the little mutants from landing on me while I tried in vain to sleep beneath Fruit Fly Village.. I literally cried myself to sleep. Because I realized.. those little freaks had been in my apartment.. all along. Just waiting for me to mess up.. and I did.. I fought them over the long Thanksgiving Weekend.. and first tried the vinegar/dishsoap thing.. I freaked out when I saw all the bodies floating.. but the vinegar just seemed to draw them out.. it wasn't alleviating the problem.. It was merely punctuating the severe issue that I had.. Then, after returning home one evening It was then that I cracked. I could not cook in my kitchen as they would land everywhere.. I couldn't even hang out in my living room.. While trying to watch the Mindy Project I spent the entire show swatting them away from my face... And I definitely couldn't enjoy a glass of beloved wine.. I couldn't even put my makeup on in my bathroom without one of the mutants landing on my foundation on my face, I even swallowed a couple of them during a workout... Yes.. I couldn't even enjoy my Tae-Bo... They had taken over.. I'd had it... I hopped online and immediately ordered the No-Pest Strip... Prime Membership.. spent the extra $3.99 to get it the next day..I thought to myself... I will risk the adult onset ADD.. This must end... I want my life back. I hung it up... and after a few hours.. noticed that nothing was flying around my head as I watched television.. but I think it was all in my mind.. I decided to go to bed.. place it in my tiny kitchen.. and see what would happen. I closed myself up in my bedroom to try to minimize the ADD fumes.. The next morning.. I noticed not much.. I dressed for work and left. Upon arriving home.. I began to notice.. the tiny carcasses on my kitchen counter.. I cleaned them all.. In my bathroom, I noticed a few carcasses in my tub. OMG.. could it be working? There was a faint smell.. not intrusive.. but just enough to remind me that the ADD stick was working.. Then, the big test.. I sat on my sofa to watch television.. I was only accosted by one lone fruit fly.. I was winning.. And now.. the battle is almost won. It has eliminated 90% of the mutants.. I made the mistake of forgetting to plug in the drains in the kitchen and just went and found quite a few plotting their attack.. I attacked them with a bottle of Clorox and some very hot water.. I am strong now Mutants.. I am winning. Yeah.. this stuff works.. I have my bedroom back.. they are gone.. only a few here and there.. Easy to kill.. I will let it hang for two more days.. and then discard my ADD stick.. I have my apartment back!

I love my No Pest Strip! I have a 9 foot backyard umbrella and when it’s closed, Wasps get inside and make their nests. I’ve had enough of that. I hand my No Pest Strip and close my umbrella. No more Wasps or other bugs. What a differit has made when I open my umbrella for outdoor dining. Definitely a must have to stop your bug problems!

Nothing.. {NOTHING}works as good as this product. From kitchen fruit flies/gnats to outdoor garbage bin flies and maggots. Eliminates all within 12hrs and prevents the return for min of 45-60 days.

A seasonal thing, we battled those pesky fruit flies for over a month with no relief. We even found that they were hanging out on the family room ceiling. so every evening, my husband pulled out the vacuum and used the hose attachment to suck in the flies overhead. Then our daughter came in one night and told us about her friend who had also battled fruit flies. Her friend recommended Hot Shot No-Pest Strip to us. I placed an order that same night for two strips. I forgot to mention that we had hung another brand of pest strip but it didn’t work. As soon as the Hot Shot No-Pest Strip arrived, my husband took them out their packages, hanging one in the kitchen over the sink and one in the family room. I truly believe that the strips started working that night. The next day it seemed like it was a lot less flies around us. And within 4 days except for one persistent fly, they were pretty much gone. That little fly was eventually caught on the bathroom mirror. No more flies. I know what we’ll be ordering next year. Hot Shot No-pest Strip, comes as a package of one. I highly recommend it.

The Hot Shot NoPest Strip worked much better than I expected. I used it in my garage and storage area where flies, spiders, and other bugs kept showing up, and within a couple of days there was a noticeable difference. It’s very convenient because you simply hang it up and let it work continuously without spraying every few days. What I like most is that it reaches hidden areas where insects usually hide, especially in corners and storage boxes. It helped control both flying and crawling insects, and the effects lasted for weeks. The odor was noticeable at first but not overwhelming in a well-ventilated area. This product is perfect for garages, sheds, attics, storage units, and other non-living spaces. Just make sure to follow the instructions carefully and avoid using it in occupied rooms. Overall, it’s an effective and low-maintenance solution for keeping bug problems under control.

I keep and breed ball pythons and I have over 100 snakes the hot shot is easy to use I have tried the Taurrus mites but the cost is crazy and with som meay enclosure it's just easier to hang a hot shot up sometimes you do pick up snake mites the hot shot kills everything in days

Ignoring the mis-use based hype, this is used by museums etc to prevent destruction of organic specimens by very tough insects. It protects woollens etc the same. Unlike various home remedy options (moth balls, cedar wood, etc) ... put some carpet beetles in with these, and they don't notice. Reality 101.