Customer Reviews

Flowtron MA-1000-6 Octenol Mosquito Attractant Cartridges, 6-Pack

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(PS 2010--there is now a better attractant that attracts more kinds of mosquito. So this product is perhaps obsolete.)

Can be placed in any type of mosquito killer or catcher. Just place anywhere that the air flows around it. This is the best buy with Amazon free shipping. (Other suppliers will charge shipping for each small package. It adds up.)

This may be smaller than your original cartridges. However, no matter how big a cartridge is, it can not last much longer. It is better to buy the cheapest cartridge and replace it more often. And Flowtron is a name brand, not some unknown manufacturer.

I keep 2 of these cartridges in each mosquito trap, as follows. Twice a month, the oldest cartridge is thrown out, the other is moved to the back, and a new one is placed in the front. In my experience, Octenol may be more significant for catching the mosquitos than CO2, LED lights, UV lights, etc.

NOTE: please hold your breath from the moment you open the package--place your mosquito trap away from where you sit or work--use gloves or be very careful not to touch the chemically infused areas. I doubt that anyone knows the long term risks of octenol. The smell is noticably noxious, sort of like moth balls, and labeled as dangerous.

The Flowtron lamp doesn't work at all to get rid of the mosquitoes without these cartridges.

They're great!

Just make sure that you paste it so that the holes on the cartridge are exposed because my boyfriend did it the other way around and couldn't figure out why it didn't work until I got a closer look at it!

We live on 1/2 acre w/2 pools behind our house, so I purched the Flowtron Octenol Mosquito Attractant Cartridges for the Flowtron 80-Watt. This unit has performed wonderfully! Our family was tired of spraying w/a mosquito repellent just to go outside even for a brief moment w/out being swarmed by mosquitos so this was just what we needed. Best purchase for some relief. Higly Remommended!!

This can get pretty expensive during the summer. You will go through one cartridge per week, so stock up if on sale.

I bought a Flowtran 40W several weeks ago. I used the trap with and without the Octenol. In my opinion, there is hardly any difference whether I use the octenol or not. The trap only works after sunset, and it seems like the light is the only thing that attracts the bugs. When I am out during the day working in the yard, I can see mosquitoes trying to bite me, but they don't bother to check out my trap+octenol set up. If they like Octenol, I should hear the 'zap' throughout the day, but I don't. I also read the government reviews ([...]) and it doesn't look like Octenol does any 'magic' to attract the bugs.

I know we have had a lot of rain this year and that provides a spawning ground for mosquitoes, but honestly, I notice no difference in the number of mosquito bites I get with the insect killer or without it. AND I ADDED THE MOSQUITO ATTRACTANT CARTRIDGES. TO SEAL THE DEAL. IT SEEMS TO HAVE NO NOTICEABLE EFFECT.

We bought this mosquito trap which used these octenol cartridges(mosquito attractant).
I was constantly amazed at how effective the trap is. I was cleaning the machine twice a week so that it did not get too plugged.
We enjoyed a summer on our deck without mosquitoes.
I did follow the trap placement recommendations in the directions, which I am sure is crucial.
Anyway: Before the trap with attractant(early summer) we were being chased indoors from mosquitoes. After the trap, after a couple of weeks, I did not see any more mosquitoes.
I definitely recommend it if you live in the Sierra Nevada. It worked well for me at 4500 feet elevation level.

The flowtron MA 1000-6 octenol mosquito attractant is a fairly expensive addition to your bluish-light electric mosquito zapper. The mosquitos in our yard seem no less dense and active than they were before I used the attractant. Indeed, they were either laughing at the attractant, or were angrier than normal because of it. Frankly, I found it ineffective; yet, others may well have had the opposite experience as each situation (trees, grass, dampness, water supply, winds, etc.) is different.

Flowtron MA-1000-6 Octenol Mosquito Attractant Cartridges (6-Pack)I was very skeptical that this product would work. But it did. I will be sure to put my Flowtron Model BK-40D Electronic Insect Killer (One Acre Coverage)out with Flowtron MA-1000-6 Octenol Mosquito Attractant Cartridges (6-Pack)the first thing next spring to get a jump on those pesty critters. I would recomend these products to anyone .

This does not appear to attract more mosquitos than the light does by itself. The chemical is toxic to touch per the package warnings and it's not easy to get the cartidges into the light as instructed. Save your money....not worth the hassel.