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Springstar S102 Flea Trap

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Fleas can be an annoying problem to have in your house. They're tiny, annoying little insects. It's a difficult problem to tackle, and you need to do so from several angles.

This flea trap is a big help in targeting certain areas of your home, particularly where your pets frequent. We set this trap up by the couch and there were a lot of fleas in it after one night. I was really impressed. You can move it to different rooms if you need to, and it has a nice long cord so you're not stuck near the wall. Definately a nice additions to your flea arsenal.

However, don't rely on it as your only means of tackling the flea problem. I found several home rememdies to use if you're not comfortable using chemicals and other artificial means. Mix 3 parts of borax and 1 part of salt and sprinkle it on your carpet and furniture. Wait half an hour and vaccum it off. The borax will kill any living fleas and the salt will dry out the eggs. Repeat for a week or two.

As for your animals, giving them a bath with a flea shampoo, or even regular dish soap. Just make sure you don't get it their eyes or anything. Combing also makes a big difference. Dunk the comb in a bowl of soapy water and swish it around to kill any fleas on the comb. If you find a few stuck in the teeth, you can use tweezers to pick them out and either dunk them in the water or burn them with a candle lighter. Be careful! Safety first! Watch for nearby flammables!

For yourself, I used a spray on insect repellent. Look for special tick and flea repellents in a store or online. Usually in the form of lotions, too. Avon's Skin so Soft is helpful.

Using the trap and other methods, you can diffently make your flea problem much more manageable, or even non-existant.

So far on only the 2nd day of use, the flea trap has caught about 20 fleas. I have 2 set up.. 1 in my living rm and one in my dining rm. which is where my cat likes to go the most. I tried using a fogger to kill the fleas and when that didn't work I started searching online for a better and longer lasting solution. I am very pleased with my purchase and will be buying a couple more for other rooms in my house. On another note.. if your pet ever gets fleas or you suspect that they have them, take care of the problem right away! I didn't take care of the problem right away and now have spent over $150 dollars on pills, shampoos, sprays, foggers, flea collars, (which btw do not work very well) and now the traps. Needless to say I will not make the same mistake again!

With three cats and a dog plus two kids who can't seem to keep the pets outside, our house has been totally infested with fleas this summer. I had made a simple flea trap using a desk lamp pointing down at a low cake pan filled with soapy water which was catching dozens of fleas a day. When I saw these traps advertised I thought they looked like just the ticket and expected they would be a big improvement over my decidedly low tech job. So I ordered four right away.

Now I'm less then impressed and plan on returning these today.

Yes, the light on the trap attracts fleas - you can see dozen of the little buggers milling around the each trap. But after using four of the Spring Star traps for two days, I have only caught a grand total of just one flea. That is one pretty expensive flea. And yes, I did remember to take the protective paper off the sticky paper and pointed the sticky side up. It just seems like the fleas can't find their way into to trap or if they do they simply aren't caught on the sticky paper. If these traps are a vast improvement over the "old style" traps, I hate to think how bad the old ones were. I think Neil Young must have bought a few of these which inspired him to write "Piece of Crap."

What I have ended up having to do is spray the area around the traps and kill the fleas that have congregated around the traps. This is good as it limits the area I need to spray. However, I could have done this just as easily and much cheaper using a two dollar night light. I'd say save your money and just get the night light first.

In the space of about two weeks, the sticky pad was completely filled with fleas. If you have a real infestation problem and buy this product, be sure to get extra pads. They fill up fast! We only bought one, but for the size of our house we really should have gotten at least two.

I've had this product for about a year now. Our cat had a few fleas and I would put the trap out in various areas. At first, it caught only a few, but one less flea is one less flea that can lay eggs.

We didn't notice the power of this trap until our most recent flea outbreak...the ENTIRE pad is full of fleas. I think we may have caught more fleas during our most recent outbreak for two reasons: 1) the outbreak was worse this time than when I only caught a few fleas during the minor outbreak and 2) our cat has been hiding in the basement because the fleas seem to be worse where there is carpeting. Without her there to jump on, the fleas are taking to the light and getting caught in the trap.

Either way, I think it's worth trying. Leave it on, seems to work well when it's in a dark room and can attract the fleas, move it around to different spots, and good luck!

Several years ago I moved into an older home that was infested with fleas (which I discovered AFTER moving in). Being the organic type I did not want to use foggers or any type of pesticide. I bought one flea trap to see if it worked. After one day of use I was so impressed with it, I ordered 4 more. Within five days the infestation was GONE. Yes, you have to put up with the nasty things for a bit longer than if you fogged or sprayed. That is a small price to pay for year-round flea control with NO pesticides!

Once I figured out I had to remove the paper backing from the flypaper for it to work, it really started snagging fleas.

I do not have any animals in the house, but I had a flea infestation anyway [I suspect the previous tennant had a cat or dog in the house]. This product is great - it caught 9 fleas in the first 24 hours of operation! Hopefully this product will 'break the cycle' and take care of my problem. I tried spraying my carpet with insecticides, but that was not 100% effective - hopefully this trap combined with a re-spraying will solve the problem for good.

Since this is a 3rd party seller, the shipping is not as quick as the regular amazon shipments, so check the shipping terms if you are in a rush to get your trap!

Title says it all really. I tried another one (one that mounts vertically against the wall) but it came with an LED light and those don't produce heat... meaning I don't think it's as attractive to fleas as this one (which has a traditional bulb that puts out heat and light). Fleas are definitely attracted to it and I get a fully covered pad in a week or so (I've got a very bad outdoor infestation in one spot of my garden for some unknown reason). I'm using this in combination with beneficial nematodes + sometimes I put down a chemical treatment as well. This pad is great as it works 24/7 and really helps control the adult population. I sometimes stand a distance from the pad and use a stick to bang the ground lightly around it. The vibrations are what really bring those little suckers running! I'd recommend this as a good flea capture pad solution.

It traps not only fleas, but all kinds of bugs attracted to the light. and i don't know about this product controlling heavy infestation. I have used this product, it did catch some fleas, but not all. yes, it does catch fleas, its just not a complete solution to fix a problem but it can assist. i have used foggers to solve my problem. If you have money, then buy this. if short on money, but some foggers at wal-mart.