Victor M230 Ultimate Flea Trap

by Victor

Product Features

• Non-poisonous, odorless flea trap safe to use around children and pets
• Patented design uses color, heat, light, and sweet odor to lure fleas; attracts fleas from 30 feet away in every direction
• Super Grabber glue holds fleas fast for easy monitoring and removal
• Enables safe placement around children and pets; comes fully assembled and ready to use
• Package includes 1 trap and 2 glue discs; refills also available

Product Details

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• Item Weight: 15.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000668Z96
• Item model number: M230
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (275 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9 in Patio, Lawn & Garden (See Top 100 in Patio, Lawn & Garden)
  • #1 in Patio, Lawn & Garden > Pest Control > Traps > Insect Traps
  • #43 in Home Improvement > Power & Hand Tools

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Control fleas without having to spray your house with harmful chemicals, or putting chemicals on your pet with this powerful flea killer. The Victor Ultimate Flea Trap monitors and controls flea infestations. Lured in by the trap's color, the heat and light from the trap's light bulb, and the sweet odor of the bait inserted in the specially formulated sticky glue disc, fleas don't stand a chance.

The non-poisonous and odorless trap enables safe placement around children and pets, and comes fully assembled and ready to use. Ultimate Flea Trap refills are also available so you can reuse the trap if an infestation happens again, making it one of the most economical options in eliminating fleas.

The Ultimate Flea Trap detects and controls indoor flea problems with a 93 percent catch rate as well as lures fleas out of upholstery and carpeting from up to 30 feet away. The unique dome design attracts fleas from all directions and the Super Grabber glue holds them fast. Use the Ultimate Flea Trap flea killer year round as an early detection device. This package includes 1 trap and 2 glue discs.

Directions for Use

1. Separate the top canopy of the trap from the bottom tray using thumb grips
2. Carefully place the light socket into the hole in the top of the trap canopy.
3. Secure the socket in place with the treaded bulb protector provided. Do not over tighten.
4. Gently insert the provided bulb.
5. Insert the Glue Disc- grasp tab and remove release paper from the glue disc. Please the glue disc in the bottom of the trap.
6. Reassemble the trap by aligning the top canopy directly over the bottom tray and press down firmly.

For Best Results

Make sure that you have removed the release paper from refill disc. Place trap on floor in an area where fleas are a problem, usually where your pet spends a considerable amount of time. You may not be catching an abundant amount of fleas because:

• The population of fleas will vary from week to week
• You don't have a bad infestation at this time, but leave your flea trap on 24 hours a day as a preventative measure. Catching a new batch of fleas before they can reproduce is a very effective way to control flea problems.

Product Description

This flea trap monitors and controls flea infestations. The patented design features produce the high efficacy of the trap. Lured in by the trap¿s color, the heat and light from the bulb, and the sweet odor inserted in the specially formulated sticky glue disc, fleas don¿t stand a chance. This flea trap lets pet owners see results. The non-poisonous and odorless trap enables safe placement around children and pets and comes fully assembled and ready-to-use. Refills are also available.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

272 of 273 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Truly Terrifying Product...for Fleas, June 4, 2010

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Sean T. Poindexter "Yes, I'm THAT Sean T. Poi... (Joplin, MO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Victor M230 Ultimate Flea Trap (Lawn & Patio)

I bought one of these on Tuesday, it arrived on Wednesday. It worked so well I just ordered six refills and a second unit.

I don't have a very serious flea problem, but it was bad enough that I was willing to try a new product. We have very thick carpet in most of our house, and while spraying and vacuuming gets rid of most of them, enough survive to restart the problem a few months later. I chose this one because another reviewer had put a photo of the sticky-pad covered with fleas. I considered it unlikely that someone had just caught a bunch of fleas and then thrown them onto the trap just to make the product look good. Also, it wasn't terribly expensive so, I gave it a shot...

It is fascinating and disturbing how this thing works. Fleas from all corners of the room (within 30 feet or so) move close to it and just gather around it like it's some kind of shrine to their glorious Flea-God. Eventually, they hop into the glow, thinking they are going to Fleahalla or wherever flea-warriors go when they die...and that's when they land on the sticky pad. They struggle for a few seconds, but every move buries them deeper in the muck and soon they stop, frozen in pain and panic as the dark curtain of death slowly descends. So, in a way, I guess they were right: jumping into the light WILL take you to Fleahalla, but instead of flea-valkaries you get agonizing death on a big sticky-disc.

This product works best in a dark room, where the light is the only source of light and heat available--also, it works better if you and your pets aren't in the room, either. We let it go overnight and in the morning it was choked with fleas. I was going to take a picture of it, but it's just so tragic and disgusting that I don't think I will. Also, the longer you leave it on, the better it works: the fleas do things on their own schedule, so they don't just hop into it all willy-nilly. They wait a while, admire the light, say a prayer to the Flea-God then jump on in. And that's when the dying starts...at least they won't die lonely.

This won't kill all the flea, obviously. Some are smarter than the others, I suppose. Flea geniuses and such. But the product doesn't claim to kill all the fleas, just a lot of them. And dead fleas don't lay eggs, so for every dead flea that's like a million eggs that won't be lain or something...I don't know that much about the flea life cycle. Use this product with an effective flea and egg killer spray, like Mycodex Plus Environmental Control Aerosol Household Spray and it shouldn't be long before your flea troubles are under control.

245 of 248 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant!, October 26, 2006

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Whirled Peas "stooge4tunes" (Pacific Northwest, WA) - See all my reviews

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I must admit I was very skeptical about this, but decided to give it a try out of sheer desperation, and based on the favorable reviews on Amazon. I've got a flea issue with my bedroom carpet, and have tried sprays, continuous vacuuming, boric acid treatments, and dosing my pet with Frontline & Advantage products. While the Advantage works pretty darn well ON the pet, the carpet was still infested no matter what I tried. I plugged in this little contraption on the floor next to my bed, and within TWO HOURS I've already captured 18 fleas, and can actually SEE them hopping across the carpet to get to the trap! I think this is a brilliant, safe, pesticide-free solution to dealing with those pesky little ankle-biting devils that hide in the carpet! I'll continue to vacuum, but I intend to keep this thing plugged in at all times to grab the ones that get away or are newly hatched. Don't hesitate to buy this product!

92 of 94 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great non-toxic flea control, September 17, 2006

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Annie M daffodils (Hampton, VA) - See all my reviews

I bought two of these traps. I had a similar product years ago so pretty much knew what to expect. My traps catch a lot of fleas, and I feel really good about the non-toxic approach. However, most flea infestations (in my experience) require other controls as well. I put flea control like Advantage on my cats (the product you put between their shoulderblades once per month). What I like about the flea traps is that I rarely have to spray or powder poisonous flea killing products in my house. I highly recommend this product, as long as you realize it may not be the only flea control you need to use.