Envirosafe Fly Trap Questions & Answers

Sorry but I haven't read the instructions in years. I pour the contents into the jar and fill it with water to just over half way which would be more than half a cup. Mine are hung that the are in sunlight so there is evaporation of water and have found that the solution catches just as many flies

Thank you I will give it a go!!

would you believe the same amount as the original fill ?

Wow smart, I wouldn’t of thought that. I wasn’t the one who filled it originally and that person is no longer here so do you have a helpful answer or?

About 3/4s of the jar

why would a native bee be attracted to the smell of rotting meat?

Been using them for years and it has never attracted a bee. Only ever seen flies attracted to it.

My joint was infested because of the neighbours dairy herd. When it was bad a couple months back, emptied daily, now roughly weekly. I tip it into the compost (home compost not council one). They really stink to attract the flies so if you are going to bin the contents you should double bag it or you are going to gag at the smell of your bin after a few days.

Empty down the toilet works well - wash out in hot water then refill with the refill kit from Bunnings

how the hell would one eat it ?

It is a foodsafe product in the dry form but with the decomposing flies that is a different aspext totally rinse out pets mouth

In the years I have used product I have only seen flies attracted and surprisingly 2 Geckos.(After the flies. Never native or honey bees

Good to know Phil but I would still like the product to advertise this. Ill give it a go

We have bees - but for some reason they are not attracted to the smell of rotting meat

I struggle to see how gekkos would squeeze through the holes, we have these too and never any trapped

When dig further into the product safety notes which took ages to find it said not to be tipped out near animals eg dogs or chickens... I believe the same bacteria that nearly killed my 3 dogs could possibly kill chickens put it this way it makes animals extremely sick. Not worth the psychological trauma of losing your chooks to find out .... I’m still traumatised after this horrible experience Nik

not to sure, you will have to check with manufacture and read chemical break down on the fluid

Why would you even consider feeding rotting flies/ maghots to your chickens.??

Gday, When I've emptied this on multiple occasions I have noticed no Bees in the container. Come to think of it I haven't seen a wasp either. But that could be from having none in my area.

Thanks Josh - do you have bees in the area? Just that I have 6 bee hives that will be near by.

You can use the same traps with a DIFFERENT attractant designed for wasps. The fly attractant will not attract wasps.
http://www.envirosafeaustralia.com.au/european-wasp-attractant-3-pack.html

I have recently bought replacement attractants and know what you are talking about. Although it hasn’t turned red, it quickly lost colour and has stopped working after two days. Considering the cost of the 3 pack replacements, this is an expensive disappointment.

I have the same problem, I can’t work out what’s causing it but once the liquid turns red flies simply aren’t interested. Any advice would be appreciated, Bunnings couldn’t help, otherwise as above it’s a waste of money

The recommendation is to put these in direct sunlight. However, I'm not good at following directions - I hung it under the pergola in the shade and it doesn't get UV damage & become brittle. Also, don't screw the lid on too tight. And it still works fine - catching heaps of flies even in the shade.

Mark, I have had the same problem but discovered that Sanitarium peanut butter jars have the same thread and, since we like this peanut butter, there are always replacments available for the jar itself. Lids can be placed on full jars for disposal.
Regards, Brian G

Hi Roberto, I just empty the whole lot into a small plastic bag, tie it up (sealed) and throw it into the general waste. In the plastic it should break down in about 250 years so if they survive that long they deserve to live LOL

Yes it is expected if you go by the manufacturer timelines unless you clean the trap as it starts filling up with dead flies. Worst job ever ! I had probably a hundred in 4 days and could not be bothered waiting anymore.

You are right it does smell but as you said bury the content s and all will be great

You have the right idea by burying them. The maggots are, as you would expect, fly lava. I have a small area set aside for the the disposal and have found that sprinkling MENTHOLATED SPRITES is good for killing the little creepers and the fly's that have not drowned. The smell? It is there to attract fly's not humans.

Where possible dig a hole and place contents in your garden. This will be a great fertiliser. Other ideas are directly in your compost bin if you have one.

Well mine seem to last about 3 weeks they do fill up quicker at times to empty out so only have about 1/4 left top up where it hangs with a hose with pressure dwon works well that way. Also made the mistake of buying a copy type plastic fly trap from China on EBAY. Just fails miserably( the chinese one) even with the Envirosafe attractant just hardly gets any flies in. I empty mine down the far end of my back yard as far away from my house as I can.

When full it is perfectly safe to bury the contents of fly trap into garden or empty into plastic bag and dispose of in household rubbish.

I live next to a park so will be using their bin, but if I didnt have that option I would pour it down the toilet and flush it into the ocean. If your toilet can handle poop surely it can handle flies