Hot Shot No-Pest Strip, Kills Flying and Crawling Insects, 1 Pack

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 purchased the Hot Shot No-Pest Strip mainly to help control insects in areas like the garage where flies and other bugs can become annoying. I like that there really isn't much work involved. You simply hang it in an appropriate area according to the directions and let it do its job. After using it for a while, I noticed a definite reduction in the amount of flying and crawling insects around the area. It's especially convenient because I don't have to constantly spray insect killer or set out multiple traps. I can hang the strip and leave it in place. I also appreciate that one strip covers a decent-sized area, making it useful for garages, sheds, attics, and similar spaces. Since this is a pesticide product, I do make sure to follow the label directions carefully regarding where it should and shouldn't be used. Overall, it has worked well for what I purchased it for. It's simple, requires very little maintenance, and has helped keep unwanted bugs under control. I would purchase it again for the appropriate areas around the house.

EVERY ONE GONE in 2 hours! We probably had 300 or more fruit flies that just infested us about 3 days ago. Drain flies had been wreaking havoc for us for over a month, with anywhere from 3 to 20 flying around at any given time. By yesterday, we were desperate for a solution. Ignoring the precautionary statements, I went ahead and purchased several of the Hot Shot No-Pest Strips. The name is deceiving, because it sounds like a sticky strip, but it’s not. After 1/2 hour, the number of pests was greatly reduced. There were only 7 fruit flies remaining, and they were disabled, so we were easily able to kill them. After two hours, every single flying insect had disappeared from our home! I can now go back to cooking and baking bread - haven’t been able to do either for the past 3 days, because the fruit flies would light on ANY food that was uncovered for more than 30 seconds. This product was an answer to prayer for us! Note: we have a very large home with a full basement. Each device covers a 10x12’ area, so I bought 8 of them and put 4 upstairs and 4 in the basement. I suspect that just 2 on each level might have been just as effective. At $7 each, a total cure for our problem cost $56. We were afraid we were going to have the house fumigated, so this was a small price to pay! Go ahead, take a chance on this product. We’ve had none of the I’ll-effects that are cautioned against in the Warnings and our sanity has been restored!

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 buy these as needed. They really work well, no scent, last a long time. Ive only used them for fruit flies but they are gone the instant I place this out in the area. So simple to use and set up. I placed mine on top of the cabinets in the kitchen.

I found out about these over 10 years ago and have never needed to shop for a different product. They’re easy work extremely well for fruit flies and if you’ve ever had them, you know how fast you want them gone. This is does the job, quickly and efficiently. Great value for the money. I have for years and I will continue to recommend these to others.

So, out garage is one of those spooky places where bugs of all sorts hang out. The worst are the Daddy Longlegs that lurk in every corner. Then I noticed a line of ants coming in by the side door. I needed something that would reach into all crevices and corners--and last. I had never heard of this product before, but took a chance. I ordered two because of the size of the garage. At first I wasn't too impressed. The product looks like a coated piece of wax inside a plastic case. It can be hung or it can sit flat on it's base. I just set them on shelves on opposite sides of the garage overnight, opening all the doors to my cabinets and drawers. The next day my daughter opened the garage to get out her bike. There were at least 5 dead spiders laying on the floor by the opening. The line of ants was 100% gone. I was happily shocked! It's now been over a week. I used a shop vac to clean out all the old nests and dead spiders. None have returned. I found we had tons of earwigs in the garage, too--all dead now. This is SOOOO much easier and more effective than sprays and foggers. There is no mess, no odor, and it WORKS! I bet it also keeps insects from entering our house through the garage. I now have this item on Subscribe and Save just so I don't forget to use it. Even if it only lasts 2 of the 4 months it claims, I'm happy. I plan on using this product year round in the garage. It has a caution not to use it in rooms where people hang out for more than 4 hours. Based on how strong this product appears to be, I would heed that warning, especailly if you have pets or children. Hope you found this review helpful!

This works amazing. Killed knats and flies quickly. Make sure to read label. This is not for areas occupied by animals or people.

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.