Duct Tape
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Discovering in your home a fly, a man wants to get rid of her quickly. Grandfather's way: destroy flies with a clapper, has long been outdated. Among modern insect repellents, sticky tapes are distinguished as the safest and cheapest. Sticky tape from flies, suspended from the ceiling, is found in many shops, indoor markets, small offices and in residential buildings.
Operating principle
Tape for flies is the easiest to use means from flying insects.It is a long tape of cardboard, covered with a sticky mixture. The composition of the adhesive tape is as follows:
- rosin or pine resin - substances that provide stickiness and are able to hold an insect for a long time;
- rubber is also a sticky and viscous substance that reliably holds flies;
- oils (linseed, castor, petroleum jelly) or glycerin - are the binding base, which gives the viscosity to the adhesive;
- Attractant is a synthetic substance that causes insects to be strongly attracted to smell.
Insects flying past the duct tape of flies are attracted by the pleasant scent and sit on it. The more flies stick to the trap, the greater the likelihood that newly flown guests will want to sit next to their congeners on a sticky layer.
Important!
Validity is significantly reduced when using flypaper from flies on the street. Dust and debris fall on the adhesive layer and make it less sticky.
The stickiness of the substance lasts from 1 month to six months, depending on the manufacturer and environmental conditions. If a large number of flying midges stick to the tape in a short period,then it can be changed to a new one before the due date. Flies do not sit on tape, if there is a source of danger near it or unpleasant smell for them.
Types of adhesive tapes
The device of the adhesive tape is the same, but a different manufacturer has its own viscous layer formulation. From this depends on the effectiveness of the tool and its price. The cheapest specimens have a short duration and are not able to meet the expectations of buyers to destroy as many flies as possible. The cardboard roll is packaged in a sleeve-shaped plastic case.
Fumitoks
The manufacturer of velcro is a Russian company known for its insecticidal products, whose products have already managed to gain the trust of many people. Fumitoks carton tape rolled into a cylindrical box. To deploy a weapon against a flying midge, you need to pull the red loop. At the other end of the tape is a hook for securing the flycatcher in any convenient place.
Precautionary measures include the isolation of a sticky trap from open fire, heating devices, direct rays of the sun. This is due to the easily flammable base of the tape and the active drying of the adhesive layer.The main parameters of the product Fumitoks:
- the coverage area of one sticky tape is up to 5 square meters. m
- the duration of the sticky substance is 1-1.5 months;
- release form - 4 pieces in one carton;
- shelf life of 4 years;
- package price 70 rubles.
Flop!
Flypaper from flies from the Chinese manufacturer is one of the cheapest. You can buy it for 10-15 rubles. The working condition of the adhesive layer is maintained for one month. The toxicity of the components used belongs to the 4th class of chemical hazard, which is safe for the health of people and pets. Expiration date 3 years in a closed container.
On a note!
Caution - place velcro up to the ceiling or in a secluded place so that a person cannot touch her head.
Clean house
The popular Russian manufacturer of insect repellents has long recommended its products as reliable protection against unwanted pests. The effectiveness of the product is proven for 30 days. The cardboard tape is packed into a sleeve on which the instruction for application is specified. The average price of adhesive tape is 15 rubles per item.
destructive force
The name of the Russian product speaks for itself: Velcro is an effective weapon against most flying insects. The cardboard product is packed in a sleeve. At one end, for which you need to pull, there is a special button for fasteners. In order for the household itself not to fall into the trap and not to get dirty with glue, you need to hang the product. Deadly force in places where contact with the adhesive layer is unlikely.
The main parameters of the product:
- low toxicity;
- validity period - up to 6 months;
- release form - in one package 4 pieces;
- the average price for 4 copies is about 50 rubles;
- shelf life of 3 years.
Self-adhesive sticky trap
If there is no confidence in industrial products, the tape can be made by yourself. As a basis for the trap, you can take a thick cardboard or a piece of oilcloth, after cutting it into long strips. For the bait will need several ingredients: rosin and castor oil 50 g of each component, honey or jam a couple of teaspoons. Rosin and castor oil should be placed in an enameled bowl and kept in a water bath until the mixture turns into a homogeneous, viscous mass. Then you need to add sweet filler.
The resulting homemade hot glue should be spread on the prepared strips on both sides. After that, the tape must be fixed in places where the flies, but so that a person could not touch their head. The stickiness of the substance should be maintained for several weeks.
Reviews
The company Clean House is increasingly common among the manufacturers of tools that I constantly use. A reliable and affordable fly protection option is duct tape. I am hanging it in the living rooms and open veranda. On the second day of use, I already forgot about insects and began to recommend it to everyone.
Anna, Saratov
Fumitoks helped me last summer. At first I bought a sticky tape from an unknown manufacturer and felt sorry. A week later, the tape has ceased to be sticky. Therefore it was necessary to buy anew, but already known in certain circles means. It has retained its sticky qualities for 30 days. The flies that flew into the house immediately fell into the trap.
Maria, Ufa
I heard a lot about flypaper for flies firm Deadly force, but did not reach the samples. And last summer I had to use this product. Flies attacked from all sides. After placing special sticky traps, insects have become activelystick to them. With time traps filled with dead insects, so once a month you need to clean the pan.
Victor, Tula