12 / Pk Deerfly Patches/TredNot Deer Fly Patch Odorless Repellent

Necessity in Michigan this year. I am amazed my hat hasn't flown away yet. The deer Flys are horrible in Michigan this year. These sticky stripes are extremely effective at catching the Flys before they have a chance to bite. The following photos were all after being on a trail for less that an hour. On one particular day it caught 36 Flys in 17 minutes.

Worked very well in Gull Bay, Lake George! Just don't put it on your favorite hat, as they leave residue.

They work amazingly well. Both pictures are from 90 minutes in a local park from 2024 and 2025. There are at least 150 flies on each, but difficult to count being stacked on top of one another. I could not live where I live without them.

Puzzling how this has received some poor reviews because it did not help with yellow flies. It is designed and marketed as being for the deer fly, and for that purpose I can attest to its effectiveness. I have been a runner for many years but until this year I have always taken the months of June and July off since the heat is not much fun for us members of the big-boned brotherhood. However, this summer I started training for an ultra marathon and have been getting a lot of quality time in the woods. About every 1 to 2 miles I would start being pestered by a deer fly. After getting bit a few times I tried wearing a hat and that helped a little but they still would get my neck. I read that deer flies like the highest point and were attracted to movement, so when a deer fly would start buzzing around my head I would stop and thrust my fist into the air and move it around in a manner that made it look like I was mad at the world. Shortly thereafter the deer fly would indeed land on my fist and I would attempt to smack it. This achieved marginal results but it really slowed me down and made me look like I was crazy. After seeing the videos on the Deerfly patch web site showing hundreds of deer flies swarming one person I realized how lucky I was to only be encountering 4 or 5 of these pests on my morning runs. I ordered the patches and obtained instant relief. I put my hat on backward hoping that the bill would further obstruct my neck and make the deer fly more likely to land on the patch and not my skin. The deer fly would buzz in front of me and then disappear, only to be discovered later stuck to the patch. I hate running with a hat on but I hate deer flies even more so these patches are a must for my summer workouts. After two weeks of slogging through 9 and 10 mile runs at near 100% humidity my hat was getting pretty funky and I guess the combination of all that heat and sweat made the deer fly patches leave a gunky duct-tape-like residue (it basically is duct tape covered in sticky stuff). I intend to continue ordering this product for years to come. It works for deer flies. If whatever is pestering you is not trying to land on the back of your head, then it likely may not be a deer fly.

June 2016 - spent six hour in beaver bogs doing trail maintenance yesterday. Got about 60 customers in 6 hours. I changed the tape once, as the first one was up to standing room only and I wanted to be sure I got as many as possible. Now get this: I did not wear bug repellent. I wore loose fitting long pants, long sleeve shirt and gloves. Not one single bite until I took my glove off, which leads me to consider using this apparel when I'm in the bug zone. Do only use this on a hat you don't care about. It does leave adhesive residue. Future improvement might be to add writing to the brown side to indicate "this is the hat side". I have mistakenly put the wrong side on the hat in my desparation to escape the deerfly torrent. If you ever decide to get out of the business, let me know and I will buy a 100 packs for future use. My original review in 2015: After 40 years of hiking, I've never found a product so convenient and easy to use. I spent several days last year in the north maine woods, off-grid, outside a good 18 hours a day. After six hours of hiking - bogs, logging roads and mountain peak, I had roughly 30-35 (who's counting?) flies, with a few other things mixed in. Not a single bite, or even a light on my skin. Still had bug juice on for the mosquitoes. Really didn't need to cover up with long sleeves and pants. Very enjoyable. When I peeled it off at day's end, it was disgusting. Like a subway car at rush hour. Threw it in the fire, gonzo! I used one a day. Didn't try it in the rain. I stuffed a few in the pack - they don't leak or need special handling. The cost is minimal and the effectiveness is great. The satisfaction of hearing those blood-sucker buzzing above my hat was rewarding. I could actually enjoy the out doors, rather than spending the day swatting. Couple of tips. Be careful when peeling off the strips. One side is sticker than the other. The less sticky side goes on your hat. I got confused and did it backwards - It will leave adhesive on your hat forever. Duh! Second, don't drop your hat topside on the ground. It picks up everything, dirt, pine needles, leaves, etc. rendering it useless. I'm ordering more for this year's off-grid trip. Enjoy!

We live near a swampy area in the Adirondack Mountains and have a nearby creek on the property where deer flies are located in abundance. Putting our boat in the creek each year subjects us to deer fly bites. Since they swarm around your head, this sticky tape placed on the back of a ball cap grabs them before they get to you. My husband had 24 deer flies trapped on his tape after launching our boat on the creek three weeks ago. He does not go outside without a ball cap or his tape on it when working outside for neighbors or on our property. We are waiting for our second order now and have nothing but praise for this item. It allows you to go outdoors on hikes, gardening, on picnics and able to enjoy the summer outside! We even give them to our neighbors! The only drawback is if you have long hair and aren’t careful taking the cap off you might have some strands caught. That tape is SO sticky and when taking it off the cap to apply a new one it sometimes leaves a bit of sticky residue. However, that’s so worth it for the service it performs.