Mr. Bar-B-Q SkeeterVac TacTrap Replacements, Sticky Trap for Mosquitoes for Use with SkeeterVac Mosquito Killer - 2 Pack CPSX000021

These TacTraps are great, I replace them every time I do a propane tank fill on my ~5 year old skeetervac (every 3 weeks or so), and also use Octenol (the mosquito magnet octenol). Basically, my skeetervac isn't as good as my older mosquito magnet at actually catching the mosquitos in the trap. It does catch a lot, but not as many.So that's where this comes in, as a LOT of mosquitos get stuck to this rather than end up in the trap. Another great benefit is that a LOT of horse flies get stuck on this too. My mosquito magnet never caught any flies, this one does on these TacTraps. Basically, after 3 weeks, this is full of horse flies and mosquitos, so I replace it. (I live in the Northeast US). Note: I have a swimming pool and the blue water seems to attract horse/deer flies, and they can be a major nuisance. This catches ~80% of the fly population, but we still get a few. However, when I also set up my horseflypal (google search that), they are all gone.

Exactly as described and worked as expected.

IF placed properly the SkeeterVac (and associated TacTrap) works very well. (The SkeeterVac needs to be upwind and uphill so that the CO2 flows across the area you want to protect and away from you. Otherwise it won't work properly and your catch rate will be low.)TacTrap PROS:The TacTrap (which is sorta like a huge piece of flypaper) is an important subcomponent of the SkeeterVac - not just to help trap mosquitoes but many also other biting insects and pests. Indeed the TacTrap is particular effective in my yard in catching: horseflies, house flies, no-see-ums, gnats, and flying cockroaches.The TacTrap is one of the big advantages that the SkeeterVac offers over the Mosquito Magnet. I have both, and the SV and the MM have separate pros & cons. (Both have the fan/screen trap subcomponent.)I used to pooh-pooh the alternating black and white stripes on the TacTrap until I visited the Florida Everglades. The mosquitoes liked landing on the white & black speed limit signs - so much in fact that in places they were so thick we could no longer read the numbers! But besides that indirect evidence that it works, I have practical real-life multi-year experience in owning a SkeeterVac to know that the TacTrap does its job, and does it very well.Duration of the TacTrap varies. Generally I change it out with every propane tank swap, but in the hot dry summer months I have gone a couple of months before needing to put up a new one. However this spring has been a particularly bad one for horseflies - the TacTrap probably snagged 200+ in just one week alone and so I had to swap it out for a new one this last weekend. But that's what I bought it for - only one horsefly went after me and within minutes I saw him get stuck in the trap. (He shoots he scores!)TacTrap CONS:A couple of times each season my SkeeterVac's TacTrap catches something I wish it wouldn't, e.g. a lizard, and I've also seen feathers from a baby bird, etc. Obviously a trap of this nature is nonspecific in what sticks to it. Fortunately most harmless critters usually just ignore the whole unit.I find it helps to have two people remove the protective film covering the glue. Otherwise the TacTrap wants to curl back up and stick to itself. You'll never get it unstuck if that happens and the TacTrap will be ruined.One box I ordered had glue on the protective film itself, making the product unusable. It was one big sticky mess. Clearly a manufacturing quality control error. However that was only once; the other times have all been fine.It would help A LOT if the TacTrap were 1/8 inch longer. The TacTrap just barely fits around the SkeeterVac's circumference and the tab/slot that is supposed to close it is hard to fasten and stay closed. After tearing the TacTrap film many times trying to get and keep it closed, now I just resort to holding the two ends together with a small piece of duct tape. Pity - I guess they're trying to save a couple of pennies per unit which I'm sure is important to the company in aggregate, but to the customer it causes significant aggravation.I buy and use this stuff every spring/summer/fall. It works and works well. Buy it if you own a SkeeterVac to significantly complement the fan/screen trap. It should be a five star review however due primarily to the length issue I have to downgrade it to four stars.

I've been purchasing these traps for years for my Skeetervac. As many of you feel, they seem very overpriced for what they are, but essential to the effectiveness of the unit. This season I experimented with a home made sticky trap and it is working. I wanted to share it in case anybody was interested.The two products I used:Tangle Trap Sticky Coating - 8 oz. - Bought from Amazon last year, although they are no longer selling. Saw it on Staples.com today for $13.99.Plast-O-Mat Ribbed Shelf Liner 12 x 25 ft - Amazon - $12, or I bought mine from a local Lowes 12x20 ft for $10.You need to cut the 12' width in half the length of the liner to wrap around the unit, about 3 feet. I lay out the piece, put a piece of duct tape on one end, then slather the sticky coating on the liner almost to the edges. The sticky coating container has a built in brush and is not messy at all, it's a thick gel. I then carefully wrap it around the unit securing it with the duct tap already in place.I attached a picture that has been in use for 1 week. You can see lots of insect/flies attached. The difference in my home made version is that there isn't the black and white coloring that may make it more effective.The 25' liner should be able to make 16 traps (or use some to line your drawers). I'm not sure how many the sticky coating may make, but my guess is at least 6. I've made 2 so far and there is still a lot left.

Expensive for a piece of sticky paper

Plan on using 1 of these every couple of months on your skeeter vac. It works nicely capturing biting flies (deer, horse etc...) plus mosquitos and gnat/no see-ums. It fills up pretty quick in my yard (New England), We have a 4-4 1/2 month mosquito season, theres a million of the little vampires in the air during that time though. I dont know if the attractant really has much of an effect but these are definately worth it for me.

It works as advertised. I did not catch bees, butterflies or moths as some reviewers have stated. I caught flies and mosquitoes. I did not realize that there were that many flies in the back yard which is wooded. Along with the other items, they work together well.

This product is a life saver for the yellow biting flies we have in Central Florida. We’ve already filled up one sticky trap and it’s only May.