Decco Rentokil FF89 Pesticide Free Fly Paper (Pack of 8)

It seems like there has been way more flies this year, so I am now on my second set of these. They’ve caught more flies in a week than anything else I’ve used. The sticky surface really lives up to its promise. I’ve collected a surprising number of flies already. Convenient mounting: It comes with a drawing pin, but I prefer using a small Command hook, it holds the strip perfectly and makes replacements a breeze. Great value: You get plenty of strips in a pack, so you can cover multiple trouble spots indoors and out. A couple of tips: Mind the placement: Don’t hang too close to walls or doorways. I accidentally let one blow into the wall, and it left a sticky residue that was tricky to clean. Indoor vs. outdoor: They work best in relatively sheltered spots if it’s too windy, the strip can sway and pick up dust or debris. Overall, these fly papers have been a lifesaver for keeping my home fly-free. Just hang them thoughtfully!

After spending hours and hours researching and reading reviews on how best to trap flies (houseflies and fruit flies) in my home I finally decided to bite the bullet and try Rentokil fly papers. This year every time I open my back door to my garden, whilst the weather is hot/humid, flies are entering in biblical numbers! I admit that I considered searching for rotting corpses of animal or even human life, the problem was so extreme, but thankfully none were discovered. Gawd knows where they’re coming from, but this year is particularly bad. I’ve set up outdoor fly traps which are great, but the pesky buggers (smaller houseflies & fruit flies, not bluebottles - the bluebottles are currently being more than adequately ‘dealt with’ by the two traps outside under the awning and on my patio table) keep coming indoors. I am increasingly losing the will to live; I am bordering on neuroticism staring at them, possibly hearing them mocking me and taunting me?! I considered a variety of zapping rackets, boxes etc, but on carrying out further research decided that I was seeking a less violent solution, (apparently zapping them this way, especially houseflies & bluebottles), as the process of zapping the flies means in real terms that they are zapped which causes them to explode thereby spreading bacteria & disease as well as the foul aromas of burning fly body parts. I possess a particularly keen sense of smell, so I decided I would not go for the fly equivalent of the older style US capital punishment electric chair method. So, these fly papers work. After more research online & reading dozens of reviews, I realised that they must be warm/warmed prior to unraveling/opening up. Most advice was simply to warm them in your hand. As a large chested individual I decided that I’d achieve a far better & thorough warming whilst placing an unopened paper underneath/in the crease of each breastacular. Said unopened papers (NEVER UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES ATTEMPT TO POSITION AN OPENED/UNRAVELLED STICKY FLY PAPER UNDER A BREASTACULAR! TRUST ME!) were more than adequately warmed (it’s been very warm & humid hasn’t it!), so careful removal of the lid, then extremely slow pulling/unwinding provided a supremely & overtly sticky long strip of imminent fly death! It’s also imperative to point out that these sticky papers of doom MUST be positioned exactly where you’re witnessing unwanted mass congregations of aforementioned perpetrators. Otherwise said perpetrators will just cackle at your failed positioning, then taunt you for hours getting just close enough to the sticky strip of fly annihilation, then dash off elsewhere, whilst clearly sticking up two legs at you in contempt, then finding something, anything to land on, shit on, regurgitate on in order to cause harm. So, 1. Warm these bad boys up PROPERLY. 2. Position them with aforethought. Study these little devils of torment. Nay, stalk and study them! My final comment is something that those of us who are uncomfortable with killing/harming any life, aware of the role each species plays in the circle of life and constantly striving to adopt Buddha’s teachings, BE WARNED. Like myself, it unwittingly becomes like a scene from Ancient Rome Gladiatorial entertainment, holding one’s gaze at the sticky strip of fly death whilst willing a fly who darts around it precariously close, to “Just stick to it you nasty, vile, tormenting, evil barstard!” I must now retire from such sadistic entertainment and restart, from scratch, the years of effort in attempting to achieve mindfulness and Zen. P.S. just buy it, warm it, position it properly & all will be well with The Universe.

I had the thorough displeasure of being visited by an infestation of fruit flies. They eventually spread to every corner of my home, and they were clearly breeding far quicker than I could squish them. I tried wine vinegar in a bottle (worked a bit, drowned quite a few), covered my fruit bowl with a mesh protector (a few always found a way past the barrier), but even the minor atrocity of smearing them against my window didn't dent the little bleeders many fronted assault on my sanity. These fly papers, however, are now my go-to solution should it ever happen again. The one pictured is after being left near a skylight for about a week. The effects on population density was immediate and dramatic as it was simple; if they're trapped on the paper, they can't lay eggs. The end. The product claims to be non toxic, it's just a ribbon of paper(?) covered in some incredibly sticky glue. Even though the flies were everywhere, it only took two fly papers to get rid of the infestation. Now, if only I could get back all the time I spent trying to vacuum them off my windows... Great value for money, I can't recommend these highly enough.

Very sticky which is good but because of this they tend to rip when unraveling them. First one ripped and second one had partially ripped but was still usable. Be careful not to get it on your skin as it took rubbing alcohol to get the ripped one’s mess off my fingers.

Great for catching flies

Got these because flying ant season in the UK is like living through one of the plagues of Egypt. Put one of these in every possible entryway and the amount of flying ants they caught meant we barely saw any despite neighbours complaining daily. Super effective and easy to install. Good length too. Absolutely would buy again.

Does what they are supposed to.

Helpful to keep those pesky flies under control