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Customer Reviews for RESCUE Outdoor Reusable Fly Trap Canister

Internet #100140851

Model #FTR-SF4

Store SKU #798811

  • Trap designed to lure flies outdoors
  • Allows you to control the fly population
  • Intended for outdoor use only

Customer Reviews

  • 4.2
    out of 3,043 reviews
  • 78% recommend this product
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Awesome Fly Trap
I bought 2 of these just over a week ago. One for a hay stall and the other for a donkey stall. In just one week, the results are in the attached photo. After cleaning them out, I tried a "homemade fly attractant". Results were disappointing. I've since purchased the Rescue attractant refills. Working great again!
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    • Recommended
    I bought 2 different brands,
    This brand smoked the other within 1 week. I’ll admit I’m going to do some more tests. Was it the color of the cap or the attractant
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      • Recommended
      GET THIS!!
      This is the best fly trap I've purchased, I live near horses and we have a problem with flies and as you can see this has gotten lots of them. Its full and they kept coming so I purchased another one.
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        • Recommended
        These things are fabulous!!
        Do these work? These are amazing. Get usually have 2 going at opposite ends of our property. The bags will get completely full. Been using them for years. I think they’ll made them smell “less” terrible. Great product!!
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          • Recommended
          Smells horrible but kills flies by the dozen
          Yes, it stinks. But considering flies are attracted to rancid things, that makes sense. Within a few days it was full of flies. Bought a refill and dumped/refilled and it attracted dozens more.
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            • Recommended
            This is probably the best fly trap I have ever had. The first one I used had an inch thick of dead flies around the circumference. I usually don’t do these reviews, but this fly trap is worth it.
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            • Verified Purchase
            Stinky...buy does help.
            Bought this 2 weeks ago .and the canister is already 3/4 full of flies. THERE IS NO WAY IN THE WORLD I could ever resuse this. I know that's not environmentally friendly...but the smell is obnoxious... I bought it for my balcony, Although there wasn't a big fly problem, it has been a bit of nuisance here and there. Definitely recommend using this for a backyard in which you can hang from a tree far far away, from your home . This definitely works but it's too much an eye sore and stench to deal with.. going to try something else..
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              • Recommended
              1 found this review helpful
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              • Verified Purchase
              1 found this review helpful
              Kills flies!
              This is as simple as it comes. After about 2.5 hours it had collected close to 100 flies outside. While it has a smell to it (attractant), I don't notice it in my yard. Some of the 1-star reviews can probably be chalked up to user error. If it's used indoors it's going to smell and attract more flies indoors because it's drawing them in. Use it away from your entrance/walkway and you will be happy. Highly recommend.
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                • Recommended
                1 found this review helpful
                Works very well, beware smells horrible
                After a long period of rain we had a ton of flies inside our house out of no where. Killing 5’to ten flies a day. I bought this fly canister and the bag to compare. The bag worked quickly, this took a day before it started working. Both products work amazing this is great. Now the not so good is the smell. You will Not want to reuse the canister. It smell Horrible, hence the 500 flies I caught in three weeks. You will want to place this at least 25 feet or more from your house outside. Do Not use inside. Wear rubber gloves when disposing of canister. Do not get this on your skin or clothing, it smells that bad. I would highly recommend and would buy again. The bag works just as well! The pics are after 3 weeks of use. Full with flies.
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                  • Recommended
                  1 found this review helpful
                  Not as good as disposable product
                  I have tried multiple times and cannot figure out why, but either there is a design difference in the reusable bottle trap or the refill pack is not working…. I have nothing but praise for the disposable version, have been using it for several years now and it is always packed with flies. I tried to switch to the reusable bottle and it hardly collected a fifth of the amount. Most recently I hang the two side by side and the difference is huge (see photo).
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                  Response from RESCUE!Jul 7, 2023
                  We appreciate your feedback, and we’d like a chance to make it right. At RESCUE!, we take pride in offering effective pest control solutions for our customers. Please contact us at info@rescue.com and we'll do everything we can to help.
                    Working great
                    So we have a large kennel that our indoor/outdoor dog goes into part of the day and the Flies in the summertime bug the dog nose and just hangs around the enclosure. in less than a full day from when I set it up it looks like it's caught at least 50 flies you can look at the picture it was super easy to set up too up. At under $10 I thought it was great it has I would say 90 to 95% reduced the flies that are bothering the dog and of course an added benefit that's less flies in the house
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                      • Recommended
                      Easy to use and very affective. The flies are all over it. Has a mild odor if you’re right by it but nothing too bothersome. Once this gets full I will definitely be buying a refill and reusing this!
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                      • Verified Purchase
                      SMELLS like a sewage but works!!!
                      Thought it wasn’t working at first, but it takes about 1-2 days to get the smell out in the air…then…they just FILL it!! I originally had it on my porch but couldn’t stand the smell so I ended up moving it to a tree and they still followed.
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                        • Recommended
                        1 found this review helpful
                        Most definitely works
                        We purchased this fly trap yesterday and the first hour they was flying around the top of it and couldn’t resist the smell it gives off, checked in and didn’t check,I most definitely recommend you purchase this
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                          • Recommended
                          Excellent
                          This works really fast, in couple of seconds you can see flys going towards it I’m amazed.
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                            • Recommended
                            Either I don’t have that many flies
                            Or it’s really not working and ITS course five dollars a bag for refill that’s crazy the whole thing cost nine dollars and change
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                            Response from consumer careJun 26, 2023
                            We’re sorry to hear you’re disappointed with our product and we want to make it right! Please contact RESCUE! at info@rescue.com and we'll do everything we can to help.
                              Does a killer job
                              I have nearly cleared ALL the flies from my yard! The smell is not as bad as other options. I DO NOT recommend cleaning the bottle for re-use INSIDE your home…rinse it out with a hose outside or your home will smell like death for a day or so.
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                              • Recommended
                              1 found this review helpful
                              WOW is all I can say
                              We get a lot of flies in our back yard. I got a couple of these to put on our patio. I thought we would get a few, but was completely amazed at the amount of flies that went to the trap. Literally hundreds within a day. Then quickly realized we would have to move them to the far end of the back yard. These things are like fly crack. WOW.
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                                • Recommended
                                works well -after a day or two
                                at first we thought it was a gimmick . but after a couple of days the water and mix started reacting . the fly's started getting attracted to the canaster .been up about a week and the fly's are homing into it. they land on it and go down the spout . from there trap in the jar . we think not sure but think it brings in more as the fly's die in the jar. not sure if the fume of the mix is what kills them . landing in the mix is the killer. there sure is a lot of dead flys in the jar.
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                                  • Recommended
                                  Took 2 days to work but works great!
                                  At first I thought I got bamboozled but after 2 days this things works like a charm
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                                    • Recommended
                                    Catch thousands!
                                    Hands down, the best flytrap I ever used. In only about 5 weeks this was full! Extremely efficient, non chemical - reasonably priced.
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                                      • Recommended
                                      Super easy to put together. There is a really strong...
                                      Super easy to put together. There is a really strong pungent odor so wouldn’t recommend for indoor use at alllllll! I put this in my backyard and almost instantly the flies starting going in. Kinda satisfying in a weird way to see all the flies in there lol. 10/10 recommend this if you have a fly problem!!
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                                      • Verified Purchase
                                      1 found this review helpful
                                      Best thing I have on my porch
                                      I’ve noticed a huge difference in the amount of flies on my back porch. Also just look at the picture
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                                        • Recommended
                                        Works In Minnesota
                                        We had so many flies in our backyard and put this out one day and within an hour it was covered with flies. The con is they tell their fly friends and bring more flies, but pro is it doesn’t matter because they get trapped and they die together. (The photo looks nasty, but it shows how much it works)
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                                          • Recommended
                                          Traps that actually work
                                          This really does work!! The flies are attracted to it and once they go in they cant come out. This is definetly for outdoor use only. It smells like straight trash or garbage thats been sitting around. Thats what attracts the flies. Within a day the jar was full.
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                                          • Verified Purchase
                                          • Recommended
                                          Works in Central Florida
                                          Definitely works well in central Florida or your grilling/cooking outside. I definitely recommend this product.
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                                            • Recommended
                                            1 found this review helpful
                                            It really does smell bad though.
                                            Bought this because another lady was raving about it in the aisle and oh. My. God. I knew I kind of had a fly problem but this was WILD. The first day I went out to it being empty but 46 hours in and in began to fill up fast! After 4 days I had to throw it away because it was full and gross and ran right back to Home Depot to buy another. My tip is keep it away from the house because flies flock to it and it stinks initially
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                                              • Recommended
                                              1 found this review helpful
                                              Great product !!!
                                              Easy to put together, not expensive, and really does the work Im a very satisfied customer , thank you!,
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                                                • Recommended
                                                1 found this review helpful
                                                Gross but effective!
                                                We had flys outside back deck because of berries. Put this outside and this is a little over a week and more than half full! Smells really bad though so make sure don’t put it near where your hanging out. Dogs are also attracted to it so make sure out of reach
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                                                  • Recommended
                                                  1 found this review helpful
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