I remember when we used to have some of those traps set up behind one of the houses we lived in. Two annoying things always stood out to me.
First is that you have to empty the things, and as you discovered, they can fill up fast. I seem to recall that the ones we got came with replacement bags, but you hadda get more bags fairly often.
The second was the effect of rain. It didn't diminish the attractants effectiveness, but some water would of course get into the bags. In the summer, we'd get those quick, intense summer storms, then right after, bright hot sunlight. That'd result in the bags being full of lots of dead, very stinky decomposing beetles. Not a fun smell when you go to check/change the bags.
Of course, like bug zappers, many people tend to place the traps next to the plants they want to protect instead of off a ways.
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Date: 2008-07-28 12:04 pm (UTC)First is that you have to empty the things, and as you discovered, they can fill up fast. I seem to recall that the ones we got came with replacement bags, but you hadda get more bags fairly often.
The second was the effect of rain. It didn't diminish the attractants effectiveness, but some water would of course get into the bags. In the summer, we'd get those quick, intense summer storms, then right after, bright hot sunlight. That'd result in the bags being full of lots of dead, very stinky decomposing beetles. Not a fun smell when you go to check/change the bags.
Of course, like bug zappers, many people tend to place the traps next to the plants they want to protect instead of off a ways.