SpringStar Mosquito Trap

It's been out there for six weeks and killed ONE mosquito - probably by accident. Spend your money on an OFF clip on fan instead.

We bought this product to control mosquito in the backyard. Within minutes of placing it on the homemade compost bin, however, the trap started to attract a large number of flies, and within a few hours captured dozens of them. This was a nice surprise since the compost bin tends to attract flies. We have yet to catch any mosquito with the trap, though. Update: After about two weeks, the trap caught many fruit flies and finally after three weeks succeeded in persuading mosquitoes to lay eggs in it. And yes, the trap still is very effective in catching and drowning flies.

Bought two of the traps. Followed the instructions. Have them for about a month. Nothing is caught in them still have mosquitoes flying around. Will stick to the citronella candles

I take issue with some reviews, and literature presented here. Read this review for the rest of the story. One part of my review will be how I think the 'trap' works, and how I am now trying my own solution (see below), which I think will be both easier and definitely far cheaper. The second part will be tips for those who have or will buy this item. This is not a 'trap' at all. People who say their bottle is 'filled with mosquitos', are actually BREEDING mosquitos, and are not using it properly. Mosquitos are smart, and they DO figure out how to get out the way they got in. Other insects: not so smart, and do drown. This is simple a plastic jug with a normal screw-off lid. It is about half gallon size. The Amazon photo just shows you the outer packaging. There is another photo on Amazon if you use the right search terms, or just search the internet. The contents are not glamorous. There are little plastic sachets inside the jug; one contains the pheremone powder, the oth... Read more

This product proved to be as effective as described. I couldn't believe how well it worked and how fast. Within 24 hours we were able to stop dousing ourselves with insect repellant and were just able to go outside in our wooded backyard and enjoy our patio, trampoline and other outdoor living space. I also liked it because it gave us the opportunity to use a pet friendly solution to our mosquito problem.