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1. A window fly trap so you can get rid of pesky house flies in an efficient and sanitary way when summer bugs start sneaking in.
Promising review: "Gross yet effective. We live in the country with animals so we have lots of flies. I did not want to hang a fly trap but caved when I saw this. I feel it’s not as noticeable as others and is easy to hide and works very well. Easy to hang and does not leave a sticky residue when removed." —Tina
Get a pack of 12 pieces from Amazon for $6.99.
2. A pack of Houseplant Sticky Stakes sure to lure those winged plant-lovers to their doom. Stick these near your potted plants and watch as the stickers basically gobble up gnats and flies. Just another reason house plants make life better!
Promising review: "Holy cow these suckers work! I'm so grossed out by the result, but at the same time, I have a sick sense of satisfaction. I used these in my house plants that are breeding fungus gnats like crazy. I used them in conjunction with beneficial nematodes, and they definitely cut down on the number of gnats in our house. Unfortunately, I added a new houseplant, plus re-potted one that had outgrown its prior home, and we are wrapped up in them again. I'm buying another package of sticky traps as soon as I finish this review!" —Megan
Get a pack of seven from Amazon for $5.33.
3. A critter catcher for people who prefer to catch spiders from as far away as possible. P.S. this is designed as a catch-and-release tool. You know, if you're feeling friendly.
My Critter Catcher is a small biz ensuring you have an easy and non-toxic way to rid your home of pests.
Promising review: "I love this thing. I live in a forest area and we got some mammoth spiders who like to come inside, especially in the fall. I've caught tons of those critters with this catcher. Sometimes it takes a minute and they escape, depending on the spider, but I have usually triumphed and escorted their little butts right out the door. It's also good for catching those big mosquitos. Highly recommend!" —Maggie T
Get it from Amazon for $22.95+ (available in three colors).
4. Or a BugZooka bug vacuum — to use, hold this up to the blasted bug, press the button, and the suction will gently pull beetles, spiders, roaches, and other monstrosities into the enclosed tube up top.
Promising review: "If you're seriously grossed out and terrified by bugs, here at last is the secret weapon you NEED. You cock it, hold the business end near the bug, and push the red button. Voila, the bug is sucked into a plastic chamber in a microsecond, out of your life for all practical purposes. The bug isn't even injured, just confined, so if you're feeling tenderhearted, you can take it outdoors and release it. The bug cannot escape, even if you use the BugZooka again immediately. The second bug and subsequent bugs just join the first one, safe and secure. The BugZooka is about two feet long, so you don't even have to get close to your insect victim." —Calli
Get it from Amazon for $30.06.
5. A UV light trap that'll attract gnats, mosquitoes and fruit flies with it's *loverly* glow...then suck up those unsuspecting insects with an internal fan that'll leave them stuck onto the glue board inside. Bwahaha!
When you need them, you can buy bulk sticky glue boards here.
Promising review: "This thing works. I have the unfortunate problem of living in an area where there are a lot of mosquitoes. I bought this because there is a cloud of mosquitoes outside my door every morning and some of them seem to make their way inside my apartment whenever I open the door. So I really bought this trap out of desperation. I had tried pretty much every (unsuccessful) way to get rid of mosquitoes that I could find online, but eventually decided to try this trap. The mosquitoes fly toward the UV light and get sucked into the trap from the fan. Once they're in, they get stuck on the sticky trap part. I love it and am so glad I bought this!" —Snow
Get it from Amazon for $44.99.
6. A moth trap full o' pheromones (not insecticides) for protecting your kitchen and closet from munchin' moths.
FYI, these traps are organic and cannot be used for combatting gypsy moths or clothing moths. However, they can be used for meal moths.
Promising review: "I'm disgusted and satisfied at the same time. I hate to see all the moths, but happy these traps work! When I moved into my apartment, it was infested with pantry moths. I cleaned before I unpacked, and had the exterminator come out, but they kept showing up. Finally I gave in, and purchased these traps. I probably see one, if any, a day, when I used to kill about 10 every night. I hope after a couple of months, my moth problem will come to an end, thanks to these traps." —Amber Brandon
Get a pack of six from Amazon for $19.97 (also available as a pack of 20 and in two colors).
7. A cedar oil insect killer to decrease the number of fleas, mosquitoes, scorpions, beetles, and gnats that are probably calling your yard home.
This is free of pesticides, fragrances, and artificial colors. It's safe to use on lawns, gardens, patios, vegetables, flowers, dog kennels, and grass. It's also safe to use on areas where your pets or kids play. The spray treats and prevents infestations from ants, ticks, chiggers, crickets, Japanese beetles, and roaches. Just FYI, some reviewers note that because of the added cedar oil the product may attract carpenter bees if you already have a few flying around.
Promising review: "Wow! Well worth the money! Two months ago, we purchased 70 acres in Virginia and decided to start a hobby ranch. Because we are on well water, I was looking for a safe alternative to normal pesticides — that's when I learned about cedar oil. Due to the mild winter, the ticks are extremely bad this year. I purchased this and I was pleasantly surprised. I first used it on our inside dogs and sprayed it directly on some visibly alive ticks. When they say it kills them immediately, they mean it. Later that afternoon, I found one latched on to me so I sprayed directly on it and again dead within seconds. The best part is that it doesn't leave an oily residue and smells great. I will be buying in bulk from here on out." —Timothy J Sullivan
Get it from Amazon for $37.99.
8. Insect repellent peppermint oil can keep your place in pepper-mint condition, no matter how many ants you've gotta get rid of! This stuff is extra concentrated, but totally safe.
9. A fly zapper to delight anybody who is infuriated by flies and wants to take them out with some POW.
Promising review: "This works great on the biting buffalo gnats we have this time of year. It is lightweight and easy to swing. I recommend it." —CB Arkansas
Get it from Amazon for $12.99+ (available in three sizes).
10. A bug bite suction tool can remove bits of insect saliva and other irritants after a bug bite, keeping your kid from scratching their skin off after a mosquito finds its way into your campsite.
11. A fire ant killer that's packaged as granules — just pour this over fire ant nests and kill them at the source. Not only will this nix the fire ants you currently have, but it'll also target and kill fly-in queens to prevent new mounds from forming. This is safe on your lawn and lasts six months, so go ahead and treat your whole yard this summer!
Promising review: "This works great. I used this one bag to treat nine nest. When I sprinkled it on the nest the ants quickly came to the top and started scattering. Then shortly after adding water to the areas (as directed on package) the ants began to die. I re-checked the locations shortly after application and the ants where dead and the mounds showed no signs of additional activity." —Jeffers Family
Get it from Amazon for $22.66.
12. Food-grade diatomaceous earth sure to be a terrific addition to your yard work routine. This powerful powder has no additives or fillers, but manages to keep bugs out of sight. They hate the stuff, so if you've noticed ants prowling around on your patio, put this on the ground and say your goodbyes.
Promising review: "I purchased this because I read that it helped with ants. My house has been inundated with ants this year, both inside and outside. We sprayed the perimeter three times but they kept coming back. Now they are in my walls, coming in through the tiniest cracks and electrical outlets. This product works to keep them out of these areas. It's messy but the ants haven't come back through any spot that has been treated.
I like that it's safe for animals as I have several outdoor cats that I care for. Feeding them this summer has been difficult because of the ants. I can create a barrier with the diatomaceous earth around their food bowls and it doesn't harm the cats. I've also applied it to the cats for flea control." —Starlight
Get it from Amazon for $29.99.
13. A high-voltage bug zapper that's gonna zap insects within a 1,500-square-foot area. All those creepy crawlies who try and ~bug~ you during the summer are doomed! This works so well, you're not gonna believe how fast your yard turns into a horsefly cemetery.
Promising review: "You will not be disappointed. I just moved out to the country and have been working out in the garage late at night. With the weather getting warmer, I've had the garage doors opened and mosquitos, gnats, and everything else have been finding there way into my garage, so I had to do something about it. I bought this and hung it next to my garage door opener because there's an outlet there and it is way better than expected. I have dead bees, stink bugs, gnats, mosquitoes, and other bugs that I do not know what they are. My 8-year-old son keeps asking me to remove the bottom tray so he can see all of the dead bugs that got zapped. Again, you will not be disappointed, I'm extremely happy I bought this!" —Chris & Jenny
Get it from Amazon for $33.99.
14. A bedbug killer for obliterating the scary monsters on your bed faster than they can say, "Boo!"
Promising review: "This completely eradicated the bedbug problem we incurred when we purchased an old bed frame. First thing we did was buy encasements for all of the mattresses and box springs (this is a must). I sprayed every five to seven days around the baseboards and perimeter of the beds, vacuumed three times a week, sprayed down our bed, bed frames, and mattresses daily with 91% alcohol with some lavender oil (found out they hate lavender), and sprinkled diatomaceous earth around the baseboards as well. It's been three weeks and we haven't seen any more, thank goodness! This was one of the most horrible experiences I have ever been through — sometimes feeling helpless, not being able to sleep, and worrying about these nasty critters eating on our daughter at night. I am so glad we found this spray and I would recommend it to anyone that's having problems with these things." —Court
Get it from Amazon for $54.99.
15. A flea and tick repellent, because finding any creepy crawlies on your best friend while brushing is sure to ~bug~ you both.
Promising review: "I'm happy to report that my tick-magnet dog had a couple on his coat, which I removed. They appeared to be affected by the spray. I didn't find any that were attached and eating! I've found a winner! I also spray my hiking shoes to repel ticks and the closet walls to repel wool-eating moths. I like the smell, and my dog isn't bothered by it as he was from other holistic products. This is an awesome product!!" —Kindle Customer
Get it from Amazon for $13.99+ (available in three sizes and four scents).
16. A pack of glue traps for killing massive centipedes, spiders, crickets, and other bugs we all know came straight from the depths of hell.
Promising review: "These suckers stop everything, and I mean everything. They are easy to put together and can be placed anywhere. I left a few unfolded and slipped them under the side door on my garage. The good news is that they captured about 10 cockroaches. The bad news is that now my wife knows that there are cockroaches outside the house and were in the garage until all of them get stuck on additional traps. These have trapped spiders, ants, beetles, and everything else that creeps and crawls. The only downside is that these are sticky as heck and require care when being placed or else you get stuck to them. Its like the booger that you try to wipe off only to get it stuck to the other hand, ya know? If you do want to put a bunch along the bottom of a door then I'd recommend not separating them and making the tent shape but trimming them of all excess paper except for one side." —Slader
Get a pack of 90 traps from Amazon for $24.99.
17. Grandpa Gus's spider and ant spray is a safe, water-based product formulated with peppermint and lemongrass. Its no-stain solution is gonna be safe to use anywhere you're noticing ants, even in your closets or car where there's direct contact with fabrics.
Promising review: "I love this stuff, it smells great and works well. We get ants in our mailbox. I spray this in there maybe once a week and it keeps them away. I also spray it around the doors and around my dog's food. He doesn't mind it and again, it smells great!" —Misty
Get it from Amazon for $14.91.
18. A glue trap tray to capture those extra fast critters that'll just end up making you scream and cry if you try and snag them with a cup and paper towel. Not worth it.
Promising review: "As soon as the weather changed, our situation went from typical end of summer cricket serenade outside to hoards of them in our basement, hopping around the hallways and out from under beds, and just casually standing around with the other guests at our Halloween party. I couldn’t go into the basement to do laundry anymore — they would all start bouncing toward and up against me like a cricket riot. Within 24 hours of putting these traps down, all four were filled to the brim with little cricket corpses, only two hoppers remained. In 48 hours, there isn’t one live cricket down there. I’ve got more traps on their way so we can stay ahead of them but I can finally go downstairs again without my waders." —E. Ingraldi
Get a pack of four from Amazon for $10.26.
19. A fly stick for folks who can't stand the smell of bug repellent. With this, you can just put on some honey or syrup, hang it up, and watch those little sugar bugs ~fly~ into your clever trap.
Promising review: "I tried a hanging a different type of trap with an attractant first, but the vomit-like stench was unbearable. I became desperate, and ordered these sticks. Within 24 hours, 90% of the flies in the room had been captured. I baited the trap with syrup, as suggested in the directions, and hung it above my sink, where I know the flies gather. I couldn't be happier with the product." —Lazarus
Get it from Amazon for $5.38.
20. Carpenter ant and termite killer is a home barrier treatment that'll protect your place from wood-damaging and home-invading creatures like carpenter ants, carpenter bees, and 75 other pesky pests.
Promising review: "I bought this because living in Arizona we have carpenter ants and termites forever. We also have had a lot of ants on our yard and I can never seem to kill them, just push them from one side of the property to the other and back again. I sprayed this stuff, three gallons total, all around the wooden patio posts, along our grass, and around the entire perimeter of our home. Murphy's law of course had it pour rain for about 24 hours from that night and throughout the next day.
To my surprise, even with all the rain, there have been no ants since I sprayed. This stuff is powerful. I have found dead bugs just at the entrances to my backyard so the bugs that did get in died right afterwards." —Tamara Casello
Get it from Amazon for $19.48.
21. Terro liquid ant baits can make trapping ants simple and swift! Spot the trail of unwelcome ants and place all your packets beside it. Once full, just toss these little ant caskets and be on your way!
The ants will bring this sweet-tasting poison back to their colony and after a few days, BAM! This kills both the workers and the queen. My BuzzFeed coworker goes into detail about this super effective (and gross) ant trap.
Promising review: "We had an ant infestation in our kitchen. We have animals and didn't want to put poison around the floor, nor around our food. We used one bait on the window sill and within 36 hours, not one ant." —Imagine Blue Skies
Get a box of six from Amazon for $13.76.
22. Sapphire Labs hummingbird feeder guard is gonna create a buffer between ants and the tasty, tasty nectar you've left out for the birds. It's made entirely from food-based materials (that birds even naturally secrete) so it's 100% safe on your feeders.
Promising review: "I bought this for my dad. He loves all kinds of birds, especially hummingbirds. Ants also really love the stuff that he feeds the hummingbirds. He has tried a couple of other ant repellant things and they were okay but they didn't last long and before you knew it, the ants were back in force. This is really different. Ants hate it. You squeeze it out of the tube and it sticks wherever you want it to! Amazing. The effects are long-lasting. This is great stuff." —SouprDoupr
Get a twin pack from Amazon for $13.90.
23. Combat Max, an indoor and outdoor gel with a syringe applicator that'll make applying it to even the tiniest openings a breeze. This has a high water content, which encourages ants to feed faster (i.e. start killing them within an hour).
Promising review: "This thing works like a miracle. We had ants in our kitchen and no matter how clean we left the surfaces after each meal, they would keep coming and coming. I put some of this gel in the corners where I see ants the most. Within an hour there were hundreds (without exaggeration) of ants who came out of nowhere eating the gel like there's no tomorrow! They probably communicated to their ant friends to come and join their feast because there were so many of them!! Within a few hours the ants started disappearing. Next morning there were just a few left still eating the gel. By the end of the second day the ants were all gone. It's been about five days since then and NO ANTS!!!" —annac
Get it from Amazon for $4.97.
24. A Neatmaster plug-in pest repellent is designed to produce a range of ultrasonic frequencies, covering up to 120 square meters. Our human ears (and even our pets' ears!) can't hear the thing, but it's sure to sound awful to ants and keep them away from your freshly cleaned kitchen counters.
This tool has three function modes that'll be displayed as, green, blue, and red. The green and blue functions are inaudible, but the red is audible. It's suggested to use the red in a room where you can close the door, that way no one can hear the sound.
Promising review: "I've had this device for a few weeks. My problem was ants. They were coming out of the window sills and floor molding. Hundreds of them would appear if my son left food in the room. I have one device plugged into the spare room that is 150 square feet. It actually claims that this device will make more bugs appear at first because they are trying to escape from the noise any way they can. I sprayed in the room so when they try to escape into the room they crawl through the poison. The first week I saw a lot of dead ants in the room. It's now week three and I don't see any ants anymore. This device also doesn't bother my dog but I leave it on the middle setting. There are three settings. This works great. Give it a shot, you wont be disappointed." —Anthony
Get it from Amazon for $26.99.
25. And finally, a salt shooter — with this, you can spend all summer hunting the world's most dangerous game...the pesky housefly.
Promising review: "This salt gun is SO MUCH FUN! I hate flies so this is the perfect solution. It's like a nerf gun but shoots salt instead. It's not too heavy to hold. However the pump is tough to pull back, which is perfect for an adult but difficult for kids. If you shoot yourself in the hands or arm, it stings a tiny bit but that's it. I Highly recommend it! Happy Hunting!" —Q. Nguyen
Get it from Amazon for $49.95.
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