Flowtron MA-1000 Octenol Mosquito Attractant Cartridge, Compatible with BK-15, BK-40, BK-80, MC-9000, FC-8800

I was extremely doubtful, but I put this cartridge into the bottom of my zapper. And it certainly did not disappoint. If you are putting this in a zapper and you don't seem to hear anything getting electrocuted, it might be your bulb in your zapper that is going. Those bulbs from what I have read do not last long at all and lose their effectiveness to lure insects to it. Replacing the bulb in some cases cost every bit as much as the zapper did so do your research.

I live in the northern midwest and have been using these cartridges for nearly 10 years now, with multiple BK-80D large size Flowtrons. That size of Flowtron takes 2 of these cartridges on the bottom. The cartridges work very well and seem to last very long, definitely longer than 1 month I would say. However, 2 major things. One is, the cartridges have gotten so much more expensive over the years, I can hardly believe it! From a couple dollars each to about $10-12 each. I know inflation is bad these days, but that bad? To the point where I now try to make one set of cartridges last the whole mosquito season, which is probably stretching it. Two is, you need to stick these cartridges to the bottom of the Flowtron a very specific way, otherwise they will fall off too soon. If you look at the bottom of the Flowtron where these go, the flaps of the slot don't make a flat surface because the light bulb pushes against the two flaps from the other side and causes the flaps to bulge out a bit. Thus, if you try to stick the cartridge centered on this convex section, it'll never stick for long. Instead, I cut the adhesive strip in half, stick both on 1 side of the cartridge, and then press that side of the cartridge very well to just 1 flap of the slot. So basically only half of the cartridge is stuck very well to 1 flap on the bottom of the Flowtron, while the other half of the cartridge is just hanging there not touching the other flap at all. But it is better to have half the cartridge stuck well, than all of the cartridge stuck poorly. Since I started doing this, I have not had any cartridges falling off before it was time to change them out.

There was a time one Summer ago, my backyard was infested with so many Mosquitos. They were swarming around due to the damp spots on some places where it loves to live and hide. It made it really difficult for me to enjoy the outdoors because of this. I always get bitten by many of them. I started buying one of the Flowtron Mosquito lamps for outdoors and place in under my awning and turn it on during the night time. I hear zaps constantly, letting me know that this is working, and it sure did. However, there was a point in time, where it had had less zaps than before, and I knew I had to buy replacement cartridges. It is where the Flowtron MA-1000 Octenol Mosquito Attractant Cartridges had made it possible to replenish the attraction of the mosquito to the lamp and before you know it, zap them. These cartridges saved me from getting bitten many times. There are times that I do inevitably still get bitten by them, but nowhere near as much as I had when the Flowtron wasn't around. These are direct replacements of the Mosquito lamp and they work a good amount of time. Lifespan of it varies depending on environment and the placement of the lamp. To hear the satisfying zap one by one just makes me feel at ease that these mosquitos will not stand a chance. Cleaning the Flowtron, is another story. Just because you zap them, their "leftovers" are plastered and stuck onto the lamp, and you have to occasionally you have to clean them or else the attractant will not reach far enough to attract the mosquitoes and the zap wouldn't be efficient.

Works great

Flowtron MA-1000-6 Octenol Mosquito Attractant seems to do as directed. It seems to attract moths and mosquitoes as advertised. I have not had it long enough to know for sure if it works or if it is worth the price. What I do have an issue with is the wording on the product information page of the Amazon.Com web-site. The ad on your web-site states that the product remains active for up to 3 months. I took that to mean an order of six cartridges would add up to be 3 months per cartridge for an approximate total of 18 months (1 ½ years). So, I bought a box of six cartridges. When I received the product the container says to replace cartridge every 450 hours (18 ¾ days). That means that the total box of six cartridges will last a total 112 ½ days (3 ¾ months). I feel that the ad was a little misleading and it gave me the impression that it would last six times longer. I was quite disappointed when I realized just how much I paid for only a total 3 months supply of mosquito attractant. I can see by the numbers where the confusion lies. The total container is the total 3 months specified in the information page on your web-site and not 3 months per cartridge. Anyway, I do understand the mix up but I'm not too happy about it... David B, Marcola, Oregon

This review is to offset my original review. I called FlowTron. These are legit—they were able to look up my order from the Amazon order #. They are replacing the defective mosquito attractants-since the ones sent did not work AND I reported it before the 30 days for return was up. I have had them in the past and they do a great job of calling in mosquitoes to the zapper.

I was skeptical this would work to attract mosquitoes to the Flowtron bug zapper. After all, mosquitoes are primarily attracted to heat, CO2, and moisture - in other words bodies and their breathing. They care not one whit about lights, so I wasn't sure the Flowtron Octenol would do anything to pull mosquitoes in. But the Octenol does work. It has to - there is nothing else about the Flowtron that would be of any interest to a mosquito. Yet, once a week when I use a small twig to clean off the electrified rails of bug parts, there is no shortage of clearly identifiable mosquitoes fried & stuck to the rails. The makers of Octenol claim that it mimics other scents in human breath that mosquitoes like; the proof of the pudding is stuck in my trap every week, so they made an empirical believer out of me. Alas it only attracts the night-flying black mosquitoes where we live. I'm grateful for that, which is why I gave it 5 stars. And as final proof we can go out in our yard and on our deck and not be bothered by mosquitoes at night. The daytime is another story however. We also have the day-flying Tiger mosquitoes around here, and clearly the Octenol is doing nothing for them as they bother us during the day. But the Octenol doesn't claim to attract Tiger mosquitoes which is why I'm not taking off any stars. Lurex is advertized to work on the Tiger mosquitoes; alas Flowtron doesn't sell the Lurex bait in a form factor compatible with their trap. Nevertheless, I'll take mosquito-free evenings, and be grateful for that. FYI I change out the Octenol cartridges once a month; that seems to work fine. They have a double-sided piece of sticky tape in each individually wrapped package, which you can use to mount the bait underneath the Flowtron trap.

Works well but is a little spendy

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