Because the product functions EXACTLY as intended, I rated it five stars. I bought this particular one since it was suggested in an article as a way to get rid of horseflies. This year, they have caused a lot of trouble here (we have only indoor dogs and a cat, no horses or other animals). It's not like we needed something to keep the barn clear—we live about 1/2 mile away from a residence with two horses. All I wanted was to be able to walk outdoors with the dogs without having to run for our lives from the horseflies that were assaulting us. We have never experienced any issues with typical houseflies. The product performs as promised. We put it in an area where we frequently see horseflies, around 60 feet away from the house (they advise at least 30 to 45 feet).There was some fly activity on the first day, but by the second and third day, the liquid was covered in dead flies that had become trapped in the trap. But not a single horsefly has appeared in or around the trap. Though the powder attractant smells terrible—like ground-up corpse—only the dogs appear to be attracted to it.

In the heart of Brooklyn, New York City, we have a racoon problem. We cultivate grapes every year, and the racoons who reside behind the garage come out at night to eat them. They can walk from the garage roof to the grapes since the trellis is fastened to the garage with metal pipes. Since it is against the law for us to kill them, my dad wanted to trap and release them. However, I discovered these on Amazon instead. We fastened them to the roof of the garage and the pipes. Though not sharp enough to pierce a paw, the spikes are nonetheless present. We used Gorilla Glue to attach them to the garage roof, but my dad used metal wire to tie the ones to the steel pipe. All is well thus far. I was able to observe that there are five last night while I was up! Oh, five racoons. Despite being on the garage roof, they were unable to cross the pipe to reach the grapes. Achievement! To have more on hand, I'm placing an order. Fantastic product. To ensure that the animals have no space to cross or step over, these must be positioned carefully.

This bird scare tape truly works, unlike popular belief! The theory behind it is that when it catches light and flaps in the breeze, it looks to birds like "predator eyes." It has greatly pleased us. The birdbrains needed a day or so to process the information, but at some point they appeared to come to the conclusion that our back porch was not the tropical haven they had initially believed. One important recommendation is to shift the tape around to confuse the birds and make its placement unexpected, especially at first. We found that attaching a 3–4 foot streamer to the ends of some old brooms, Swiffers, etc. was an easy way to achieve that. Like flagpoles, these are lightweight and portable. They can be positioned at different angles against the rails, placed against different walls, or put out on the floor to hang over the edge. In addition, we fastened a few streamers to the top and bottom of the rails so they would not come loose. I advise against tying them tightly. Give them enough space to blow around as much as possible, and leave