Catchmaster TRTD11367 288i Trap, White

We unknowingly bought a house that was infested with Desert Recluse - the Brown Recluse's evil western cousin. After I got bit, I sent several spider bodies to the Arizona University's entomology department for an ID and he confirmed what the doctor did. We called a local exterminator who was very honest and suggested we buy sticky traps too, because spraying is mostly limited to killing the food source for recluse spiders. That is because these spiders tip-toe through the spray. As a note - a Desert Recluse can go a very long time without eating. One site says 10 months. Another says 2 years. So you definitely want to add sticky traps to help control them.We went to Home Depot and bought several types of traps and we ordered these and another brand online. It only took a month to realize that these Catchmaster traps are THE BEST. We threw the others out (ESPECIALLY the 'gel' trays - they were awful) and ordered more of these.At first, our infestation was so bad that we saw one or two a day – mostly on walls at night. Although they are small spiders, they are easy to ID thanks to their six eyes (three black dots at a glance) and violin marking on the back of their head.After two years of using these traps and of having monthly sprayings by our exterminator (to kill their meal sources) we are now seeing these spiders very rarely. I have only seen two ‘loose’ ones in all of 2016 so far, and we found only a combined total of 4 bodies in traps the last two months. And yes, after having been bitten once, we put out a LOT of traps in our home. We buy the BIG pack. ;)THANK YOU CATCHMASTER!!!

I like that you can order a lot of these at a decent price. Looking at places like Lowe’s or Home Depot they want a fortune for them their traps are larger, which makes them harder to put in small dark places. When you have brown recluse spiders you need several of these in a lot of locations so this allows you to buy a lot of them and gets the job done.

Thx for supplying these traps. These are a great way to not only catch/KILL insects (SPIDERS!) 24/7/365 IT IS THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE TO ACTUALLY MONITOR THINGS LIKE BROWN RECLUSE SPIDERS! Who really are "Reclusive" and normally very hard to find and spray anyway.I Live in TN. and have learned a lot about these spiders since moving here. I have even found the Brn. Recluse is very resistant to spider sprays and they will NOT die from by simply spraying insect or Spider Home defense sprays randomly. (i.e. random monthly bug guys or DIY spraying.) These spiders are tough and actually need to have direct contact with the "Wet" poison to have any effect... -They must actually WALK THROUGH the WET poison left behind after a random spraying. I once had so many at my other home, I tested all kinds of sprays and methods. Things like "Hot Shot" Spider spray did not even kill these spiders with direct contact! I know, b/c I trapped some and "Tested" it on them...To me, another important aspect to Sticky Glue traps is that they are non toxic and will not fill your living space with toxic fumes or leave behind toxic residues to poison the family or the family pets!

Glue traps have been scientifically proven to be the best way to kill brown recluse spiders. The attractant on the traps really draws the spiders. I've been using these for several years now. My brown recluse population has decreased but I still trap one now and then. Be careful when handling traps with spiders as the spiders can live quite awhile on the trap! If you live in the South and think you don't have brown recluse spiders, think again. You most likely do. If you are spraying pesticides, you are creating a nice place for these spiders to live as they feast on dead insects. They can sense the pesticides and simply move away from the poison, probably to another part of your home. I have all my shoe boxes enclosed in plastic bags now. Everything on the floor of my closet is in plastic bags. That has helped a lot. Go through closets and boxes that are left undisturbed. Always wear long sleeves, gloves, and shoes (not sandals!) when going through undisturbed areas. Good luck!

I was hopeless for a while. I had just moved into a new house, and for some reason spiders just kept on coming out of everywhere. I thought about using many different types of insecticides, but I was worried that the venom would not work and would only make the spiders move somewhere else, that is until I found this.I set many of these around my closet, under the bed, around the corners of the room, pretty much just everywhere. I left them there for a few days without anything extra, but they caught nothing. I was worried that the sticky spot was not strong enough, so I touched one of them and there is no way that a spider could get out of that. So the spiders were just not wanting to walk through it. I ended up buying a mist insecticide and left it in my room for 2 days. To my surprise, when I walked into the room and checked the traps, there was at least 8, dead, spiders trapped in random traps.While this did not attract or traps spiders (in a few days) it did work great with some extra help. I am sure that if left long enough, this will trap those scary critters. However, with the extra help this will clear your mind that the spiders did not go running to another part of the house.