Tomcat3 Count Cockroach Glue Traps

Generally speaking, I love bugs - outside - when they serve vital roles in the ecosystem. However I absolutely completely totally despise bugs INSIDE my home!My husband has one of *those* ex's. You know the types. The ones you shudder when reading about in the newspaper. You know, when the article describes the Filth. The stench. And the horror of horrors - thousands... if not millions... of... BUGS. When the kids were going back and forth for alternating weekends, first when they were still living primarily The Bug Life then when the courts intervened on their behalf and they only rarely but still occasionally were remembered and still had to go visit the infestation, those damn bugs would hide in E V E R Y T H I N G. Tennis shoes. Jeans. Jackets. Winter coats. Backpacks. Nothing was immune. Nothing sacred. Not even Favorite Toys. In our Defense from the Bugs we had to install hooks on the porch for their belongings until it could be Bug Inspected. I honestly never thought bugs could infest a vehicle. It got sooo bad driving down the highway to about crash when the Bug Army ran across the dash straight at me! It honestly took a Bug Bomb every week for a month to finally declare victory. Seriously. I had no idea.Poor kids. They totally didn't get it. A normal childhood does not entail a lifetime of Battling Bugs. Bugs that crawl in your ear when you're sleeping. Bugs that poop on your toothbrush. Bugs in the microwave. Bugs in the fridge. I still cry at night grieving for the innocence of childhood they so desperately missed. They somehow thought it was about them. It was always about those darn nasty filthy Bugs. When one bug somehow got through Bug Inspection, when one egg sac hatched in a girl's purse lining or hem of clothing, the war was on. Bug War!Btw, Did that restaurant have any idea the "home-baked pies" were from a kitchen shared with the entrenched Bug Army?Anyway, these Tomcat's are the absolute perfect solution as a first line defense. The glue traps are soooo easy to store in bulk, either flat or folded into trifolds to save space. They are treated with an attractant specifically for cockroaches however they'll catch anything that crawls through their path.We have this under-the-stairs closet sort of Harry Potter style. I store the extra unused traps on a shelf of this closet. The attractant seems to draw any cockroaches from the far corners of our home to this closet. Maybe the warm ductwork helps. Or maybe the adjacent bathroom so they can get a drink. Whatever, the rare visiting bugs somehow have deciced this is the conference room. On the floor of this closet I usually have several of these types of glue traps set up. I'll normally place other traps strategically around our home tucked safely away from curious pets. Especially closets near bathrooms or dark, damp, warm places. Any creepy crawly which goes through will remain stuck til discarded. So easy to check, most night crawlers tend to be darker so they stand out against the white background. Folded up or laid flat, either way is easy to see. Even when that occasional cricket or silverfish finds its way inside, or those super hairy House Centipedes, yep they get reeeaaaally stuck too! This is where it's really helpful to buy a Reacher Grabber tool. I store it in the closet with extra glue traps. Then it's super easy to go through and take any bugged up traps to the trash without physically TOUCHING the buggy traps! Be sure to replace any discarded traps with a fresh trap. It's easiest when they're folded. Before placing the new glue trap just remember to remove the protective paper from the glue!If you too are as determined as I am to keep bugs OUT of the home, cleaning with essential oils including tea tree oil, peppermint, lavendar, CLOVES, lemons, oranges, rosemary, lemongrass etc are each beneficial. And your home will smell yummy too. Spearmint, lemon, orange, vanilla and lemongrass together in a mini humidifier is so reminiscent of a fresh baked Lemon Cake! Can't sleep at night? You'll sleep better and breathe easier with lavender and eucalyptus on duty shielding the bugs away.I hope you have as much success as we've had on the War on Bugs. Next week will be 18 years we've managed to stay firmly committed to each other despite those who've tried to wedge us apart. So far, knocking on wood, United Together we've managed to keep those bugs at bay.My only suggestion to Tomcat: Besides the 3 pack or 4 pack, I'd like to see the Bulk Pack of a dozen or more. This is vital for anyone dealing with the Bug Person in their life!

These traps are relatively easy to setup, so I placed them on my floor in random spots around the house. Living in a not so nice area of town, roaches are sort of a problem. I've seen more on the walls in a month than any of these three traps have caught. Not impressed, won't be purchasing any more in the future.

I have rental units so there are always cockroaches around. These traps didn't catch anything. I guess I should be happy that perhaps there were no cockroaches to catch however, I know that's not the case. There are always cockroaches and these traps were empty after 10 days of use.

In the warm, humid climate where I live cockroaches are always a problem. I stopped using pesticides long ago, and instead have used glue traps with a non-toxic bait. I've used many traps made by Hoy Hoy and they really work well. If I have an infestation, within a week they'll be full of roaches. Then I just throw them out and put out new ones. They don't get rid of the problem completely but they do reduce the population substantially.The secret is in the bait; I've used another brand very similar to Hoy Hoy that doesn't work as well, and I believe it's because it uses a different bait that's not as effective. Even the Hoy Hoy bait seems to work for only a couple of weeks, however; after that the cockroaches just ignore the traps.Moving to these Tomcat traps, which operate on the same principle, I noticed I have quite a few roaches these days so I put three traps in my kitchen. After the first day, nothing. After the second day, nothing. After the third day, two roaches in one of the traps.My conclusion: these Tomcat traps do work, but not as well as the Hoy Hoy traps.

If you have a “small” problem with bugs, then these glue traps might help. They certainly are not for a “major problem”. But they are quite affordable, so worth the cost to give them a try. Simple to put together. Works not only for cockroaches, but other bugs as well. I actually smeared just a big of peanut butter right in the center to add a bit of extra scent, and I think it helped. If you’re not getting the results you’re looking for, then you might give it a try.