Zero InBed Bug Trap - 5-Pack, Ready-To-Use, Poison-Free Treatment, Bed Bug Detector, Monitors Infestation

Pros:Affordable, non-toxic (and only?) tool for monitoring for infestationsCan work, but see belowMost of the cons, excepting instructions, are sort of due to nature of bed bugs, as said, there is likely no better way to monitorCons:Instructions are minimal, hard-to-see pics of how to fold, mainlyNo attractants, so catching bed bugs is at worst random, at best due to good placement of multiple trapsCan take a long time to catch anything, due to aboveEven if you catch something, can be hard to identify itI bought these because a friend, who had been to my house, and I to his, found he had bed bugs. I searched, and could find no signs, but thought I'd get these, as can't hurt..I think these can work, but there's a few things to bear in mind: they are only for monitoring, not to get rid of bed bugs. Also, they have nothing that attracts bed bugs, and for them to work, bed bugs have to "stumble upon" them, so multiple traps in different likely locations is a must. Also, re-position the traps multiple times, if they keep coming up empty, but you think you have bed bugs and see below about patience! The traps resemble bed bug hide-outs, so look like an attractive place to hide.The instructions for folding them are only small pictures, and it's hard to see them or work out from the info how these work. They should be folded flat, with the flaps in middle closed, so that the 2 halves are close together in the middle, but there's a little gap at the ends (see pics 1 and 2 ), where the bugs can enter. The shorter sides - with the widest gap - should be laid in line with where you think bed bugs might encounter them, although they can also enter via the open longer side. So, say, on the edge of the mattress, right next to the seam, with the short side towards the seam, preferably on underside of mattress - maybe attach to mattress with double-sided tape. Then when the bed bugs come out, or return there to hide, they instead encounter the trap.Another thing is it's hard to definitely identify what you've caught, but that's not really the product's fault. Bed bugs take multiple "instars" to grow to adult size, and before that, are tiny. The eggs hatch within 2 weeks, and initially, they are very, very small. Then they feed, and shed their skin, emerging one size bigger, which happens 4 or even 5 times before they get to full size, which is still quite small..My traps have caught what are likely small bed bugs, but which I wouldn't even have recognised as insects, without my iphone's magnifiying app and switching on the torch, too. Or maybe I need to re-treat my cats for fleas.. But looking at the photos (which even without magnification, are clearer than viewing directly), I think these are probably bed bugs. Yuck! Sorry about pics, but shows these things can work.If you do find bed bugs, options for getting rid of them are limited to variations of one ingredient, Permethrin and varieties thereof. Whether in bomb form, as powder or as spray, anything you can buy in UK will have that, and at most, an Insect Growth Regulator in addition, which then makes it far more expensive.. Powder is best, far preferable to spray.Permethrin type ingredients are toxic to cats, and possibly rabbits, but not to dogs. I will exclude cats from treated area and try insect powder (for any type of insect, it is all the same thing now, anyway) sprinkling it generously on edges of mattress and around the bed, and vacuum very thoroughly a few days later. I will also use some diatomaceous earth I bought for plant pests. That works by dissolving the chitin in their shell, but requires close, prolonged contact. Also, will wash bedding at over 60 C and continue monitoring with traps.Have not been bitten, but then bed bugs can also feed on pets or go for long periods without food. I will also treat my cats for fleas, which will kill any bed bugs that might feed on them.I used 3 traps for a single bed, and 2 have caught something: pic 3 and 4 show traps at 1:1 size (middle insect in 1st is defo a fly), then sections with the bugs heavily magnified.One last thing to note: I have had these down for months, and only now have they caught anything. But it might also take a long time to catch any, as this depends on the bed bugs encountering the traps, so patience is also required. Conversely, if you find a lot of adult bed bugs, you have a heavy infestation.Based on what is available, these are definitely a useful monitoring tool. I think a lot of the negative reviews are based on unrealistic expectations of what these can achieve.. and the instructions could be a lot clearer!

Its not at all worthy

‘It’s a trap!’ But it isn’t. What it is is an origami project with a sticky backed plastic lining. The theory, which sounds awesome on paper, is that you fold this cardboard structures into open sided boxes that have been cunningly lined with self adhesive sheets that lure and ensnare unsuspecting bugs to their doom. I.e. a ‘Trap’. That, however, would suggest that said bugs and creepy crawlies would fall prey to the irresistible lure of the ‘Trap’. They don’t. There is no irresistible lure. There is nothing to entice the bug, who has already found themselves a happy little home and is breeding with supernatural gusto, to abandon it all and launch themselves onto a bed of glue. The entire system relies on kamikaze bugs electing to end it all like the heroine of a doomed romance novel. So, the reality is that these ‘Trap / Indicators’ have been next to useless. Ten have been deployed, in all of the areas of ‘High Traffic’ as prescribed by Dr Google, and so far I have caught 6 dust bunnies and half an ant. The professionals I employed to exterminate the infestation left with a bag full of the fallen corpses of my enemies, yet the ‘Traps’ had none. Maybe the bugs could read the instructions on the box and decided to hold a risk assessment meeting before proceeding, who knows.

I bought it as I was paranoid I had a bed bug in my room whilst I couldn’t find any the first day of use it caught a fly which I was very impressed with. Overall pleased with the purchase and saved me money hiring exterminators to do virtually the same thing.

Seems to do job well, easy to use

Easy to use

My initial reaction was to give this product one star, despite the manufacturer being one of the best bedbug deterrent maker ever. Their other products are excellent and highly effective, and I would recommend to anyone. But this particular one I didn't like. In the two or so weeks I use it, it trapped 0 bugs of any kind. The internal substance is so sticky that if you were unfortunate enough to put it under your mattress, for instance, or under cushions - areas which will experience pressure through sudden weight - i.e., you lying or sitting down - and it opens, you will have a hard job getting it off any fabric as I would unfortunate enough to find out. Never mind accidentally sticking your fingers - i.e your thumb and index finger - together, you might rip your skin trying to prise them apart. I didn't like it, not sure about anyone else, but not buying again. However, having said that other products produced by this manufacturer are excellent and very effective. It's just this particular make and idea I am not keen on. You can leave it in corners, loosely around the house, but not recommended if you have children - particularly babies.

Value for money