TERRO T800 Garbage Guard Trash Can Insect Killer - Kills Flies, Maggots, Roaches, Beetles, and Other Insects
[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'We just moved into a recently renovated/flipped home. Everything was brand new and the home was clean, clean, clean! But, we had this horrible problem — flies!\n\nWe couldn’t open the garage door or take out the trash or even come in the front door without flies getting in. Considering how diseased these critters are, I didn’t want them in my home. At one point I had killed 10 in a single day.. in my home!\n\nEnough was enough! We had purchased one of those rectangular zappers you see, rebranded a thousand times, for $40 on amazon and they do work great (although loud and a bit scary to handle.) Even though it was killing our active flies, the problem still persisted.\n\nMy friend told me to wash out the trash can outside (the likely source of these flies) with bleach and soap water after the trash had been taken. So I did. I bleached and watched all those larvae go toodles into the soapy and bleach abyss. I thought that would be it. But, nope! Two days later, I’m taking out the trash and lift up my trash can and am met with a swarm of no less than 30 flies. 30!! Where did they come from in two days?!\n\nSo, I turned to Amazon once again. I saw that Terro had a garbage guard for $7 that had decent reviews. So I figured it wouldn’t hurt. I risked it and purchased the Terro T800. It arrived the next day.\n\nWhen I got it, it didn’t smell like anything. It’s super tiny. I thought in NO WAY would this thing do anything. But I stuck it anyway to the garbage kid, and like another reviewer suggested, I put it by the hinge to help prevent it from being knocked out by trash. Then, I close the lid reluctantly. I was pretty sure this tiny, non electrical, non-smelly thing wasn’t going to do SQUAT. Like all the vitamin reviews on Amazon, I was pretty sure any review was made up. But, I left it alone.\n\nI came back two days later to take out more trash and was preparing my fateful demise involving 30 more flies. My hand went up to my face. I made sure to close my mouth — you know, just in case. One fly. One came out. WHAT?\n\nI look into the trash can which has been previously alive with maggots and saw none. NONE. And what I saw were a bunch of dead fly bodies. Those horrible vermin were gone. This must have what it felt like to be Dexter.. I have officially wiped out the enemy with punishable death. Two days later I return and just a moth comes out and the flies are still dead.\n\nIt’s been a week and I have not had to kill a single fly in my house. It’s been a week and I have not had to suffer the annoying sound of the bzzzz behind my head as I read a book and then turn around with anger, “Where are you!” I no longer have the guts of flies smashed on my palms as I smash them against the window in my vain quest to rid them from my house.\n\nTo think, months of suffering with flies and all I had to do was get this Terro Garbage Guard. It is $7 with prime and will be the best investment for you! I cannot recommend it’s enough.\n\nThank you, Terro, for giving me my sanity back.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'My 98 year old Dad just called me with the news that hundreds if not thousands of fruit flies died today in his house. I was visiting with my farther over the holidays and as I entered his house I came face to face with swarms of fruit flies that must have appeared due to our mild winter weather and his overly warm house. We tried so many “home” mixtures found on YouTube but nothing was very affective. As I was leaving after the holidays I was at my wits end on how to kill these fruit flies that had also moved to the bedrooms and bathrooms. Before I left Dad’s house I ordered him a new garbage can with a spring loaded handle on the top that I felt he could manipulate as well as TERRO T800 Garbage Guard both from Amazon. He received both and with a secure top garbage can and TERRO T800 Garbage Guard, within hours hundreds if not thousands of fruit flies were dead or dying. My Dad ask me to get on my “computer thing” and tell Amazon how happy he is with this product and the elimination of the fruit flies. He said he would recommend this to anyone who are also having problems getting rid of fruit flies! 👏👍'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'My poor husband had been absolutely traumatized by maggots in our outside can when we got back from vacation. Over the next few weeks, I bleached and scrubbed the inside and outside like crazy. I basically zip-tied every bag of waste that went in. Still, it was a fly hotel and maggots were coming out of it and crawling on the outside like something in a horror movie. I bought this due to the other reviews and it has been a silver bullet. The only flies in my can are dead flies, and there are no more maggots. The fly population around our home has also decreased dramatically. The garbage guard has definitely become a welcome part of our household maintenance routine!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "These really do work as far as killing insects in your trashcans, but the trick is making sure the garbage trucks don't knock them off when they slam dunk your receptacles. The adhesive pads are no match for that. Luckily, the product has vents in it, so I drilled two holes in the trashcan lid that match the spacing of two of the vents, ran some floral wire through two of the vents, put the adhesive pad on the product (you can just as easily put it on the lid between the holes you drill--it doesn't matter), inserted the wire through the drilled lid holes, pushed it all up against the inside of the lid, closed the lid, and then twist-tied the wires together. Problem solved. Hint: Do everything outside because the product emits fumes and you don't want to be breathing those in."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I put this on the inside of the lid portion of my Behrens Galvanized Steel 10-gallon trash can and guess what, NO FLIES. I use the trash bin specifically for my fur babies poo. It can carry two weeks work of poo and still no flies with the garbage guard. It doesn't mask the poo smell but IDC as long as there are no flies."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Works great! Got an outdoor can, the kind the mechanical arm on the garbage truck picks up and tips over, with the lid opening by gravity. Placed this on the inside of the lid, near the hinge to lessen the chances of it being scraped off during emptying and it's worked for 4 pickups so far. And NO flies/maggots! No apparent odor, just seems to put a big hurt on the fly party that used to be my trash can (litter box contents, remnants of meat, etc.) For those missing the adhesive, it's quite small and was kinda hiding in the packaging until I looked carefully, otherwise I'd just use a command strip or something."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I despise fruit flies (and more recently, drain flies). I understand that fruit flies are basically harmless (drain flies CAN spread disease due to the filth in which they lay their eggs). My household leaves out fruit and vegetables which frequently end up rotting. Because they apparently won't stop, short of cucumbers and oranges costing $10 each, I decided to concentrate on the flies. I waged an indoor battle for the longest time, and found it insufficient. No matter how many fly strips and apple cider vinegar traps I laid out, there were armies of new flies to replace the dead ones.\n\nI ran across an article that pointed out that garbage, recycling, and yard waste containers can be big sources of these despicable flies, and they should be treated. I purchased these Terro insecticide devices and had the same issue all the other 1-star reviews are having: they fell off, regardless of how well I cleaned the surface.\n\nHere is the solution:\n\n1. Buy a good roll of two-sided foam tape. I bought the Gorilla tape, permanent adhesion.\n2. Get a bunch of rubbing alcohol wipes or some 91% rubbing alcohol and some paper towels.\n3. Clean any rough debris off the inside of your containers and then wipe down with a alcohol wipe, or a paper towel soaked in alcohol.\n4. Dry the area with a fresh towel. Repeat step 3 and dry again.\n5. You are now ready. Throw away the useless white foam tape that comes with the package. Cut a square of the Gorilla Tape and place it on the BACK of the Terro device. Press the Terro device firmly against the garbage can lid and hold for AT LEAST 30 seconds.\n6. Done! The insecticide dispenser will now stick to your lid long after it's done dispensing its load. You can yank it off when it's time, and replace with another Gorilla tape square and another dispenser. Enjoy a much lower load of fruit and drain flies!\n\nPS, now that your garbage can is treated, take your trash out every day, particularly in a multiple person household. Fruit flies can and WILL lay eggs and hatch from your indoor garbage. Ensure the lid of the outdoor can closes properly to maintain the appropriate concentration of insecticide vapor inside it."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-2 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I discovered our trash can was literally infested with maggots about two weeks ago. Immediately disgusted by the wiggling, slimy maggots I took to Amazon to find a cure; & a cure I did indeed find! This thing worked great...for about one week or less...! We discovered that (after taking the trash out) the contraption must’ve lost it’s stick & fell into the gross (yet maggot free!) garbage. I placed it precisely as the directions stated. I am so disappointed because it truly seemed to be working. You get what you pay for, I guess? Idk the going rate for this product. Anyway, longgggg story short; It works but you best super glue that bad boy on there or be more brave than I & deep sea dive through the trash to find if & when it falls. 🙅🏻\u200d♀️ 🤷🏻\u200d♀️'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I bought this item because it said sage for indoor & outdoor use. I had intended on putting it in my trash area within my kitchen, but upon reading the box after I installed them it says not to be used where people spend time or prepare food. I guess “indoor” only means garages. I’ll be removing it ASAP and putting it outside, but it won’t help my indoor issue. I wish the description had been more explicit. Unfortunately I discovered this after I installed so I can’t return. Also, there’s a concerning “may cause cancer” warning on the box...suddenly fruit flies don’t seem too terrible.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I live in a small apartment building with six units. We’ve been producing a ton of trash this summer while we’re all trapped inside and as it heats up, our trash situation behind the building has gotten pretty foul and flies were a constant presence. After a horrifying experience with a can full of maggots, I ordered these online. The cans behind our building don’t have lids, so I just stuck two on the wall behind the trash cans & they have worked like magic. I’ve seen maybe two flies in the week since I put them up. I am so pleased with this purchase.'}]