Flowtron MA-1000 Octenol Mosquito Attractant Cartridge, Compatible with BK-15, BK-40, BK-80, MC-9000, FC-8800

Easy to install and works well with my Flowtron bug zapper. I like that each cartridge lasts for quite a while, so there’s not much maintenance involved. Anything that helps attract more mosquitoes and biting flies away from where we’re sitting outside is a plus. I’ll keep these on hand during mosquito season.

I live in the northern midwest and have been using these cartridges for nearly 10 years now, with multiple BK-80D large size Flowtrons. That size of Flowtron takes 2 of these cartridges on the bottom. The cartridges work very well and seem to last very long, definitely longer than 1 month I would say. However, 2 major things. One is, the cartridges have gotten so much more expensive over the years, I can hardly believe it! From a couple dollars each to about $10-12 each. I know inflation is bad these days, but that bad? To the point where I now try to make one set of cartridges last the whole mosquito season, which is probably stretching it. Two is, you need to stick these cartridges to the bottom of the Flowtron a very specific way, otherwise they will fall off too soon. If you look at the bottom of the Flowtron where these go, the flaps of the slot don't make a flat surface because the light bulb pushes against the two flaps from the other side and causes the flaps to bulge out a bit. Thus, if you try to stick the cartridge centered on this convex section, it'll never stick for long. Instead, I cut the adhesive strip in half, stick both on 1 side of the cartridge, and then press that side of the cartridge very well to just 1 flap of the slot. So basically only half of the cartridge is stuck very well to 1 flap on the bottom of the Flowtron, while the other half of the cartridge is just hanging there not touching the other flap at all. But it is better to have half the cartridge stuck well, than all of the cartridge stuck poorly. Since I started doing this, I have not had any cartridges falling off before it was time to change them out.

Always does the job

There is a nice little spot on the bottom of the Flowtron zapper for this cartridge. So I followed in the instructions and put it where it belongs and put the zapper on the pole. A few minutes later I noticed the cartridge laying on the ground. So I had to try and re-stick it, but when you do this, the wrapper is already off so you make your hands smell like mosquito attractant, which isn't a good thing. If your zapper is high in the sky like mine, it's a pain to get the zapper down and re-stick the cartridge only for it to fall off again a bit later. For some reason after about the 3rd re-stick it held. 3rd time is a charm I guess. I think the next time I put one in I might improvise something with zip tie, or some tape to keep it in there. Did it work? Well I suppose. I like to have people over on Friday evenings for some grilled food and fire pits. So I spray the Cutter Back Yard spray a few times during the summer season, use Citronella Tiki candles, and some people use personal spray just for an extra level of protection. The Zapper is just another level of defense. So I have no idea if this was working or not,because of my other extensive counter measures. I will say that there were several mosquito kills and I personally without using personal spray took only 2 or 3 bites, but after an entire evening outside, that's not bad. One day I didn't bother to replace the cartridge and it seemed like the number of mosquito kills went down. That could be that there were just fewer mosquitoes because of my spraying the yard for bugs, or it could be the cartridge really works. I guess, I'd say try it both ways. See what works best for you. My Flowtron zapper came with one to try out, but it would be worth the few bucks to pick one up and try it just to see if you get more kills.

It does work if you are using it for the flowering, but I am giving just 4 instead of 5 stars because it came without the sticky material to secure it. Good luck if you do not have a double tape because you will not able to secure it under neat of the flowtron.