Customer Reviews for ProPest Clothes Moth Trap

My wife was in despair about her knitting stash. The moths were eating the wool yarn and our clothes. We have cats and dogs so wanted a safe system. I previously had good luck with Japanese Beetle Pheromone traps over my roses, so I hung one ProPest Clothes Moth Trap up in each affected room and within 2 weeks we had hundreds of stuck moths and only a few lonely females flying around. Better and safer than poisons or moth balls.

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84 of 86 people found this review helpful

There is a split in reviews between one star and five star that is concerning. The one star reviews sound like they were written by real customers. Several of the five star reviews are suspiciously similar, generic and sound like they were from the manufacturer's brochure. Concerning as posting fake reviews is a fairly common practice with internet businesses these days.

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We have names and emails for every review written on our website.  We have never, and will never, post fake reviews.  If we did, why would we ever post a bad review? 

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51 of 58 people found this review helpful

I have used these moth traps for 8 months after extensive damage to clothing in closets. They are excellent and I highly recommend them. Do not be alarmed if at first they seem to be doing nothing. I put them in problematic closets and first couple of weeks we caught nothing. We then went away for an extended vacation and upon our return the traps were full. We are on our third set and we always keep them in our closet from here on out. I will NEVER be without them! NOTE: TWO THINGS: 1. They need to be changed every three to four months to keep attracting moths. 2. Do not put too many in a closet, as actually I read that it confuses them w too much of the pheromone. Just one trap per closet!

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36 of 38 people found this review helpful

Unfortunately, these "pre-baited" packs do not work as well as the old model traps where you had to put the pheromone bait in place yourself. I had these traps out for 2 weeks before a moth was caught. I have 6-month old previous model traps that are doing a better job. I will probably not be purchasing this item again. Please bring back the old style trap!

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28 of 30 people found this review helpful

I bought another brand of trap that was locally available at the hardware store. It didn't do anything. The ProPest trap is FANTASTIC! We have a very old item that was pulled from a basement and was moth infested. When I opened the ProPest strip, the moths literally came flying out and were all over the place. GREAT trap!

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25 of 26 people found this review helpful

NO STARS .It doesn't work. Moths flying around and seen on fabric, but none on the traps. I called and was told I probably have the wrong type of moths. It might help if your literature described which moths the traps work on.

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13 of 14 people found this review helpful

I don't know what's happening with ProPest's products but they just aren't as good as the original order I received and was very happy with; however, this last order was effective on one moth. I'm assuming he got tired and only landed for a rest, because others fly right past the traps and are either blind or there is nothing in the traps but glue. Where's a pheromone which is attractive to the moths luring them to the traps? Did you forget it? Or are you cutting corners and trying to save money? This formula is barely effective. Go back to your original formula that worked and stop wasting paper, glue and your time and my money. This review has nothing to do with my satisfaction with DoMyOwnPestControl.com I'm very pleased with them; just not this product.

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9 of 9 people found this review helpful

I set up the traps as soon as they arrived, but have caught nothing as of this writing. I know I have clothes moths in the house, because I just discovered some holes in one of my favorite wool ties. I don't know if the traps had already lost their "power" or what, but they don't seem to be working.

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8 of 8 people found this review helpful

Followed instructions to a tee and after 10 days moths are still flying around but not one in the trap! They are clothes moths and clothes moth traps....

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Thank you for your feedback! If you are finding clothes moths but they are not attracted to the ProPest Clothes Moth Traps, then you may have casemaking clothes moths. These are a less common type of clothes moth, but they will not be attracted to this particular trap. You can learn more about this type of moth here: http://www.domyownpestcontrol.com/how-to-get-rid-of-clothes-moths-a-427.html Be sure that you are using no more than 2 traps at a time in your home. If you use too many traps, then the moths will not be able to locate the source of the pheromone. Please let us know if you have further questions.

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7 of 7 people found this review helpful

I learned so much from this website about my moth problem. What kind I have, where to look, what to do. I had a veritable infestation. They were circling the lights at night, dive-bombing the computer screen. I'd smooth ten in the staircase at it's peak. It's all over now. The culprit Persian rugs in the moist basement have been dealt with and won't be moving back. But the traps did little. I had two in a four floor 3-4000 sq foot house. Caught maybe six moths each after a few days when I'm telling you there were hundreds.

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7 of 8 people found this review helpful

After 2 weeks of placing two clothes moth traps in my home on separate floors I did not catch one moth. I had a serious moth infestation for approx. one month. I did go to Home Depot and got Pet/Child Safety spray for flying insects and it worked great. It is a combination of plant oils. As far as these moth traps go, I would never purchase them again. Waste of my money. I would not give it a rating of one star, except that it is required.

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

I agree that my previous traps where you added the pheromone disc worked out soooo much better. I know there are moths present but your traps do not trap them. I would not purchase again.

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

These traps were definitely not as good as expected. The glue is only moderately sticky so the moth has to really settle onto it before he gets stuck. I had used the spray first so I only had a few stray moths left after spraying and I put the trap right next to the moth and he was not the least bit interested in it. I finally had to set the trap over the moth and he flew around inside the trap and bumped into the wall several times before he finally became stuck. Next time I'll probably just use the spray and pass on the traps.

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

I bought 2 sets (4 traps), and plan to buy more. They work just as I had hoped. I hadn't seen too many moths flying around, and wanted to keep it that way. These traps have caught several; more than I was expecting. I set one in my fireplace, which is never used, and caught more there than anywhere else. I wouldn't have though about clothes moths being in the fireplace, but thought I'd give it a try.

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

First time I purchased the traps were amazing. This time, one moth in a bit over a week. Also, this time the trap came apart trying to get protective paper off. Unsure if I'll buy again. First time awesome, second time washout.

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

I put this trap around the area where I spotted the Clothes Moth in my closet. The Clothes Moth ignored the trap and I did NOT see a single moth trapped there! This trap is very expensive to begin with, I certainly thought it would work but unfortunately NOT working.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

I like that the whole trap is active with lure after pulling off the protective paper. My judgement finds this catches more moths on all sides. I've tried Safer brand with a separate lure patch that sometimes I can drop centered and sometimes ends up stuck close to an edge. I can counter that issue by putting the lure into the sticky and then folding the trap, but seems the other side never catches as many bugs.

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3 of 6 people found this review helpful

Worthless product. Caught one after one week. Didn't make a dent in the population, they're still happily fluttering around in my bathroom/closet area.

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2 of 3 people found this review helpful

I have cats and cannot use sprays. The traps work great and greatly reduced my problem in just a few weeks. I'll continue to use them in case of one or two still hanging around.

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2 of 4 people found this review helpful

I have had a trap in my closet where I have wool eating moths. I have seen them flying around here and there in my closet and not one has gone to this trap. I have had many cashmere sweaters ruined by these moths/larvae, and we caught one and looked it up online and it is definitely the clothes moth that we have.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

The pheromones in these traps are so potent that I literally had moths swarming around me before I even opened the sealed cellophane envelope around the traps! Even more impressive was the fact that when I opened the box, a single moth flew out. Ironic, but when you think about, it shows that some time during shipping, a moth could sense the hormones even through the sealed traps and the closed cardboard box, and found a way to get in. Very impressive. Although I don't think that the traps completely eradicate all moths (I believe that this was explained on your website), this is the next best thing, and if I need to, I will be reordering. Thank you for producing a product that actually delivers on its promises.

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2 of 3 people found this review helpful

They work so well the moths are gone except for those in the traps. No smell. Very efficient. I would buy these again.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

I've tried other brands and the ProPest works better than any other. It even works longer than the suggested three months.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

I have used these twice this year and they definitely capture moths. I know they draw only the males, but it's a start. i use them in my closet and in my office where there are good wool rugs.

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2 of 3 people found this review helpful

I set up these traps while using a spray product to eliminate clothes (wool) moths. After a week of checking, the trap did not catch a single moth. By contrast, similar traps I bought at the grocery store caught a lot of moths. But I'm not sure what the difference was -- I assume it was using the spray at the same time.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

I had several deer mounts found to be infested with cloth moths. I treated them succesfully with an expensive solution. It was then recommended that I get cloth moth traps to catch the males that are most assuredly still in my house. After, I think after about 3 weeks, I have yet to trap anything in the traps. I have killed 2 moths by hand in that time, but nothing in the trap. So, I don't know how to rate the traps

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2 of 3 people found this review helpful

I have tried other moth traps with little luck, but this product really works to trap the adult moths. I feel confident that I may now begin to get control of these pesky little clothes eating varmints!

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1 of 2 people found this review helpful

The first time I used this product about six months ago on the moths around my TV set, it got filled up over the course of about a month and worked considerably better than any other moth trap I had used. This time it has been out for about two weeks and captured exactly three moths...considerably worse than a similar product I have used. No clue. Time will tell, I guess.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I got these to try controlling the moths in my closet not knowing if they'd work and was thrilled to see they do. The instructions are clear and the traps are easy to use. I am very glad I bought them and will most likely order more.

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1 of 2 people found this review helpful

Pesky moths went straight for the traps! But I want to know if one trap per floor (3 floors) is too many. Manufacturer's advice says only 2 per house but what about protecting my basement? It also says to close it into the closet but I don't want to lure them INTO the closet! I have it sitting out and seems to work fine.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful