The best insect screens, compared.
Top pick: XYGK window fly screen Best value: SMALUCK magnetic door screen – Highest price-credibility score on a different listing: about £9.99, 4.5 from 2,123, a 90 × 210 cm door curtain. A review says it cannot be trimmed. Updated October 2026.
An insect screen, usually called a fly screen in the UK, is mesh over a window, door, or patio opening so you can leave that opening open and keep flies, wasps, and mosquitoes out. This comparison covers 11 amazon.co.uk listings: hook-and-loop window sheets, a magnetic door curtain, mesh you frame yourself, a zip pair, and one adjustable aluminium frame. Star lines sit between 3.9 and 5.0, with counts from three reviews to 11,242. A private home does not have to fit a screen. A reviewer says that curtain cannot be trimmed. How to choose is in the [insect screen buying guide](/hub/hedges-and-privacy-screens/insect-screen/sub/insect-screen-buying-guide).
An insect screen, usually called a fly screen in the UK, is mesh over a window, door, or patio opening so you can leave that opening open and keep flies, wasps, and mosquitoes out.
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XYGK lists one white 130 by 150 cm sheet at about £4.19 with a 0.6 cm by 5.6 m hook-tape strip and a polyester claim. The amazon.co.uk line is 5.0 from 3 ratings, and the listing notes contain one UK review, about large spiders staying on a bedroom ledge once the mesh was up. That review does not mention washing, PVC, or a second season, so the five-star line is not a sample you can lean on. The bullets name wood, aluminium, PVC, and steel, and they say hand-wash then store, which remains a listing claim rather than a reviewed result. At 50 g the sheet is very light. In this comparison the size is useful if you need one sheet wider than the 110 cm tesa, and the evidence is too thin to treat the score as a quality result.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want one larger white sheet and you accept that three ratings are not a test.
Less suitable: You want a rating count in the thousands, a door curtain, or a stated midge weave.
Specifications
Common questions
Will this stick to PVC?
The bullets say the tape works on wood, aluminium, PVC, and steel. The listing asks the PVC question and does not add a separate test result.
Can you wash it?
The bullets say hand-wash, then remove and store. That is a listing claim. The one UK review on the listing does not mention washing.
How many reviews support the five-star score?
The listing line is 5.0 from 3 ratings. The notes contain one UK review, about spiders on a bedroom window.
Solkraes is one black polyester piece, about 3 by 10 m, at about £14.99 with 4.6 from 14 reviews. There is no frame and no tape, and the listing points at a patio, a balcony, or garden plants, with a rank in Garden Netting. Four UK texts mention patio mosquitoes after sunset, a polytunnel door, and an easy short fit. One buyer found a stitched tear about 30 cm in from the edge while making doors. Another wanted a waterproof shed cover, which this mesh is not sold as. Weave is not stated, only words such as fine and dense. At 470 g you are buying cloth, then supplying every batten or clip yourself. The 4.6 score sits on 14 ratings, so it does not outrank a window sheet with thousands of reviews.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A patio, balcony, or polytunnel opening you will frame yourself from a large polyester piece.
Less suitable: A finished window kit, a waterproof shed cover, or a midge weave you can quote from the listing.
Specifications
Common questions
Is this a finished window screen?
No. The box is one cuttable polyester sheet. The title covers a patio and garden plants. You supply any frame or fixing.
How big is the sheet?
The listing says about 10 × 33 ft, which it also gives as 3 × 10 m, and the weight is 470 g.
What did the reviews mention?
Patio mosquitoes, a polytunnel door, and a shed cover. One buyer found a stitched tear about 30 cm in from the edge.
SMALUCK’s black polyester door curtain is 90 by 210 cm at about £9.99, with 4.5 from 2,123 amazon.co.uk reviews. The box includes the curtain, hook-and-loop tape, and push pins, and the bullets add a magnetic centre seam and a bottom weight. UK reviewers describe a fit in about five minutes on half of a French door, magnets that close after you walk through, and fewer flies and wasps with the door left open. Dogs in those reviews learned the seam, while a neighbour’s cat staying out is one review, not a pet-proof claim. The specification lines do not say you can cut it, and a UK reviewer says it cannot be trimmed, including after a chat reply that said it could. It is the best value in this set when the opening is about that 90 by 210 cm size, because you get a complete door kit and a 4.5 rating from more than two thousand reviews. It is the wrong product if the doorway is a different size.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A door close to 90 cm wide and 210 cm high that you walk through, on a frame you can tape or pin.
Less suitable: A window, a wider or narrower doorway, or any opening you planned to cut the curtain down to fit.
Specifications
Common questions
What size is the SMALUCK curtain?
The listing says 90 cm wide by 210 cm high. It tells you to measure first and prefers the screen slightly larger than the opening.
Can you trim it?
The specification lines do not say it is cuttable. A UK reviewer says it cannot be trimmed, including after being told that it could.
How does it close?
Magnets run along the centre seam, with a bottom counterweight in the bullets. The box includes hook-and-loop tape and push pins for the frame.
Yeasing sells black fibreglass mesh only, 1.2 by 2.5 m, at about £7.85 with 4.5 from 22 reviews. The bullets state a mesh diameter under 1.5 mm. They do not state an 18 by 16 or 20 by 20 weave, and the box has no tape and no frame. Reviewers cut it for several windows or stapled it to a homemade timber door and called it cheap in warm weather. One buyer reported a strong chemical smell and planned to wash it first. Another expected metal and received fibreglass, which did not suit that job, even though the technical block says fibreglass. The weight field prints 10 g, which is not a useful heft for a 2.5 m roll, so ignore that figure. It is mesh for a frame you already have, not a finished screen.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You are stapling or framing your own timber screens and you will air the roll before you fit it.
Less suitable: You wanted a kit with tape tonight, or you needed metal mesh for a specific job.
Specifications
Common questions
Does this roll include tape or a frame?
No. The technical block lists the mesh only. A reviewer stapled it to a timber frame to cover two doors.
What mesh size does the listing state?
The bullets say fibreglass and a mesh diameter under 1.5 mm. They do not state an 18 × 16 or 20 × 20 weave.
Why did one reviewer mention metal?
That reviewer said the goods were described as metal and arrived as fibreglass. The technical block says fibreglass, not metal.
The tesa Insect Stop sheet is 110 by 130 cm of anthracite polyester, listed at about £6.97 with 4.2 from 11,242 amazon.co.uk reviews. Reviewers who trimmed it to a window often say the hook strip went on in minutes and that they peel the mesh back to reach a handle. Flies and wasps are the insects those reviews name, not a weave count, because the listing states polyester and a 30°C wash and does not state threads per inch. The recurring fitting fault is overlapping the adhesive pads, which stops the second pad sticking. In a sample of 47 UK texts, one small-window order arrived in the wrong colour and another was reported as not received. In this set it is the top pick for a single window that sits inside 110 by 130 cm before you cut, because the rating count is the largest here. It is a poor match for a door you walk through, and it is not a stated midge mesh.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A window whose frame is inside 110 by 130 cm, where you will trim once and open the mesh only to reach the handle.
Less suitable: A door you walk through, a frame wider than the sheet, or midges that need a stated 20 × 20 weave.
Specifications
Common questions
Does this tesa sheet include the tape?
Yes. The listing includes one fabric net and one hook-and-loop strip set. It states no drilling and a wash up to 30°C.
Can you cut this 110 × 130 cm sheet down?
The listing says the net can be cut to the window. Reviewers describe trimming it and peeling it back to reach a handle.
Does the listing promise the adhesive never fails?
It says the tape can be removed without residue. A reviewer says overlapping two adhesive pads stops the second pad sticking.
The smaller tesa Insect Stop is a 100 by 100 cm anthracite sheet at about £2.56, with 4.2 from 4,396 reviews. The material line says acrylic and the origin is China, unlike the 110 by 130 cm tesa sheet in this set, which says polyester and Germany. Reviewers who matched it to a small window call the fit straightforward and the dark mesh easy to ignore. Several others had to join sheets because 100 cm was narrower than the frame, and one pack arrived with netting shorter than the tape already applied. Weak adhesion on painted frames shows up in the notes, including a buyer who used superglue, and an upper-floor window lost grip each time it was opened. One reviewer said flies passed straight through. At about £2.56 it is the lowest price here with a large rating count, which helps a small window and does not make it a door screen.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A small window you can cover with one 100 cm square after you measure the frame, not the glass.
Less suitable: Any opening wider than a metre, a door, or a frame you open several times a day.
Specifications
Common questions
How big is this tesa sheet?
The title and the scope line both say 100 cm × 100 cm. Reviewers who needed a wider window had to join pieces.
Is the material the same as the 110 × 130 cm tesa sheet?
This listing’s material line says acrylic and the country of origin is China. The larger tesa sheet in this set says polyester and Germany.
Does it stay up when you open the window often?
The listing says the window can still be opened. One reviewer on an upper floor said the hook-and-loop lost grip each time the window moved.
MOEGFY’s three white sheets are listed at 130 by 150 cm for about £11.04, with 4.1 from 4,638 reviews, plus tape, a press tool, and a cutter. A bullet also names 150 by 180 cm, so the size is not a single figure. The fibre is not named. Reviewers who covered bedrooms say bugs and spiders drop while air still moves, and that white mesh is easy to miss until it makes the room a little darker. Adhesive is the repeated fault: one buyer cleaned the frame and still switched to industrial double-sided tape. A reviewer who tried the sheet as an indoor cat barrier said the adhesive came away. The mesh is also described as too soft to tension neatly. At about £3.68 a sheet in this capture it covers several windows, and it does not replace a framed screen or a cat net.
Pros
Cons
Best for: Several ordinary windows you will tape once, after you confirm which size is in the parcel.
Less suitable: A cat safety net, a daily door, or a job that needs a named fibre.
Specifications
Common questions
Does the pack include tape and a cutter?
Yes. Included components are screens, hook tape, a press tool, a cutter, and a user manual. The listing says three items.
Which frames does the listing name?
Wood, aluminium, and steel. It says to clean the frame first and to measure before you buy. Bullets also mention a 150 × 180 cm size.
Can you use it as a cat safety net?
The listing does not say that. A reviewer who tried it as an indoor cat barrier said the adhesive came away.
YANGTE sells four white sheets at about 1.3 by 1.5 m for about £13.99, with 4.1 from 4,264 reviews, four tape rolls, and a cleaning brush. The material line says polyester, while bullets also say fibreglass and PVC, so the fibre is unresolved. Reviewers who wanted hot-weather windows open say it blocks ordinary insects and spiders and feels workable in a rental when the tape holds. Others say the mesh is thin and tears, that scissors struggle with it, and that the tape will not stay stuck. A bullet asks whether it keeps midges out and does not give a thread count. One reviewer said really tiny flies still got through. Child-safety wording appears without a standard, so do not read the pack as a guard. It is a four-window tape kit with a large rating count and a known tear complaint.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You are covering up to four windows with tape and you will keep a spare sheet for a tear.
Less suitable: Midges, a door you walk through, or a frame where failed tape would mark a finish you cannot touch.
Specifications
Common questions
What is in the YANGTE box?
Four mesh sheets, four rolls of self-adhesive tape, and a window cleaning brush. Each sheet is listed around 1.3 m by 1.5 m.
Does the listing prove it stops midges?
A bullet asks whether it keeps midges out and does not give a thread count. One reviewer said really tiny flies still got through.
What do reviewers say about the tape?
Several say the sheets work. Others say the mesh is thin and tears, and that the tape does not stay stuck.
The Amig ME01 is a white aluminium frame with grey fibreglass mesh, listed at about £36.39 with 4.1 from 538 reviews. The size line is 100 by 70 cm, extendable to 190 cm, and the mesh is stated as 17 by 15 at 100 g/m². The bullets say you adjust it into a roller-shutter slot and close the shutter to hold it, with no screws or adhesive required by the listing. Reviewers who have that slot describe a light fit on sash windows and air without the usual insects. One unit arrived with a bent frame and loose clips. Another buyer read the photos as a three-panel set and says that was misleading. Cat owners in the notes still added tape so a kitten could not push the frame. Choose it when the shutter slot matches, not as a stick-on sheet for a flat uPVC face.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A window with a roller-shutter slot that can hold a frame from 100 cm out to 190 cm wide and about 70 cm high.
Less suitable: A flat frame with no slot, a door, or midges that need a stated 20 × 20 weave.
Specifications
Common questions
Does the Amig screen need screws or tape?
The bullets say no drill, screws, or adhesives: adjust it and close the shutter to hold it. Some reviewers still added tape.
What mesh does it state?
Grey fibreglass at 17 × 15 and 100 g/m², in a white aluminium frame. The size line is 100 × 70 cm, extendable to 190 cm.
What went wrong in reviews?
One unit arrived with a bent frame and loose clips. Another buyer thought the photos showed a three-panel set.
BKSAI is a white window sheet with a magnetic opening, listed at about £7.50 with 3.9 from 379 reviews. The size line says 100 by 130 cm, while the bullets say it can be cut and fits windows up to 130 by 150 cm, so you should measure before you trust either figure. Reviewers who got it flat describe sturdy mesh and an easy tape job, including a Velux fit that took under an hour with the smoothing tool. The same notes include a sheet that fell off a high Velux, magnets that slide apart instead of staying shut, and a protruding UK handle that stopped a close fit. One review said very small insects still passed on a Velux. It is the option here when you want a magnetic slit in a window sheet, and it is a weak choice if the handle stands proud or the window is overhead.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A reachable window where the handle sits inside the magnetic opening and you do not want to peel the whole sheet.
Less suitable: A high Velux, a proud uPVC handle, or a door you walk through.
Specifications
Common questions
What size does the listing state?
The size line says 100 × 130 cm. The bullets say it is cuttable and fits windows up to 130 × 150 cm. The packed dimensions are 33 × 4.5 × 3.3 cm.
Does it need screws?
The bullets say install without drilling, on hook tape, and that you can place the magnetic opening at the handle.
Did reviewers keep it on a Velux?
One reviewer said it fell down after a long fit on a high Velux. Another said a protruding UK handle stopped a close fit.
Haiyox lists two black 130 by 150 cm window sheets with a zipper and adhesive tapes at about £8.99. The listing has no customer-review line and no review text, so there is no star rating and no complaint sample to quote. The bullets say you stick matching tape to a flat frame, cut the mesh, and use the zip for cleaning or a partial opening. Material is not named, and a packed-size row of 17 by 2.47 by 22 cm does not describe the mesh once it is open. Rank on the listing is 177 in Window Screens, which is a catalogue position, not a quality score. Buy it only if a zip on a pair of sheets is the feature you cannot get from the reviewed hook-and-loop packs. Treat every durability sentence on the listing as untested here.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You specifically want a zip opening on a window sheet and you can send it back if the tape fails, because there is no review pattern to copy.
Less suitable: You want evidence from other buyers, a door curtain, or a stated weave.
Specifications
Common questions
Is there a zipper?
Yes. The title and bullets describe a zipper so you can open part of the mesh for cleaning or air.
How is it fixed?
The bullets say matching adhesive tapes on a flat frame, with no hole punching, and that you can cut the mesh.
What do UK reviewers say?
The listing has no customer-review line and no review text, so there is no star rating and no complaint sample to quote.
Scores use the 11 amazon.co.uk listings kept in this comparison, the prices and star lines on those pages, and the review notes in the product files. They are editorial, from 0 to 100, and they are not a laboratory test, a mesh measurement, or a midge test. Weights sum to 100. The highest score is the top pick. The highest price-credibility score, on a different listing, is the best value.
Amazon evidence
35%Stars are scored against five, then a band is added for how many ratings sit behind them. No review line scores zero on this block. A 5.0 from three ratings does not outrank 4.2 from 11,242. The block is capped at 35.
UK listing fit
30%The page has to be a window sheet, a door curtain, a framed slot screen, or mesh you frame yourself, with one usable size and a weave or a named polymer. Conflicting size or material lines score down. The block is floored at 0.
Review notes
20%Named limits in the reviews count: flies passing, a curtain that will not trim, adhesive failure, a bent frame, or a smell. A large count with no tear cluster scores higher. No review text scores zero. A star rating is not a weave test.
Price credibility
15%Shelf price set against the rating count. The about £9.99 door kit, 4.5 from more than 2,000 reviews, is the top of this block. That highest value score, on a different listing from the top pick, is the best value.
Match the opening first, then the fixing, then whether the listing states a weave. A star line is not a midge test, and a no-drill claim is not a promise that the tape will stay up.
An insect screen, usually called a fly screen in the UK, is mesh over a window, door, or patio opening. You keep the opening open. Flies, wasps, and mosquitoes are what shoppers are trying to stop. It is not a trickle vent, not a child guard, and not a cat safety net. A private home does not have to fit one.
Measure the frame face or the reveal at more than one point and use the smallest figure if the screen cannot stretch. One measurement on an out-of-square frame leaves a gap.
The SMALUCK specification lines do not say the 90 × 210 cm curtain is cuttable. A UK reviewer says it cannot be trimmed, including after a reply that said it could.
The mesh is not a child guard or a cat safety net. A MOEGFY reviewer who tried a sheet as an indoor cat barrier said the adhesive came away. A magnetic seam also opens for a dog.
A window sheet, a 90 × 210 cm door curtain, and a mesh roll are different products. Hook-and-loop suits a window you rarely peel back. A magnetic split suits a door you walk through. A shutter-slot frame avoids adhesive. UK suppliers treat about 18 × 16 as standard fly mesh and 20 × 20 or tighter as midge mesh. Amig states 17 × 15. Yeasing states an aperture under 1.5 mm. Do not read fine as midge-proof. A protruding handle leaves a gap a flat sheet will not close.
Prefer a stable rating count over a perfect score from a handful of reviews. The tesa 110 × 130 cm sheet is 4.2 from 11,242 and is the top pick. XYGK is 5.0 from three ratings. Haiyox has no review line, so its score is an evidence penalty, not a zero-star rating. Captured prices run from about £2.56 to about £36.39. SMALUCK at about £9.99 is the best value when the door matches, because that listing has the highest price-credibility score.
Three typical situations, each with a recommendation from this comparison.
You want a no-drill sheet for a window that sits inside 110 × 130 cm, and you will peel it back only to reach the handle. The tesa polyester sheet is the top pick at about £6.97, 4.2 from 11,242 reviews, score 86. Overlapping the adhesive pads is the fitting limit. It does not state a midge weave.
You walk through a back door all afternoon and the opening is close to 90 × 210 cm. The SMALUCK curtain is the best value at about £9.99, 4.5 from 2,123 reviews, score 83. Tape, push pins, and a magnetic seam are in the kit. A reviewer says it cannot be trimmed.
You have a roller-shutter slot and you do not want adhesive on the frame. The Amig ME01 is the framed screen here, about £36.39, 4.1 from 538 reviews, score 70. It extends from 100 cm to 190 cm at about 70 cm high, with fibreglass stated at 17 × 15. One unit arrived with a bent frame. It is not a stated 20 × 20 midge mesh.
The top pick is the tesa Insect Stop sheet, 110 × 130 cm, at about £6.97. It scores 86 because the listing is a cuttable polyester window sheet with 4.2 from 11,242 reviews, the largest count in this set. Overlapping the adhesive pads is the fitting limit named in reviews. It is not a door screen and it does not state a midge weave. Best value is the SMALUCK magnetic door curtain at about £9.99, 4.5 from 2,123 reviews, score 83, when the opening is about 90 × 210 cm. That kit has the highest price-credibility score, on a different listing. A reviewer says it cannot be trimmed. Skip both if you need a stated 20 × 20 weave, a child guard, or a cat net.
SMALUCK magnetic door screen
Highest price-credibility score on a different listing: about £9.99, 4.5 from 2,123, a 90 × 210 cm door curtain. A review says it cannot be trimmed.
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Peter F. is the editor for DIY & tools at productscompared.co.uk. Comparisons in this category are checked against amazon.co.uk listings, review evidence and public UK sources.
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