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Details:- Specs:
- Voltage: 4500V shock grid
- Solar panel: 10W 5V monocrystalline
- Battery: 4,000mAh rechargeable
- Charge time: 3–4 hours via USB-C
- Runtime: Up to 12 hours per full charge
- Coverage area: Up to 1 acre
- LED wavelength: 365–395 nm
- Material: Aluminum frame with ABS housing and stainless steel components
- Waterproof rating: IPX5
- Dimensions: 3.2" L × 10.5" W × 13.9" H
- Weight: 3.9 lbs
- Target species: Mosquito, fly, moth, gnat, wasp
- Includes:
- Bug zapper unit
- 10W solar panel with 10 ft extension cable
- 4 ft USB-C charging cable
- 2.6 ft hanging chain
- Two ground stakes
- Cleaning brush
- Features:
- Dual charging: Solar panel or USB-C
- Two operating modes: AUTO (charges during day, activates at dusk) and ON (continuous 24-hour use)
- Attracts and kills insects with 2 LED bulbs and 4500V grid
- Three setup options: Hang, stake into ground, or freestanding
- EPA registered; chemical-free and odor-free
- Protective mesh around high-voltage grid
- Washable grids and rinse-clean base
- Suitable for indoor and outdoor use
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Just did a quick search. https://www.sgvmosquito
To sum it up, 99.78% of the insects killed are not mosquitos and biting flies. It's not as bad as that seems, because a LOT of moths and beetles are agricultural pests. Wood and stem boring beetles are horribly destructive. Don't even get me started on Japanese beetles. Not sure about ladybugs, but lacewings are HIGHLY attracted to the lights, but their larvae are a major beneficial predator. The article mentions parasitic wasps being killed, and those are another really important group of beneficial insects.
There are beneficial moths and beetles, though. Besides ladybugs, you have tiger and other leaf litter predatory beetles. Moths will include hundreds of species that help keep various plant species in balance, plus horribly damaging ones like tent caterpillars and gypsy moths, that can given enough bad years kill off trees.
So no easy answers. I have functioning farms with livestock on two sides of my property, plus a neighbor with seven acres and horses across the road. Biting flies are a problem for me, but I tend to run one or two bug lights in the house to get biting flies that sneak in during the day. They also get isolated native American wood roaches, which I get in wet years due to the flood plain below me, and a dirt crawlspace. Thankfully I don't have Asian or German cockroaches. I worked in an old airport building with cockroaches in our break area, we had some coworkers who never wiped.up after preparing food. Yuck.
Diatomaceous earth works really well in a house without preschool children or neurotic pets that will try to lick anything off the floor. It's not the licking that is so dangerous, its putting their nose down there while they lick, and breathing it in. That's when you have a major safety issue.
- The lights are too dull to attract insects IMO
- Sensitivity to light is low. Doesnt shut down if there is no bright sun and can target beneficial insects in the day time.
- Due to low sensitivity it burns the charge in day time and not available in the night when needed.
- Amazon gives a bit of hard time for returns and claims they will deduct if the item is used
I would keep away.Just did a quick search. https://www.sgvmosquito
To sum it up, 99.78% of the insects killed are not mosquitos and biting flies. It's not as bad as that seems, because a LOT of moths and beetles are agricultural pests. Wood and stem boring beetles are horribly destructive. Don't even get me started on Japanese beetles. Not sure about ladybugs, but lacewings are HIGHLY attracted to the lights, but their larvae are a major beneficial predator. The article mentions parasitic wasps being killed, and those are another really important group of beneficial insects.
There are beneficial moths and beetles, though. Besides ladybugs, you have tiger and other leaf litter predatory beetles. Moths will include hundreds of species that help keep various plant species in balance, plus horribly damaging ones like tent caterpillars and gypsy moths, that can given enough bad years kill off trees.
So no easy answers. I have functioning farms with livestock on two sides of my property, plus a neighbor with seven acres and horses across the road. Biting flies are a problem for me, but I tend to run one or two bug lights in the house to get biting flies that sneak in during the day. They also get isolated native American wood roaches, which I get in wet years due to the flood plain below me, and a dirt crawlspace. Thankfully I don't have Asian or German cockroaches. I worked in an old airport building with cockroaches in our break area, we had some coworkers who never wiped.up after preparing food. Yuck.
Diatomaceous earth works really well in a house without preschool children or neurotic pets that will try to lick anything off the floor. It's not the licking that is so dangerous, its putting their nose down there while they lick, and breathing it in. That's when you have a major safety issue.
What's your thoughts about using this in the garage for about 1-2 hrs a night? I have an old gararge with doors that don't seal tight, mosquitos tend to go in there and chew my ass when I'm in there. Would this be alright and not attract/harm any benefical bugs if used minimally 1-2 hrs a night in the garage?
- Wrong Attraction: Mosquitoes ignore UV light. They are attracted to your breath.
- Bad Diet: They want human blood, not light bulbs.
- Bycatch: Zappers kill helpful bugs that eat other pests.
Better Ways to Clear Mosquitoes"Insect electrocutor light traps, also known "bug zappers" have been extensively marketed for the past several years with claims they can provide relief from the annoyance of biting mosquitoes and other pests in your back yard. Their effectiveness has been widely doubted and a few studies have shown they are very poor at killing mosquito females (the sex that bites).
Now comes another study indicating black light traps are not only useless for mosquito, they are potentially harmful to the environment (and not just to the sensitive ears of neighbors trying to sleep next door). Results of a survey of insects caught in an electrocuter black light trap in Newark, Delaware indicate that nearly all of the insects caught are either harmless or beneficial. Pests, and especially biting pests, do not end up in the traps.
According to an article by Timothy Frick and Douglas Tallamy of the University of Delaware published in Entomological News [107(2): 77-82] only 31 insects out of 13,789 trapped and counted (0.22%) in a suburban setting over the course of an entire summer were biting flies. "Biting flies" includes both female mosquitoes and biting gnats.
The largest number of insects (6,670 = 48.4%) were harmless, nonbiting aquatic insects from nearby rivers and streams. These insects, of course, are a vital part of the aquatic food chain and are valuable "fish food." Another important group unfortunately caught in the traps were predators and parasites, that is, biological control organisms such as ground beetles and parasitic wasps that help keep insect pest populations naturally low. Predators and parasites accounted for 13.5% of the insects caught (1,868).
So how good are bug zappers? This study would indicate they are worst than worthless because of the large number of harmless and beneficial insects they kill. Extrapolations calculated by the authors indicate that 4 million bug zappers (4 years worth of approximated sales in the U.S.) operating for 40 nights each summer, would destroy in excess of 71 billion nontarget insects each year. And the number of mosquitoes would still be the same as before. It is clear you should save your money!"
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- The lights are too dull to attract insects IMO
- Sensitivity to light is low. Doesnt shut down if there is no bright sun and can target beneficial insects in the day time.
- Due to low sensitivity it burns the charge in day time and not available in the night when needed.
- Amazon gives a bit of hard time for returns and claims they will deduct if the item is used
I would keep away.Join The Conversation
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