compressed air sucks, as it leaves a nasty residue that's supose to be a bitter agent to keep people from huffing it, but stuff stinks, and whatever you spay will stink as well. A good shop air compressor would be the best.
Ok, the bugs were attracted to the light. The problem is the regular bulb is so bright that they don't need to get so close to it. That's why they were all over the wall but not going into the zapper when the bulb was on. That's also why it killed more with the bulb off. Weaker light source means they have to get closer to it so with just the zapper on they are drawn in close enough to get zapped.
13 likes???? Now here is the truth...Its not how bright....It is the spectrum of light the bugs see, sea, c........People for example can't see in the dark, give them a device called night vision and ...WOW!!!!.... Night vision amplifies the spectrum the humans can interpret,,,, like a computer program being able to decipher Numbers and codes and translates it into a code the eyes.../ sensors of the program/ computer can interpolate, like linear interpolation....That simple!
omg spot on.....i started one up thats like 25 years old been stored since then thats why i lookd this up and yeh its not to bright u can stare at it lol
Mosquitoes aren’t as affected by bug zappers because they attracted to general areas by light but find their targets by tracking carbon dioxide trails created by mammals exhaling. If you built a bug zapper that dispensed trace amounts of C02 it would be way more effective on mosquitoes.
Some are getting it wrong in this comments. The white light is so that you can continue to use that light socket to light your area for YOU, not attract the bugs. The UV light, I kept it on through the night in a room due to gnats from our indoor plants, and the population went away in less than two days with two lights in our house. I also used one of these at an Elders house that was infested with fruit flies from not removing fruit remnants in the garbage out of his apartment in time, and it took out 1000's in 3 days! I am not kidding. It just worked. These little gnats and fruit flies are tough to get rid of 100 percent especially in houses with lots of plants, so it is about persistence. I do agree that there is probably scientific research stating that UV light does not attract all insects well, that is why a comprehensive battle plan is needed indoors when battling these little guys.
I know this is an old post but anyway, having house plants myself I use this trick... Leave an open bag on a corner of worktop and put banana skins, tea bags and any sweet fruit skins in it, after a couple of days quickly seal the bag with both hands and take it outside to trash bin. This plus quickly, with lid closed, take the small kitchen bin outside to trash. I do not lift the trash bag out in the kitchen as any fly's will fly out. This works very well for me but must be repeated regularly especially in summer.
@@XDMIIIIIIIII try it. It doesn't hurt to try. Use dish water soap and stir it up with water on a stryoplate. Put it under a night light for a couple days. All those annoying little pest need water to drink and produce. Once they drink the soap water, they will die. You will probably see them floating in the plate.
@@tr1bes I know this is old, but theres a lot better of a trap you could make just as easy at home. First, take a soda bottle(any will work though one with a narrower top would be best) use a razor or scissors or something to cut the top off(roughly 3 Inches from the top) then pour some homemade mix in the bottom(about 2 or so Tablespoons of Apple Cider/White Vinegar about 1tbsp of Sugar, and a few drops of dishsoap mixed well) then take the top, flip it upsidedown so its like a funnel, and put it inside the bottom. so the flies or gnats will fly into the hole but with it funneled down inside itself, they wont know how to get out. its how any gnat trap is made you oculd buy in the store exept those ones are always itty bitty and cost around $5-$10, this is extremely cheap and most of the ingredients people would already have in their house. also, you could make a really amazing fly repelent using a concoction thats pretty similar to the mix used in the gnat trap. just take a spray bottle(over the sink because the reaction could make a mess) first put in 1 Tbsp of Vinegar and 1 Tbsp of Baking Soda for each cup of water you plan to use, over the sink and wait for the reaction to settle, then add the water you need to fill the bottle(usually 1-3 cups), then after all the ingredients are in and have mixed, add a few drops of dish soap and there ya go. an amazing homemade fly repellent
I had a large zapper and it worked great for two years. Once I had to change the bulb I couldn't find a replacement for it and got rid of it. I used to place it out in the middle of the yard with a small bright led bulb behind it further away both would hang from a garden hanger. Around the table I had tiki torches and led strip lights. It worked great! I love surrounded by a wooded area with a large pond on the side of my house 100feet away. That was the best set up I ever had. I woukd also fog the yard once every two weeks. If I don't do all of that you can't sit outside for 10 min without gettibg eaten alive by mosquitoes. The large purple zappers are great and I plan to get another this year. I looked at that bulb two days ago and am glad I didn't go with it. Thanks for the review great job
7:53 You have to bait them as well. Bug zappers come with a bait strip that you have to stick on to the bottom of the zapper. The bulb warms the bait strip and attracts mosquitos. You should replace the bait strip every six months or depending on how often it's on. Mine is on 24/7 so I replace the bait strip every 2 months
If you use an air hose hooked to a compressor it will clean better. Also cotton swabs dipped in alcohol will get the bulb grid clean. Just make sure everything is dry.
For much easier cleaning, it should unscrew at the line between the regular light and the white plastic safety shield (like the Black Flag version does that I tried). Mine only got a few tiny bugs in 2 days, whereas fly paper caught that many in 2 minutes! It's really just a lightbulb, and it's so focused one direction that it brings many shadows to the room.
I bet it would work better if you screwed it into a ceiling fixture. and for best results try cleaning it out over your favorite flavor of ice cream or cereal!
yea I was thinking the same thing .. take a dremel and take every other white slat out and itll get plenty of the bigger bugs although the little ones are the ones that piss me off more lol
The problem is the big bright light. The light illuminates the walls, which then act as light sources because they are reflecting the light back (also, it doesn't help that the walls are white, which is the most reflective color). This attracts the bugs to the walls and the white light itself, but the blue is very dull by comparison, so they ignore it. Also, mosquitoes are attracted mostly to carbon dioxide (and body heat, to a lesser degree), so a product that uses carbon dioxide to attract them is likely going to be the most effective thing.
I got one of these. Let's see how well it works. I bought a socket adapter that let me plug a bulb into a regular outlet. And you could use an air compressor to blow out the bugs.
A little update on the zapplight bulb. I tried it tonight, sat on my porch and it did catch some bugs. I was hoping it would pop pop the bugs like my giant zapper does. You should see this thing it's a buglight and hand held zapper in one. It has a retractable handle and a flashlight. I did mod the circuit so when you flip the main switch on fully the zapper comes on so you don't need to hold it. And it plugs into the mains. and it is fun to watch, makes a hell of a racket but it's music to my ears. I do have a few videos of me frying bugs on this zapper. Search 3700 volt bug zapper on my channel.
I bought the small bug zapper bulb at Menards for $5.00. I have a lot of gnats come through the window screens. I put 1 bulb zapper in the bedroom and 1 in the living room. For me they worked great everyday I have to clean them.
I live in the county and have a BIG zapper you should see the bugs fry on that thing ..some will go on for over a minute. And the smoke and smell.. WOW! That little zapper is ok ish but doubt it would cut it here. It would be packed till it couldn't zap anymore lol. The way it is shaped( I noticed) that it was meant to be put in a downward facing socket so the bugs would fall out . The white plastic on the light bulb side is slanted outward and the other side is flat ( should have made both sides like that ). It might help it out" some" but cleaning is a huge issue . The person in the comments with the canned air had a good idea. Great review!! Your reviews are the best. :)
I purchased this bulb a year ago. I use it in my bunny habitat: which is an entire room. I leave it in blue light mode/ 24/7; and it works killing fruit flies that can show up around bunnies for some reason. When I first got my bunnies; I had a gnat infestation out of no where. I struggled to find a solution. I picked up this bulb at Ace Hardware...and I love it. I keep it on 24/7 in the blue light mode only. It works perfectly for my needs. I use a DollarTree baby bottle brush cleaner to clean it out. Always nasty...but effective. 👍 👍 👍
I know this was posted a while ago. So I tried using the little brush it comes with to clean it out. I got the same results, it got most of the bugs out but not all. My husband came home with a bigger brush that was flat, it fit perfect and with a little tapping like you did. I got all the bugs out. The only thing i couldn't get off was the burnt residue from the bugs left from the zapper doing its job. I wish I could post the picture of this brush I used instead. It worked wonders I like this product, just I keep the outside light off and use the zapper light only.
I live in Florida. I love my bulb!! I have a screened lanai behind my house. I have small dogs that I let out often to do business. After only a few minutes of being out they come in with a few mosquitos chasing them. So I always have a few and I live on my lanai! I got this bulb and only use it in blue mode (I have another source of light when I'm outside but if I need extra light it does the job.) I love that it comes with an option! It works well, I always have dead bugs! Works great for a lanai!
Hate to say it, these types of things tend to attract mosquitoes but rarely kills them. If anything you are killing off all the bugs that are the non parasitic and biting bugs. Like most of the bugs he had in his zapper, they are all the pollen spreading bugs.
If you have access to a window any cheap window fan that exhausts air out the window sealed with any panel, plastic, foam, wood, cork etc will remove 100% of all contaminants depending on proximity to the intake. If you have no window and no duct system that leads outside you can do the same with a flat carbon filter and a foam or a cheap Hepa panel. On the other side of the outtake fans. You can make all of that for $20 or less. It can also double as a spray booth, sanding and woodworking, anything that generates particulates that are aerosolized or solids.
I just bought the portable version from the same manufacturer. Tonight is the first night I’m using it, and it’s being used indoors for gnats and cluster flies. We’ll see what happens.
I have one of these and use it on my back porch (I live in Georgia, USA). I get bitten by mosquitoes the second I go outside, so I wanted to try this. This bulb is great for small areas, like a screened-in porch! I think the problem people are having is that the Zapper gives off Ultraviolet light to attract the insects...the LED also gives off Ultraviolet light, so they might be distracted by that. I always use it with the LED turned off but Zapper turned on.
Great product. Mosquitos and fleas somehow always get in the house and eat up my legs while just sitting. Had to start wearing hot jeans. Then they moved onto my hands and fingers. Well no anymore with this product. Put this bulb on a low desk lamp and placed it overnight where I usually sit. Now not one bite. Just awesome
I'd like to see the casing come off so you can just vacuum out the bugs. Maybe even have a bigger gap between the black light and the LED to give the black light more effect.
The top unscrews so you can pull out the bulb exposing the metal wires which makes it a lot easier to clean. You can clean the wires completely that way, and the brush doesn't get damaged. I only have a few tiny flying bugs that appear in the summer and when I keep my lights out they go for the light of my computer monitor. The bug zapper takes care of them perfectly. I clean it every two weeks or so and get about 15 little dots. Less bugs to annoy me while watching videos. Seriously though... unscrew the casing next time you clean the bulb. Have fun.
I have had one for a few months now, used to work great and now it seems to be getting weak and you can see the light randomly flicker now. not a whole lot but you can definitely tell. also, with the white led on, the reflection on your white walls is what's keeping the bugs on the walls instead of in the zapper. and as mentioned in previous comments, compressed air is much easier, but be careful of the PSI on what your using so you don't cause any damage and end up shorting it out and burning your house down. But overall, my opinion this is more for in the City living for few small bugs. Regardless, you will need light at night, and turning on the white led just makes them stick to walls, and the blue led doesn't emit enough light to even see where your walking. My best advice, get a 50ft+ extension cord and run a large zapper away from the home to draw them away, hell, run 2 or 3 just for shits and giggles. lol
i use a lightbulb bug zapper for my room 2 of them for the 60W equivalent 5000k lighting is very bright and was a great transfer to a LED... and the zap only mode... i may not have it on for much but makes a awesome night light or a early morning light were you don't blind your eyes to the light .. yes the cleaning can be a hassle but to take out a lot of small bug that would make any person miserable to be out makes it ok in my books ... a thumbs up for me
I never knew how to flick this onto uv mode only until I watched your video, awesome video. I bought my light at a local convenience store and it never came with any instructions whatsoever. I’m going to test uv mode alone, hopefully I will zap a bug soon. 💪🏼
So I just got mine and put it in the porch socket. The only thing I don’t like is that I can’t turn the light off to just use the zapper. Might do what you did and bring a lamp out just for the purpose of using the zapper part. I will say that I got my first zap almost right after turning the porch light on but I agree that it doesn’t seem very effective with the big light on.
I have one similar to that, but it is only a zapper, not a lightbulb. It has zapped quite a few mosquitoes that have made their way in and I am pretty happy about that. Also the one I have can have the plastic cage removed for cleaning.
Great review, thanks! You should try the bulb in one another light socket like the outdoor style at 0:56... maybe the height will help and maybe some of the bugs will fall out instead of all getting stuck! You could also try cutting out some of the plastic to give moths easier access! I've tried the DynaTrap and it works ok mostly against smaller insects ... it's way more effective against mosquitos if you using the octenol lures but they aren't very cheap and have to be replaced fairly often! Thanks
I bought something similar called Ninja Assassin or something like that. Had kind of a bad gnat problem in my dining room and kitchen. Bought 2 after seeing your review. SOLVED my gnat prob almost over night.
Great review. However I believe this works best indoors. Small biting bugs especially mosquitoes are most attracted to UV light. Indoor seems like the best fit for this product. :) Thanks for sharing.
Excellent review and very helpful! I was curious to see if one of these bulbs/zappers could catch those lone (1-3 every few nights) mosquitoes that manage to get indoors, even with netting installed (mostly by flying in when someone goes on the balcony or out the door). I'm now fairly certain it will do the job better than most other options, given the constraints of the rooms where I'd want them. It's also nice that these slot straight into standard light sockets, as I have at least one of those free in both of the rooms I want to protect. I'll still check out some other options before purchasing, but this seems like a solid choice for my specific requirements.
I wish I had seen your review BEFORE I wasted my money. I agree with everything you said ESPEC about the heat issue and brush becoming frayed. It does a fine job attracting smaller bugs that don't bite but I feel I AM the only thing attracting and killing mosquitoes and usually AFTER getting chewed. THANX4SHARING Brother
I was just given one..I'm gonna try it out. My problem are with smaller size pest.... Sooooo..lets see how it does...i will post my thoughts after my test..
Got one from a company called PIC from Home Debot. Did not kill one single bug. In fact I went out side and the Mosquito s came after me. Not one even bothered to go into zapper. Total waste of money Oh yeah mine stunk too smelled like burning plastic
6:29 Most likely since the top light Is not on, the bugs arent distracted to that one instead of the zap light and the top light is much brighter so that probably makes the bug go twords the top one and not the zap one.
The real benefit of this gadget is that you don't need an outlet to plug it into. It's so convenient to just screw it into any standard bulb socket and use. I bought two different brands and they both work pretty good. It's not mosquito season as of this writing but I'm confident they will help control those little bastards all summer long. Although you killed a lot of bugs I think this is mainly for mosquito/biting flies/gnats, not moths. If that's your end-game then yes, I'd get the bigger plug in models, but I think for those of us in the city who want to kick it outside in our backyards, this is one awesome way to control bitey things.
You're Not Going To Get Big Bugs Because The Wire Grid That Kills Them Is On The Inside Of The Plastic Cage And They Can't Get Close Enough To The Electrical Wire Grid To Touch It And Get Zapped. The Plastic Cage Around The Wire Grid Is Not Conductive. See If Theres A Way To Take The Plastic Cage Off Of It. Also If You Have An Air Compressor And A Blow Gun Just Blow The Dead Bugs Off Instead Of Trying To Clean Them Out With That Tiny Brush. If You Can't Remove The Entire Plastic Cage, Then Just Cut Out All The Pieces Of The Cage Except For 4 Of Them, One On Each Side To Hold It Together Yet Have Big Enough Spaces Around It For Your Big Bugs To Get Into.
Is there something for without the light bulb feature. I’m looking for something that is easy to integrate into a power source that I can schedule on or off without the multi mode power on
Actually, I lived in Miami, FL, and tried many mosquito trap or zapper devices for years. I hated mosquitos and I had to find a solution. The most successful and tried the device so far izbie fly trap from Amazon. It can be used outdoor and indoors. just a recommendation.
Great review I really want to know can it be use inside as well as outdoors I live by the water some how the misquitos get in through the AC let me know
Can you review the Fuze Bug? The adds definitely make it seem scammy and doing searches doesn’t make me feel any more confident. However if it works as advertised it would be great.
A bug zapper inside your home is a good idea. It can kill the occasional bug that gets in. It would be especially useful with flies and mosquitoes. *But* using any kind of bug zapper outside is a waste. In fact the light will tend to draw more bugs. They will kill a lot of bugs but not many of them are harmful, instead they kill many many beneficial insects along with a couple of mosquitoes.
Reason why the r was less bugs on the second night is because they see the top light as a heat source so they stay on the top because the bottom has less light on the first night they say the zapper mode as the only light source so they just had to go to it
Heard they keep the openings small so kids can’t put their fingers in the zapper. Also, other people will cut off some of the white bars so that the larger bugs can make it in.
I thank you VERY MUCH for this very informative video! I like your teaching / demonstration style. I noticed that Mike H below had an interesting response about using compressed air. I may be tempted to try a 500 watt blower that I have that's designed to replace cans of compressed air for blowing dust out of a computer. I guess I probably should wear goggles to be on the safe side, just in case if bug guts go in almost every which direction. I'm more like you; Often the BEST bug is a DEAD one! As for bigger bugs, I see your point. Using a REGULAR bug zapper, my dad witnessed a big old June bug get in there and get his rear end fried. Very interesting video! From John Nozum
Hey James I just love your videos and don't buy anything unless you have given it your stamp of approval. 😄 (I just bought the granite frying pan a few weeks ago and LOVE it). I know that you go to Hawaii a lot..and I think you mentioned Maui in this episode. Where is it that your staying? Is that a hotel or Air B and B or your personal place (or family/friends)? I'm taking my daughter and hubby there as soon as vacation is a possibility again and the place you're in looks amazing. Thanks in advance!
When I go to Maui, I split it into two halves: East and West. East (Hana) is lush and more desolate, while the West (Lahaina) is drier and more touristy. If you're into empty beaches and hiking, go East. If you're into shopping and dining, go West! Either way, I know you'll have a great time.
I would think the large light would attract the bugs. The blue would be more of a curiosity or heat source. I would keep light off unless it was inside. Then i would want to attract them
I used one from pulse TV for my ceiling light as one of the bulbs. I was concerned with getting rid of those annoying tiny flying bugs that seem to appear every summer. By suing if I had less coming into house. I also plant certain herbs in pots right outside my window and door which is definitely discouraging spiders and other bugs
Zappers kill the wrong bugs Electrocuting bug zappers that use ultraviolet light to attract insects kill beneficial insects, such as beetles and moths, not mosquitoes. Mosquitoes are not strongly attracted to UV light, but many pollinating insects are. A key study from some time ago lays it out pretty starkly: Frick, T. B. and D. W. Tallamy. 1996. Density and diversity of nontarget insects killed by suburban electric insect traps. Ent. News 107(2): 77-82: “Of the 13,789 insects counted, only 31 were biting flies. Nearly half of the insects collected were nonbiting aquatic insects such as caddisflies and midges. More importantly, 1,868 predators and parasites (13.5%) were destroyed within 27 families of predators and nine families of parasitoids.” That’s 0.2% of the total insects fried that were actual biting species of flies. The rest were insects important in ecosystem functioning and pollination. Please. Do. Not. Use. These.
I'm in the UK and bought a bug zapper a few years ago that was supposed to attact and kill houseflies and bluebottles. Instead it killed beautiful moths and other creatures but no flies or bluebottles. I got rid of it.
You are right, but these are really annoying. Maybe put it in a restaurant or a house that attracts inside pests that actually eat your fruits and stuff. Other than that, I agree with you.
Biene Imker Brute force. Or organic pesticides. I think they also make a "deterrent" that doesn't kill but makes them evacuate their nests. You also want to make sure what kind of wasps you are dealing with. If they are cicada killers, DO NOT kill them because they actually control the population of cicadas by laying their eggs in the cicada, giving the wasp larvae food while it pupates. Plus they're extremely docile. Most wasps are if you don't get up in their face.
A can of compressed air might make cleaning easier.
Mike H exactly what i was thinking
You're probably right!
Was just thinking that. Im totally buying one for my backyard
compressed air sucks, as it leaves a nasty residue that's supose to be a bitter agent to keep people from huffing it, but stuff stinks, and whatever you spay will stink as well. A good shop air compressor would be the best.
Based on my experience in cleaning dust and fluff from desktop computer internals with canned air, you'd end up with dead bugs in your face.
Maybe you got less bugs with the light on, because the light reflecting off the walls attract bugs to walls and not the zapper. Great review.
That's the main reason. The second reason likely may be they also attract better to Purple or Blue lights.
Ok, the bugs were attracted to the light. The problem is the regular bulb is so bright that they don't need to get so close to it. That's why they were all over the wall but not going into the zapper when the bulb was on. That's also why it killed more with the bulb off. Weaker light source means they have to get closer to it so with just the zapper on they are drawn in close enough to get zapped.
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Now that's some bug knowledge there.
13 likes???? Now here is the truth...Its not how bright....It is the spectrum of light the bugs see, sea, c........People for example can't see in the dark, give them a device called night vision and ...WOW!!!!.... Night vision amplifies the spectrum the humans can interpret,,,, like a computer program being able to decipher Numbers and codes and translates it into a code the eyes.../ sensors of the program/ computer can interpolate, like linear interpolation....That simple!
omg spot on.....i started one up thats like 25 years old been stored since then
thats why i lookd this up and yeh its not to bright u can stare at it lol
Love the woman in your pic.
So the bulb dont need to be on ?
Mosquitoes aren’t as affected by bug zappers because they attracted to general areas by light but find their targets by tracking carbon dioxide trails created by mammals exhaling. If you built a bug zapper that dispensed trace amounts of C02 it would be way more effective on mosquitoes.
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Search for "octenol mosquito attractant".
Plants thrive on CO2.
In fact some indoor grows have CO2 air supplies to boost growth. This is totally possible.
Time lapse of the clouds was really cool. I got the same brush with my beard trimmer lol
Some are getting it wrong in this comments. The white light is so that you can continue to use that light socket to light your area for YOU, not attract the bugs. The UV light, I kept it on through the night in a room due to gnats from our indoor plants, and the population went away in less than two days with two lights in our house. I also used one of these at an Elders house that was infested with fruit flies from not removing fruit remnants in the garbage out of his apartment in time, and it took out 1000's in 3 days! I am not kidding. It just worked. These little gnats and fruit flies are tough to get rid of 100 percent especially in houses with lots of plants, so it is about persistence. I do agree that there is probably scientific research stating that UV light does not attract all insects well, that is why a comprehensive battle plan is needed indoors when battling these little guys.
I know this is an old post but anyway, having house plants myself I use this trick...
Leave an open bag on a corner of worktop and put banana skins, tea bags and any sweet fruit skins in it, after a couple of days quickly seal the bag with both hands and take it outside to trash bin.
This plus quickly, with lid closed, take the small kitchen bin outside to trash.
I do not lift the trash bag out in the kitchen as any fly's will fly out.
This works very well for me but must be repeated regularly especially in summer.
I just get a plate, soap, water and a night light. It will get rid of gnat, fruit flies and mosquitoes. That's only in indoor environment.
@@tr1bes would you say its better than a zapp light or some other amazon traps?
@@XDMIIIIIIIII try it. It doesn't hurt to try. Use dish water soap and stir it up with water on a stryoplate. Put it under a night light for a couple days. All those annoying little pest need water to drink and produce. Once they drink the soap water, they will die. You will probably see them floating in the plate.
@@tr1bes I know this is old, but theres a lot better of a trap you could make just as easy at home. First, take a soda bottle(any will work though one with a narrower top would be best) use a razor or scissors or something to cut the top off(roughly 3 Inches from the top) then pour some homemade mix in the bottom(about 2 or so Tablespoons of Apple Cider/White Vinegar about 1tbsp of Sugar, and a few drops of dishsoap mixed well) then take the top, flip it upsidedown so its like a funnel, and put it inside the bottom. so the flies or gnats will fly into the hole but with it funneled down inside itself, they wont know how to get out. its how any gnat trap is made you oculd buy in the store exept those ones are always itty bitty and cost around $5-$10, this is extremely cheap and most of the ingredients people would already have in their house.
also, you could make a really amazing fly repelent using a concoction thats pretty similar to the mix used in the gnat trap. just take a spray bottle(over the sink because the reaction could make a mess) first put in 1 Tbsp of Vinegar and 1 Tbsp of Baking Soda for each cup of water you plan to use, over the sink and wait for the reaction to settle, then add the water you need to fill the bottle(usually 1-3 cups), then after all the ingredients are in and have mixed, add a few drops of dish soap and there ya go. an amazing homemade fly repellent
I had a large zapper and it worked great for two years. Once I had to change the bulb I couldn't find a replacement for it and got rid of it. I used to place it out in the middle of the yard with a small bright led bulb behind it further away both would hang from a garden hanger.
Around the table I had tiki torches and led strip lights. It worked great! I love surrounded by a wooded area with a large pond on the side of my house 100feet away. That was the best set up I ever had. I woukd also fog the yard once every two weeks. If I don't do all of that you can't sit outside for 10 min without gettibg eaten alive by mosquitoes. The large purple zappers are great and I plan to get another this year. I looked at that bulb two days ago and am glad I didn't go with it. Thanks for the review great job
7:53 You have to bait them as well. Bug zappers come with a bait strip that you have to stick on to the bottom of the zapper. The bulb warms the bait strip and attracts mosquitos. You should replace the bait strip every six months or depending on how often it's on. Mine is on 24/7 so I replace the bait strip every 2 months
If you use an air hose hooked to a compressor it will clean better. Also cotton swabs dipped in alcohol will get the bulb grid clean. Just make sure everything is dry.
For much easier cleaning, it should unscrew at the line between the regular light and the white plastic safety shield (like the Black Flag version does that I tried). Mine only got a few tiny bugs in 2 days, whereas fly paper caught that many in 2 minutes! It's really just a lightbulb, and it's so focused one direction that it brings many shadows to the room.
I bet it would work better if you screwed it into a ceiling fixture. and for best results try cleaning it out over your favorite flavor of ice cream or cereal!
Remove some plastic around the zapplight so the large one will go inside and more easy to clean
yea I was thinking the same thing .. take a dremel and take every other white slat out and itll get plenty of the bigger bugs although the little ones are the ones that piss me off more lol
jfbmax Oh so the bulb won't work anymore or cause a fire yeah good idea to take that plastic off to burn his house down.
Gorden Wood that's an assbackwards comment, less plastic means less chance of fire fucktard
Gorden Wood plastic is oil based so less is better!
but then u loose your gururentah
The problem is the big bright light. The light illuminates the walls, which then act as light sources because they are reflecting the light back (also, it doesn't help that the walls are white, which is the most reflective color). This attracts the bugs to the walls and the white light itself, but the blue is very dull by comparison, so they ignore it. Also, mosquitoes are attracted mostly to carbon dioxide (and body heat, to a lesser degree), so a product that uses carbon dioxide to attract them is likely going to be the most effective thing.
there needs to be a way to manually shut the bulb off on the bulb so if u use it outside u can turn the main bulb off !
I got one of these. Let's see how well it works. I bought a socket adapter that let me plug a bulb into a regular outlet.
And you could use an air compressor to blow out the bugs.
How are you liking it so far?
Freakin' Reviews don't know. haven't tested it yet. not many bugs at night here in New England.
A little update on the zapplight bulb. I tried it tonight, sat on my porch and it did catch some bugs. I was hoping it would pop pop the bugs like my giant zapper does. You should see this thing it's a buglight and hand held zapper in one. It has a retractable handle and a flashlight. I did mod the circuit so when you flip the main switch on fully the zapper comes on so you don't need to hold it. And it plugs into the mains. and it is fun to watch, makes a hell of a racket but it's music to my ears. I do have a few videos of me frying bugs on this zapper. Search 3700 volt bug zapper on my channel.
I bought the small bug zapper bulb at Menards for $5.00. I have a lot of gnats come through the window screens. I put 1 bulb zapper in the bedroom and 1 in the living room. For me they worked great everyday I have to clean them.
Great review! I wouldn't like cleaning it out!
LOVE the time-lapse! Just beautiful!
I live in the county and have a BIG zapper you should see the bugs fry on that thing ..some will go on for over a minute. And the smoke and smell.. WOW! That little zapper is ok ish but doubt it would cut it here. It would be packed till it couldn't zap anymore lol. The way it is shaped( I noticed) that it was meant to be put in a downward facing socket so the bugs would fall out . The white plastic on the light bulb side is slanted outward and the other side is flat ( should have made both sides like that ). It might help it out" some" but cleaning is a huge issue . The person in the comments with the canned air had a good idea. Great review!! Your reviews are the best. :)
too much light on the walls, take it outside or get it away from the walls.
thats what I was thinking
and dont bugs have simple eyes anyway?
there for not too acurate at pinpointing the light source to begin with
so what Im getting at is that the bug would think the lit wall is the source of light rather than if the light was more concentrated
I purchased this bulb a year ago. I use it in my bunny habitat: which is an entire room. I leave it in blue light mode/ 24/7; and it works killing fruit flies that can show up around bunnies for some reason.
When I first got my bunnies; I had a gnat infestation out of no where. I struggled to find a solution. I picked up this bulb at Ace Hardware...and I love it. I keep it on 24/7 in the blue light mode only. It works perfectly for my needs. I use a DollarTree baby bottle brush cleaner to clean it out. Always nasty...but effective.
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I know this was posted a while ago. So I tried using the little brush it comes with to clean it out. I got the same results, it got most of the bugs out but not all. My husband came home with a bigger brush that was flat, it fit perfect and with a little tapping like you did. I got all the bugs out. The only thing i couldn't get off was the burnt residue from the bugs left from the zapper doing its job. I wish I could post the picture of this brush I used instead. It worked wonders I like this product, just I keep the outside light off and use the zapper light only.
I live in Florida. I love my bulb!! I have a screened lanai behind my house. I have small dogs that I let out often to do business. After only a few minutes of being out they come in with a few mosquitos chasing them. So I always have a few and I live on my lanai! I got this bulb and only use it in blue mode (I have another source of light when I'm outside but if I need extra light it does the job.) I love that it comes with an option! It works well, I always have dead bugs! Works great for a lanai!
Hate to say it, these types of things tend to attract mosquitoes but rarely kills them. If anything you are killing off all the bugs that are the non parasitic and biting bugs. Like most of the bugs he had in his zapper, they are all the pollen spreading bugs.
If you have access to a window any cheap window fan that exhausts air out the window sealed with any panel, plastic, foam, wood, cork etc will remove 100% of all contaminants depending on proximity to the intake.
If you have no window and no duct system that leads outside you can do the same with a flat carbon filter and a foam or a cheap Hepa panel. On the other side of the outtake fans.
You can make all of that for $20 or less. It can also double as a spray booth, sanding and woodworking, anything that generates particulates that are aerosolized or solids.
I cut out every other straight piece to make the opening wider. Lets see if that helps.
Did it help?
I just bought the portable version from the same manufacturer. Tonight is the first night I’m using it, and it’s being used indoors for gnats and cluster flies. We’ll see what happens.
All you would need to kill are mosquitoes, gnats, are horseflies, right? Why would you want to kill moths?
moths can eat holes in your clothes
I have one of these and use it on my back porch (I live in Georgia, USA). I get bitten by mosquitoes the second I go outside, so I wanted to try this. This bulb is great for small areas, like a screened-in porch! I think the problem people are having is that the Zapper gives off Ultraviolet light to attract the insects...the LED also gives off Ultraviolet light, so they might be distracted by that. I always use it with the LED turned off but Zapper turned on.
...also, cleaning it is a pain. They should have made it so you could screw off the top, or open the cage or something.
You should put those dead bugs out on an elevated plate for the birds in your neighborhood to have a buffet.
Great product. Mosquitos and fleas somehow always get in the house and eat up my legs while just sitting. Had to start wearing hot jeans. Then they moved onto my hands and fingers. Well no anymore with this product. Put this bulb on a low desk lamp and placed it overnight where I usually sit. Now not one bite. Just awesome
Sad to see the crippled lighting bug
Nice one James! I really enjoy your videos.Thanks for what you do!!
I appreciate it!
I'd like to see the casing come off so you can just vacuum out the bugs. Maybe even have a bigger gap between the black light and the LED to give the black light more effect.
The top unscrews so you can pull out the bulb exposing the metal wires which makes it a lot easier to clean. You can clean the wires completely that way, and the brush doesn't get damaged.
I only have a few tiny flying bugs that appear in the summer and when I keep my lights out they go for the light of my computer monitor. The bug zapper takes care of them perfectly. I clean it every two weeks or so and get about 15 little dots. Less bugs to annoy me while watching videos.
Seriously though... unscrew the casing next time you clean the bulb. Have fun.
I have had one for a few months now, used to work great and now it seems to be getting weak and you can see the light randomly flicker now. not a whole lot but you can definitely tell. also, with the white led on, the reflection on your white walls is what's keeping the bugs on the walls instead of in the zapper. and as mentioned in previous comments, compressed air is much easier, but be careful of the PSI on what your using so you don't cause any damage and end up shorting it out and burning your house down. But overall, my opinion this is more for in the City living for few small bugs. Regardless, you will need light at night, and turning on the white led just makes them stick to walls, and the blue led doesn't emit enough light to even see where your walking. My best advice, get a 50ft+ extension cord and run a large zapper away from the home to draw them away, hell, run 2 or 3 just for shits and giggles. lol
Great comment, Lance.
i use a lightbulb bug zapper for my room 2 of them for the 60W equivalent 5000k lighting is very bright and was a great transfer to a LED... and the zap only mode... i may not have it on for much but makes a awesome night light or a early morning light were you don't blind your eyes to the light .. yes the cleaning can be a hassle but to take out a lot of small bug that would make any person miserable to be out makes it ok in my books ... a thumbs up for me
I never knew how to flick this onto uv mode only until I watched your video, awesome video. I bought my light at a local convenience store and it never came with any instructions whatsoever. I’m going to test uv mode alone, hopefully I will zap a bug soon. 💪🏼
Thank you so much for making this it really helped me!
So I just got mine and put it in the porch socket. The only thing I don’t like is that I can’t turn the light off to just use the zapper. Might do what you did and bring a lamp out just for the purpose of using the zapper part. I will say that I got my first zap almost right after turning the porch light on but I agree that it doesn’t seem very effective with the big light on.
I have the same bulb, but did not use the light. Only zapper. In couple hours it was about 40-50 mosquitos out of service.
I have one similar to that, but it is only a zapper, not a lightbulb. It has zapped quite a few mosquitoes that have made their way in and I am pretty happy about that. Also the one I have can have the plastic cage removed for cleaning.
That sounds like a better design.
I really enjoy your videos are edited and put together. Keep up the great work!
why would you want to kill moths anyways? the pests you want to rid of are mosquito,,,also try hanging the light instead of a table lamp
moths are annoying, they fly right in your face.
Moths are also the butterflies of the night, they spread pollen.
savage4312 hahahahaha yes
Maybe not large outside moths, but it seems like it would work well for indoor clothes moths.
wonder if it's the heat that attracts? I don't know just a guess!
will it work better as a overhead position.
is that a reference to his bald head?
I bought 3 of these and set them on a 3-light lamp post on my patio. Mine was a different model, sometimes sounding like a machine gun at times.
Great review, thanks! You should try the bulb in one another light socket like the outdoor style at 0:56... maybe the height will help and maybe some of the bugs will fall out instead of all getting stuck! You could also try cutting out some of the plastic to give moths easier access! I've tried the DynaTrap and it works ok mostly against smaller insects ... it's way more effective against mosquitos if you using the octenol lures but they aren't very cheap and have to be replaced fairly often! Thanks
Lol I have those same exact brushed nickel sconces outside. Got them for $13 each (4 of them) at Home Depot. The bug zapper bulb is cool too.
I bought something similar called Ninja Assassin or something like that. Had kind of a bad gnat problem in my dining room and kitchen. Bought 2 after seeing your review. SOLVED my gnat prob almost over night.
Great review. However I believe this works best indoors. Small biting bugs especially mosquitoes are most attracted to UV light. Indoor seems like the best fit for this product. :) Thanks for sharing.
The bugs don’t need to enter the blue light chamber if the top light is brighter. Makes sense to me.
Excellent review and very helpful!
I was curious to see if one of these bulbs/zappers could catch those lone (1-3 every few nights) mosquitoes that manage to get indoors, even with netting installed (mostly by flying in when someone goes on the balcony or out the door).
I'm now fairly certain it will do the job better than most other options, given the constraints of the rooms where I'd want them. It's also nice that these slot straight into standard light sockets, as I have at least one of those free in both of the rooms I want to protect.
I'll still check out some other options before purchasing, but this seems like a solid choice for my specific requirements.
we like the ones with a wind current but the flap springs wear out rather quickly..
Great review as always.
4:05 The large moths are probably the ones causing the smell and they've been fried to a crisp so not much left of them
Mine is packed completely full I have to use my leaf blower everyday to clean it out 🤗
I wish I had seen your review BEFORE I wasted my money. I agree with everything you said ESPEC about the heat issue and brush becoming frayed. It does a fine job attracting smaller bugs that don't bite but I feel I AM the only thing attracting and killing mosquitoes and usually AFTER getting chewed. THANX4SHARING Brother
I was just given one..I'm gonna try it out. My problem are with smaller size pest....
Sooooo..lets see how it does...i will post my thoughts after my test..
So how did it go?
These are kind of low power, I think there are more suited to indoor use especially in an in entryway.
cut some of the guard bars, like every other one, so the bigger bugs can get in
Awesome review. I am oceanfront too. But thank goodness...mostly mosquitoes. Buying 4 for the guest house
Got one from a company called PIC from Home Debot. Did not kill one single bug. In fact I went out side and the Mosquito s came after me. Not one even bothered to go into zapper.
Total waste of money
Oh yeah mine stunk too smelled like burning plastic
6:29 Most likely since the top light Is not on, the bugs arent distracted to that one instead of the zap light and the top light is much brighter so that probably makes the bug go twords the top one and not the zap one.
Maybe clipping off a few fences on the bulb will allow bigger but to enter...?
The real benefit of this gadget is that you don't need an outlet to plug it into. It's so convenient to just screw it into any standard bulb socket and use. I bought two different brands and they both work pretty good. It's not mosquito season as of this writing but I'm confident they will help control those little bastards all summer long. Although you killed a lot of bugs I think this is mainly for mosquito/biting flies/gnats, not moths. If that's your end-game then yes, I'd get the bigger plug in models, but I think for those of us in the city who want to kick it outside in our backyards, this is one awesome way to control bitey things.
and you can build all kinds of diy bug traps with it for almost any bug the possabilities are endless!
handy with modeling clay?
make a mold for your lamp socket and your all set with the bate and whatnot
$5 Bucks at Walmart. Taking 4 of them yo my place in JAMAICA. Will let you know
Well?
How did it do? I am looking to take these to my place in the tropics too
You're Not Going To Get Big Bugs Because The Wire Grid That Kills Them Is On The Inside Of The Plastic Cage And They Can't Get Close Enough To The Electrical Wire Grid To Touch It And Get Zapped. The Plastic Cage Around The Wire Grid Is Not Conductive. See If Theres A Way To Take The Plastic Cage Off Of It. Also If You Have An Air Compressor And A Blow Gun Just Blow The Dead Bugs Off Instead Of Trying To Clean Them Out With That Tiny Brush. If You Can't Remove The Entire Plastic Cage, Then Just Cut Out All The Pieces Of The Cage Except For 4 Of Them, One On Each Side To Hold It Together Yet Have Big Enough Spaces Around It For Your Big Bugs To Get Into.
A small cheap somewhat stiff paint brush works wonders with these ;)
Great FULL review. Refreshing.
I used one. It lasted a couple of years and definitely killed bugs dead consistently. But if you want zero bugs, move somewhere else.
Is there something for without the light bulb feature. I’m looking for something that is easy to integrate into a power source that I can schedule on or off without the multi mode power on
Actually, I lived in Miami, FL, and tried many mosquito trap or zapper devices for years. I hated mosquitos and I had to find a solution. The most successful and tried the device so far izbie fly trap from Amazon. It can be used outdoor and indoors. just a recommendation.
I got one today
I'll try using a leaf blower to clean it out
HI,
It would be better if you install the light on the ceiling. my light was filled with bugs on my patio ceiling.
Great review I really want to know can it be use inside as well as outdoors I live by the water some how the misquitos get in through the AC let me know
Can you review the Fuze Bug? The adds definitely make it seem scammy and doing searches doesn’t make me feel any more confident. However if it works as advertised it would be great.
A bug zapper inside your home is a good idea. It can kill the occasional bug that gets in. It would be especially useful with flies and mosquitoes. *But* using any kind of bug zapper outside is a waste. In fact the light will tend to draw more bugs. They will kill a lot of bugs but not many of them are harmful, instead they kill many many beneficial insects along with a couple of mosquitoes.
Were any of the little bugs mosquitos? Is it for outside use only?
You should be able to turn the white life off and just leave the insect one on. Just watched a demo about this. Place the unit higher, too.
He did shut off the led bulb and left just the Bug zapper on in this video.
Reason why the r was less bugs on the second night is because they see the top light as a heat source so they stay on the top because the bottom has less light on the first night they say the zapper mode as the only light source so they just had to go to it
If you had a ceiling light fixture/socket it would kill more frequent. Bugs like the ceiling area
Heard they keep the openings small so kids can’t put their fingers in the zapper. Also, other people will cut off some of the white bars so that the larger bugs can make it in.
I read the instructions with mine and it says to wait 45 minutes to clean with brush after you turn it off. That’s probably why your brush is frayed
I thank you VERY MUCH for this very informative video! I like your teaching / demonstration style. I noticed that Mike H below had an interesting response about using compressed air. I may be tempted to try a 500 watt blower that I have that's designed to replace cans of compressed air for blowing dust out of a computer. I guess I probably should wear goggles to be on the safe side, just in case if bug guts go in almost every which direction. I'm more like you; Often the BEST bug is a DEAD one! As for bigger bugs, I see your point. Using a REGULAR bug zapper, my dad witnessed a big old June bug get in there and get his rear end fried.
Very interesting video!
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Great channel glad I found it. Keep up the videos. Thanks
I used this to kill mosquitos but they were more attracted to me. The bulb is bright though. Nice videos.
Hey James I just love your videos and don't buy anything unless you have given it your stamp of approval. 😄 (I just bought the granite frying pan a few weeks ago and LOVE it). I know that you go to Hawaii a lot..and I think you mentioned Maui in this episode. Where is it that your staying? Is that a hotel or Air B and B or your personal place (or family/friends)? I'm taking my daughter and hubby there as soon as vacation is a possibility again and the place you're in looks amazing. Thanks in advance!
The smell probably burning bugs. Also, maybe you need to set the highlight in place of one of your regular lights. Maybe?
Very thorough!
Hope you guys had a great Vaca. We are going next Aug. for our 30th Anniversary. Any hints where to stay or do?
When I go to Maui, I split it into two halves: East and West. East (Hana) is lush and more desolate, while the West (Lahaina) is drier and more touristy. If you're into empty beaches and hiking, go East. If you're into shopping and dining, go West! Either way, I know you'll have a great time.
Thanks for the info! Have a great day!
Thanks for the info! Have a great day!
Will you do a review of the monster trapper?
Danny Ng he did
Use a hair blow-dryer to clean it. If you're careful maybe even a leaf blower.
I would think the large light would attract the bugs. The blue would be more of a curiosity or heat source. I would keep light off unless it was inside. Then i would want to attract them
great video, thanks for that review!!! I was thinking about getting one but after seeing this I'll just get a regular bug zapper lol.
Have you done one on the Double Zapper?
They're attracted to the light. If you have another light source, obviously they won't go to the blue light as much.
works great really easy to clean with air compressor
How about indoors? Great video
I used one from pulse TV for my ceiling light as one of the bulbs. I was concerned with getting rid of those annoying tiny flying bugs that seem to appear every summer. By suing if I had less coming into house. I also plant certain herbs in pots right outside my window and door which is definitely discouraging spiders and other bugs
I got an advert for an electric insect zapper on this video. I shit ye not.
Zappers kill the wrong bugs
Electrocuting bug zappers that use ultraviolet light to attract insects kill beneficial insects, such as beetles and moths, not mosquitoes. Mosquitoes are not strongly attracted to UV light, but many pollinating insects are. A key study from some time ago lays it out pretty starkly:
Frick, T. B. and D. W. Tallamy. 1996. Density and diversity of nontarget insects killed by suburban electric insect traps. Ent. News 107(2): 77-82:
“Of the 13,789 insects counted, only 31 were biting flies. Nearly half of the insects collected were nonbiting aquatic insects such as caddisflies and midges. More importantly, 1,868 predators and parasites (13.5%) were destroyed within 27 families of predators and nine families of parasitoids.”
That’s 0.2% of the total insects fried that were actual biting species of flies. The rest were insects important in ecosystem functioning and pollination. Please. Do. Not. Use. These.
Wish there was more regulation to protect some bugs snd rules to what light. :(
I'm in the UK and bought a bug zapper a few years ago that was supposed to attact and kill houseflies and bluebottles. Instead it killed beautiful moths and other creatures but no flies or bluebottles. I got rid of it.
You are right, but these are really annoying. Maybe put it in a restaurant or a house that attracts inside pests that actually eat your fruits and stuff. Other than that, I agree with you.
What kills wasps ?
Biene Imker Brute force. Or organic pesticides. I think they also make a "deterrent" that doesn't kill but makes them evacuate their nests. You also want to make sure what kind of wasps you are dealing with. If they are cicada killers, DO NOT kill them because they actually control the population of cicadas by laying their eggs in the cicada, giving the wasp larvae food while it pupates. Plus they're extremely docile. Most wasps are if you don't get up in their face.