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[codefinger]

About to purchase a bug zapper as the mosquitoes have been having their way with my wife's arm. (She is paralyzed from the neck down.)

I got her one of those OFF clip-ons but they are only good for 12 hrs at a time before the battery and the insecticide pouch have to be changed. That gets pretty expensive to keep it going 24/7.

There is a confusing plethora to choose from so I thought I could stop in here for some recommendations from
anyone who may have already found a satisfactory solution.

Any takers?

Thanks!

[mellowgator]

stay indoors at dusk and dawn. build a screen enclosure on your porch.


that's how i handle the bugs and i live in fl.


good luck,


mellowgator

[codefinger]

mellowgator, on 11 September 2011 - 06:36 PM, said:

stay indoors at dusk and dawn. build a screen enclosure on your porch.


that's how i handle the bugs and i live in fl.


good luck,


mellowgator

Guess I should have specified. This is for the mosquitoes that get into the house. The problem is
indoors and the bug zapper will need to be usable indoors as well.

[goose]

That's a tough one. Have you tried googling for an answer? Sometimes you can find natural remedies. I'll keep my eyes open...sorry, can't be any more helpful.

[MTB John]

We recently bought a Black Hole Mosquito Trap.
It plugs into a wall and users a black light to attract the little Buggers then a fan sucks them into the trap.
It's VERY effective..
The first time we used it we were shocked, not just by how many it caught but that there were that many in the room to begin with.

[wheelzoffortune]

I'd like to find something to deal with them, as well. That sure are annoying.

[codefinger]

MTB John, on 12 September 2011 - 06:56 AM, said:

We recently bought a Black Hole Mosquito Trap.
It plugs into a wall and users a black light to attract the little Buggers then a fan sucks them into the trap.
It's VERY effective..
The first time we used it we were shocked, not just by how many it caught but that there were that many in the room to begin with.

Sounds perfect even though expensive. But it sounds like you get what you pay for.

Is this it?
http://www.1mosquito...ack-hole1.2.htm

Thanks!

[MTB John]

codefinger, on 12 September 2011 - 01:50 PM, said:

MTB John, on 12 September 2011 - 06:56 AM, said:

We recently bought a Black Hole Mosquito Trap.
It plugs into a wall and users a black light to attract the little Buggers then a fan sucks them into the trap.
It's VERY effective..
The first time we used it we were shocked, not just by how many it caught but that there were that many in the room to begin with.

Sounds perfect even though expensive. But it sounds like you get what you pay for.

Is this it?
http://www.1mosquito...ack-hole1.2.htm

Thanks!

Yes that's the one. They cost about half that here. I'll still recommend it though.
Or you could try citronella candells. But that will not kill them.

Useless fact number 73:
It's only pregnant females that bite and only males that buzz. So next time you hear one buzzing around your ear ignore it because his wife is probably sucking away at your ankle..