FlowtronElectric Bug Zapper 1/2 Acre Outdoor Insect Control with Dual Lure Method, 15W UV Light & Octenol Attractant for Fly & Mosquito, 5600V Kill Grid, Made in USA, UL Certified

Excellent product! Started working almost immediately when hung up and plugged in. Very easy to install and use. Great buy for the money.

Used this all summer long, and it did a fantastic job. Sure made nights outside on the back porch a lot more enjoyable. One thing with this, you're not just shooing bugs away all night long, the light attracts them and kills them. It couldn't be any easier, just plug it in, turn it on, and that's it. I had mine hooked to a light switch, and I could turn it on and off from inside. It has a built-in ring to hang it or you can sit it on something if you would like. I didn't notice it increasing my electric bill at all, or it was a negligible increase.

Cord length is horrible, machine works immediately. We literally plugged it in and it started popping and sizzling bugs. Left it running overnight and all I can say is it's great for us, bad for anything that flies and can fit through the opening. Moths, termites, beetles and mosquitoes. Mosquitoes got welded to the rods and sizzled. Everything else fell through the bottom.Comes with a bait pad for mosquitoes, but we didn't put it in. Didn't need to. Bugs are attracted to it en masse. I recommend it, but the cord length is not good, and using a heavy extension cord pulls it to one side.I'd recommend it. Light weight. Easy to use.

I didn't believe all the hype (at first) about Flowtron bug lamps... but 7 years ago, I got one. (It's still running, by the way... unlike the half-dozen 'other' brands I've used. Change your bulbs once a year to keep the attraction levels high.)My mosquito problem was EPIC, and I'm their favorite snack. When I tell you that I could go to an outdoor gathering, and be the only guy getting bit, I'm not joking. Something had to give, and Flowtron made it happen. In Louisiana & Florida, no less.There's a few KEYS to winning the battle. You MUST learn to be successful... here they are:1.) Bug lamps ATTRACT mosquitos. NEVER place them near your outdoor area. Place them AWAY (like the instructions tell you).2.) Run them constantly, every night, even when there's not a problem anymore. This is the only way to collapse the colony, and see results. DON'T only turn them on when you're headed outdoors! That'll multiply your problem.3.) Every time it storms, a new colony will blow into your area. You'll have to wait a couple days to let the killing catch up with the new population.4.) The first few days after a storm will always feel like you haven't won the battle... DON'T stop. Keep with the program. In 2-3 days, you'll have them back under control.5.) Don't run the lamp during a storm (rain & wind) but restart it immediately thereafter.6.) NEVER turn a bug zapper on, only for a party. It's not a cool lantern or a light-show, it's a tool. You have to use it daily, to see results. It's not a can of insecticide. It's a mousetrap. You've got to give it time to work, and preferably not while you're standing around watching it.7.) Blood is more attractive than a light... if both are present, you're getting bit. Unless you've already followed 1-6.The attached picture was taken one week after a storm, which was proceeded by a thorough cleaning. I used my leaf blower to clear out the carcasses. I had birds that perched on my shepherd's hook, to feast below it, every morning. This is ONE WEEK worth of skeeters. It's like a drain-clog.This thing WORKS! You've just got to do your part. Use it as intended, not as a disco ball that's only on while you're partying. If you do, you'll enjoy some lovely, bug-free yard time.Draw them away, attract them, kill them, repeat until they've got nobody to make babies with. If visitors show up from out of town, repeat the process. They never fully get the message, but you'll put a big enough dent in them to actually enjoy your outdoors time. You can thank me later... just hit the "helpful" button below.Getcha one, and put the hurt on your bloodthirsty pest population! 100% FULLY RECOMMENDED.

For several years now I have wanted a classic blue-light bugzapper. I remember the halcyon days when they first came out and you could spot them in yards and gardens and on porches as you drove around the towns and countryside at night. It seemed as though every farmhouse or ranch house had at least one, and many older houses with porches produced that comforting blue glow. I enjoyed being at places that had working zappers,watching them "work" with, yes, slightly morbid fascination as the bright flashes and sudden crackling sizzles unequivocally announced that another evil mosquito or other biting fly was itself bitten before it could get to me. I remember the larger, older models with the "collection" basins or pans in the bottoms, taking note of how fast they filled up. It was always interesting to be able to dump the pans onto a table and roughly sort through the various species, sometimes separating the biters from the houseflies and June bugs and moths and other. I also remember feeling some pangs of remorse when noticing how many "innocent" or harmless bugs were among the nastier crispy critters. But since my Flowtron doesn't have a collection pan or basin, I don't notice any remorse connected to it.My Flowtron BK-15D started working almost immediately after I first set it up and turned it on. I mean, the first crackle occurred within minutes after erection and ignition. I put it near a rear corner of the house, in my wife's flower garden and under the canopy of a small apple tree. Immediately nearby is a shaded area underneath a large mulberry, and a few yards away is a huge old elm tree. The zapper hangs from a cast-iron planter holder firmly stuck in the soil. I've learned that wind is an important factor: don't place the device in an area that is subject to winds or wind eddies. Light breeezes, OK, but if the zapper tends to sway back and forth, you'll see few "kills." It works best at night, of course, since it's the blue light that attracts most bugs. Clean-up is easy -- you get a few messy kills from soft-bodied types like moths that tend to get stuck on the electrified mesh and literally get burned up. Unplug the gadget and use a stiff brush to scrape off the fried remains, sort of like cleaning a skillet in which you might have burned the edges of a fried egg. One thing that I rarely but occasionally see is a larger bug, like a June bug, getting "stuck" on or in the grid, thus producing a prolonged sizzle effect that I THINK is NOT doing the device any good. I usually have to quickly unplug it to hopefully dislodge the body, thus stopping the noise and flashing. Sometimes that works, sometimes it takes several attempts. It's not perfect -- it hasn't eliminated all biting bugs from the yard. Some probably use me for a snack as they fly in to the attractive light (and the vaporizing attractant you stick to the base of the unit). But on a given night, I can hear literally hundreds of "kills." I think I could probably use another unit or two to place in strategic areas because my backyard is so big, or maybe the larger model would be more effective.At any rate, I am very pleased with the Flowtron model. It looks like a classic bugzapper, it works like one, and it does exactly what it is supposed to do. I don't know about bulb life or how much trouble it might be to order and replace a bulb, but other reviews tend to be favorable in those areas. I got what I paid for, and these days, that's a positive thing. I might add that I got it on sale, too. Packing was excellent and shipping was fast. Bug, don't let the sun set on your butt in my backyard!