Electric insect traps

The electric insect trap is based on ultraviolet radiation. Works or recharges from the city's electricity network. Pests are attracted by the bright light emitted during the combustion of carbon dioxide, heat. The electric trap for insects differs in design, construction, power, the principle of operation is identical.

How the innovative device works

The tool for catching flying pests does not create noise, is convenient to use, and is highly effective. The principle of action is based on the natural instincts of the gnats, mainly females.

Blood sucking insects find a victim of carbon dioxide released during exhalation, heat - emanating from the body, ultraviolet light. Traps for flying insects attract pests, and then kill them by electric shock. Behind the plastic case is a metal structure through which current flows. Touching the grate, a mosquito, midge, another flying creature gets a shock, dies.

On a note!

All this happens unnoticed by humans. The main task is to install the electric trap in a convenient place without violating safety rules, instructions.

Range of applications

An electric insect trap is made for rooms, streets. The devices differ in range, power, design. There are insect traps with moisture protection - visors, caps, and other additions to the main structure. The latter are used on the street: in yards, gazebos, on summer platforms of shops, restaurants, and recreation centers.

Outwardly, street electronic traps resemble a flashlight or a heater. To place the device make it more original. They combine several functions at once - a night lamp, an insect catcher, a compass, a clock, etc. The design is very different, they are placed on a hard surface in any convenient place, suspended from the ceiling, and attached to the wall.

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The ultraviolet trap can work from a city power supply network, the storage battery. The latter option is often taken with you on vacation. Set in a tent, near the place of gatherings.

Radius of action

The insect catcher for the home is made in the form of nightlights, the spectrum of influence is limited to one room. If protection is required for the whole house, buy a few pieces. They are placed on the bedside table, tables, hung on the wall, mounted on the ceiling. It starts work immediately after switching on, the effect becomes noticeable after 20-30 minutes.

Outdoor traps from flying insects make them more powerful. The radius of action covers 5-50 m. They are installed on a solid surface or suspended, they dig a leg into the ground. Devices are very often made in the form of a lamp, a lantern.

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Universal electric traps can be powered by solar panels. They recharge during the day, work at night, there are no operating costs other than funds for the purchase of the lamp itself.

Efficiency

Electronic catchers act not only on mosquitoes, midges, moths, butterflies, moths, and other insects fall into the trap. In this, some users see a flaw.Efficiency depends on the quality of the device, power, range, correct use. There is no point in installing powerful street traps in the room; in the courtyard, an indoor insect catcher will not work.

Electric traps are energy efficient. Costs no more than a conventional fluorescent light bulb. Many devices run on solar panels, batteries.

Instructions for use, safety issue

Current flows through a metal grid located inside the trap behind a plastic structure. When used correctly, the likelihood of being hit by current is minimized. Even if this happens, a person will feel a slight tingling sensation, numbness of a limb. Everything does without serious consequences.

You need to set up a desktop trap in the form of a night lamp at a distance of 5 m from a person, suspended, wall mounted according to the instructions. Periodically, cleaning the trap from dead insects is required. Previously, the device is disconnected from the electrical network, the tray is removed, removed, put in place, the device is connected.

There is a risk of electric shock when:

• incorrect location of the trap;
• moisture
• excessive curiosity on the part of young children.

Important!

If there are kids in the house, the insect trap is suspended under the ceiling in an inaccessible place, do not leave the child unattended.

Efficient electrical appliances

You can buy a catcher of flying pests in a specialized store, in the economic departments of supermarkets, in the market, often ordered via the Internet. Products are represented by domestic, foreign manufacturers. They differ in range, price.

• • Windhager 9W. UV lamp with a plastic grill. It operates at a distance of 35 square meters. m, power consumption 9 watts. Warranty period of service 12 months. Periodically need to be cleaned from dead pests. Cable length 1.5 m. Used indoors, on a summer terrace, veranda, gazebo. Country of origin - Austria. The average price of 1000 rubles.
  • Mobile powerful flashlight for camping, protecting the land from mosquitoes, midges, other flying insects. Rugged shockproof housing, moisture proof, bright light. Powered by batteries, one full charge lasts for 30 hours. In addition to the lamp, a bait imitating the smell of a person is sold. The portable trap does not sink in water, has 3 modes of brightness of light, compact, light. Price within 2500 rubles.

• BONA-ML-16W. The trap is intended for use indoors or outdoors under cover. The energy consumption is 16 W, the voltage on the grid is 3000 V. The operation of the ultraviolet lamp is designed for 20 thousand hours. Made of plastic, aluminum. The lamp is suspended at a distance of 1.8-2 m from the earth away from other light sources. The average price of 3000 rubles.
• Stinger Indoor Insect Trap. Lamp for rooms, arbors, verandas, terraces. The principle of operation is slightly different. It attracts pests with ultraviolet light, but inside is not a metal grate with current, but a fan. Draws bloodsuckers inward, kills. You need to clean a special tray every month. The price of the device is within 2000 rubles.

Performance Reviews

Theoretically, the trap should work; in practice, this is not always the case.

Last year, little black bugs got into beans. All this lay on the windowsill in the kitchen. Threw it out, washed it. Then she drew attention to the chandelier, everything was black inside. I got in to see, and there is a colony of these dead bugs. Light attracts exactly why they die, do not crawl out, it is not clear. Having convinced herself of the operation of the lamp, she bought an ultraviolet trap from mosquitoes. Put in the apartment in the bedroom. In the evening they begin to squeak mosquitoes, turn on the appliance, after 15 minutes everything is quiet. I sleep peacefully at night, wake up without bites. Great thing!

Marina, Moscow

The summer was hot, mosquitoes darkness. We bought a trap lamp and hung it on the porch.There were all kinds of midges, butterflies, moths, bugs, mosquitoes, bees. But pests still flew into the veranda. It helps, but not in the way we would like.

Irina, Tver

Before buying an innovative insect catcher, you need to consider the scope, quality of the product, power. Be sure to follow the safety instructions.