ASPECTEK Electric Bug Zapper, 20W UV Bulbs, Fly, Mosquito, Gnat and Moth Control, Indoor and Covered Outdoor Use for Home, Garage, Patio and Farm, Includes 2 Replacement Bulbs

This is the product you want if you have a fly or other flying insect problem. This will kill moths, flies and mosquitoes and probably others but I only have issues with those three. Less than a minute after turning this on it was zapping away. Almost like hearing a popcorn popper going. This is the second one of these I have had. The lights if left on continuously 24-7 lasted me about 8 months. If you have it on only at night when it works best then with the spare bulbs you should not need to obtain replacement bulbs for about 30 or so months. I will tell you that this device will make fast work of all kinds of flies and are particularly effective against those tiny ones you can barely see. In the first week I counted over 300 dead flies the last time I got one. I bought the second one because I loaned my original one to a friend who now doesn't want to give it back. So I made it a gift and ordered a second. This is a slightly updated version of the one I bought over a year ago. The assembly hardware appears slightly different and they now include a chain you can hang if by. Make sure you unplug this before you try to change the light bulbs. OH and there is a handy tray for cleaning. You will definitely want to empty that periodically. Do it gently as the flies don't weigh much and it is easy to dump them on yourself. A vacuum might work though I have not tried that. So how well does this work compared to other things I have tried? I have tried bug spray. That is pointless. Enough to kill all the flies would make the air unbreathable for 48 hours. I tried a cheaper solution consisting of a very small UV light and a piece of sticky paper. That was effective but on a very small scale and you have to replace that paper frequently. I ran out of paper in a week and then found I could not buy replacements. That item was about $10 so that would be $520 a year if you want constant protection. I tried one of those electric fly swatters that look like a badminton racket. It's the same idea but you have to chase the flies around all day because there is no UV light to attract the flies with. So that was a waste of money and I think I paid something like $25 for two of those. They were rechargeable but who wants to put all that effort into it? So then I tried this device and it worked beautifully. Nothing else completely eliminated all the flies in under a week. It took about three days to make the flies unnoticeable then it was just this thing killing them as they sneaked into my house, a few a day. For the whole time I had it going I never once had any but the occasional fly that would always find it's way to this zapper. A note, I live in a very warm climate conducive to insect infestation. In this area a lot of people have to tent their houses periodically to get rid of flying insects. This will prevent that from being needed at least for flying insects. My place is about 3000 cubic feet so not terribly big. I might suggest a normal size three bedroom house might be best served with at least two of these or possibly a third if your home is particularly large. Say at least one for every 5000 cubic feet of space. This will plug into a standard 110 outlet and uses a minimal amount of electricity. I have mine plugged into the same outlet with my refrigerator.

Wow! You know, I really wanted to provide a video of how well this Aspectek 20W Bug Zapper works, but seconds after plugging it in -- and I do mean seconds -- it killed its first fly. Within a minute, two more. It happened so fast that I couldn't even put my iPhone into video mode to capture it. So allow me to go back in time for a moment... I have had a huge fly problem in my home for quite some time. The problem is people and pets coming in and out of the house. The flies just flock into my home and they are all over the kitchen. I bought one of those battery-operated fly swatters, but using those require a lot of patience. You have wait for your prey to land on something and then hope that you can actually swat the fly before it flies off. When I felt "enough was enough" and that the problem was getting out of control, I poured over Amazon reviews for days looking for the perfect electronic bug zapper. This one from Aspectek seemed to have consistently great reviews. Upon taking it out of its packaging I noticed that it was extremely lightweight. It's also well packaged in the box with a nice amount of bubble wrap covering the unit to avoid damage. Additionally, the plug and bug tray are secured with locking tie wraps. You should have no concerns about your unit arriving damaged. The Bug Zapper comes with a small chain that latches on to side hooks. That was a nice bonus. I actually opted to hang this on an abandoned plant hanger in my dining area. Once unpacked, you simply insert the fly tray into the bottom of the unit and turn it on. It's that simple to have it set up within minutes of unpacking. Upon turning on the power, two black bulbs instantly light. As I mentioned earlier, it took mere seconds for me to see positive results. Loud crackles told me that it had captured its first fly. Indeed, there was a fly hopping around in the tray. It had lost one of its wings during the zapping process. It was going nowhere. Two more flies were instantly killed within a minute later and their dead carcasses were deposited into the tray. All I had to do was remove the tray and deposit the bodies into the trash. Yes, I have noticed that some flies do get stuck in the mesh. However, the mesh is electrified and the flies eventually are zapped dead. Yes, this does make a rather loud crackling noise, but it's not to the point where it's really going to make anyone jump. Really, there is more satisfaction to the sound than negativity. I understand from some reviews that bulb life is not optimal. There are very good instructions included on what kind of replacement bulb to buy and how to replace it. I suggest keeping those instructions in a safe place. One tip I can provide: unless you have a huge problem in your home, don't keep this running for hours on end. You can keep it running for 30 minutes a day and get rid of your fly problem. Remember: the flies come to IT. For automated homes, I suggest buying a WEMO plug. I just tell Amazon Alexa to "turn on bug zapper" and the unit automatically turns on. I also turn it off with a similar command. WEMO plugs also work with Siri. You know why this is so great? You can be sitting in your easy chair, be bothered by a fly or similar pest, and simply command your bug zapper to turn on without having to leave your seat. It's so wonderful knowing that your investment has paid off mere minutes after unwrapping. For this thing to work so quickly and effectively gives me immense satisfaction. This bug zapper not only works, but it does so tremendously well.

This thing kills flies, fruit flies, mosquitoes, and gnats. It makes a loud ZAP but every time it does, we all go, “GOT ONE”.

I normally don't review products this early. I only got this bug zapper a few ago, but I have to say, this thing WORKS! I have been plagued by stinkbugs, Asian lady beetles, moths, and cockroaches for the longest time. I know I have to do some sealing around the house, but for the time being, I needed to do something about the ones that are already in the house. A bug vacuum just won't do, I needed to find something that would effectively stop the ones that are coming too close to where I work and eat. So, I decided to pick up this insect killer and wow does it work. I left it on one night and when I came by in the morning, it had zapped at least 10 different bugs. Nothing too crazy, but these things were absolutely fried. Some were stuck in the grill, some fell onto the plastic tray below, and some other ones just kind of seem to have been thrown little ways away from the actual zapper. Regardless, they were all dead, and that's really all i need it to do. I will say, a few things that have been a bit of a bummer, This thing is LOUD. Like, I can hear it a good distance away in my bedroom whenever it ends up zapping something. If I was right next to it when it zapped something, I'm pretty sure I would at the very least from the shock (ha) of the sound. Second, the cord is unfortunately a little short. You would probably need an extension cord if you want to use the chain that comes with it to hang it up somewhere. Besides that, it's really good. I look forward to using it over the summer when the bugs really start coming in.

I live on a mountain in the rain forest, in the Caribbean close to the equator. There are some serious insects down here! I've lived in the USA south, and they have nothing on these Caribbean pests! I was honestly SHOCKED how well this thing worked. The bug zaps are explosive (took a while - but the cats are used to it now). I have several other bug zappers in all rooms... But they are nothing compared to this one! I empty the bug-filled tray out once or twice a day - just slides out. And I snap the cover screen off to vacuum up the rest about once a week. Taking that screen off once a week is a must! Just takes a second to snap off. Great access - Easy to fully clean. The two bulbs in there lasted over a year and a half! It's on 24/7. Unfortunately, I lost the two extra bulbs that came with the unit. I was about to order two more bulbs on Amazon - But then realized it's a huge bargain just to buy another unit! A new unit comes with two extra bulbs. And there is another reason to simply buy a new unit rather than separate bulbs: Packing. It's a rough ride by boat to the Caribbean. If I ship bulbs here it's very likely they would break. The packing of this new unit along with the spare bulbs was very solid - Very strong! It's just worth it for the packing alone! I hope this helps.

Seems to be high quality. Much larger than I needed for a small apartment and this will be a problem. Very bright but I have not heard any bugs get zapped yet so I hope it works well! I have had it for several days now. It should come with a bag of popcorn because the bug zapping show is amazing!!!

This is like the Johnny Rico of appliances. It kills them, kills them all. If they'd had one of these on Klendathu the war would have gone differently. I used it indoors to combat a fruit fly / other little midgey bug thing problem resulting from an excessively moist vermicompost bin, and later from an overloaded composting toilet (I know, don't judge me). The midgeys were drawn to it like the Sirens of Greek mythology, and perished as surely. The fruit flies are not "supposed" to be attracted to the UV light, so I placed it near the source of the infestation and placed that source just beneath a powerful fan blowing out my window. Since they were drawn to that area, they mostly all died also. The SNAP SNAP *is* pretty loud, I think it may have upset my neighbors but they didn't say anything. The noise is unavoidable though, and that's how you know it's working. And it works, had it on constantly for a couple months, no burnout or short or anything. The only "malfunction" I witnessed was recently, when the problem recurred, and the zap-grid (which is only on one side of the lights btw) got so clogged with a chia-seed-looking goop of bugs that it wasn't able to zap anymore. Small constant sparking witnessed at the edge of the mass. I turned it off, took off the protecting grates (very easy to do, you just push down and pull out, it's spring loaded) and used a vacuum cleaner to yoink the carnage off. When I turned it back on, it went right back to work like a Call-of-Duty pro sniper with respawns. If you have a real bug problem like mine, it's worth mentioning that the little collection tray is laughably useless, mine filled up and overflowed and it spills when you pull it out. So dead bugs will go everywhere, and thus I recommend doing what I did and just use the vacuum cleaner. That's not something that I can imagine a reasonable design fix for though so I'm not gonna dock a star for that. Likewise with the only other blemish, the few dead buggies that get stuck to the bulbs. I could probably clean those off with some windex or alcohol but they don't seem to reduce its efficacy so I haven't bothered. If you need a bug zapper, this one will not disappoint. I wouldn't trust all the weaky cheapo ones unless you really want the different aesthetic style. This one WORKS.

My father in law bought us this exact bug zapper 4 years ago for the old farm house we lived in. He would always joke around that we must have dead things in our walls for the amount of flies we would get in the house every year. We are surrounded by farm fields and the farm house was anything but insect proof. We ran this zapper day and night everyday almost for 4 years until the lights finally needed to be replaced. We built a new house last year and this is our first summer in it. Well, the flies, Asian beetles, and all little flying bugs are still as bad as ever. We are also closer to the fields now and we are seeing more than just flies and Asian beetles. The worst is in the garage and then they come into the house from constant opening of the doors. So, I decided to purchase this unit again because of how much we liked our old one and the bonus was it came with replacement bulbs. So, we used those for our old unit and now we have 2 of these to run. We have one in the garage and one in the house for a couple of days to clean up anything that may be inside. Eventually we will run both in the garage. Just minutes after putting both units up they were zapping bugs. This morning when I went into the garage, there were less amount of flies and it was noticeable. Usually they start flying around when you walk out or you visibly see them sitting on stuff. There were still some around, but not anywhere near what it has been. The house unit also caught a bunch of flies, asian beetles, nats, and even a couple mosquitoes. The unit has an on/off switch so if you wanted to keep it plugged in all the time, but didn't want to use it constantly you can just use the switch. It comes with a chain that you can attach with a clip on the top to hang. I showed a picture of that. The light bulbs are extremely easy to replace. It took just a couple minutes to open our old one and swap them out. The unit is pretty bright, so when all lights are off, it lights up the room. The zapping part is pretty loud, so if that bothers you do not put it somewhere that you will hear it constantly. We could hear it every so often in our rooms when we went to bed, but we do have one inside with us. It didn't bother us, but one of our dogs wasn't crazy about the sound. The tray is easy to dump out. The one downside is the plug isn't very long. So, we made it work in the garage, but both times we have had it in the house, we had to use an extension cord in order to reach an outlet when we have it hanging up. The plug is attached to the top of the unit, maybe if it was attached to the bottom of the unit it would give more length to reach an outlet when hanging up. I wish I would have purchased this a month ago and been able to replace the bulbs in our old one and have 2 running. There would have definitely been less bugs in the house. Oh well, at least we can rid them now. We will use these each season now especially around harvest time because that is when we see a huge increase in insects.

Not suitable for Indian villages

I bought my first Aspectek zapper 4 years ago while my apartment was teeming with fruit flies. It has worked great and has only needed the bulbs replaced twice. I haven't had another infestation of fruit flies since I bought the first zapper. Now I have an indoor greenhouse which has become infested with fungus gnats, so I bought another one. These zappers work best in the dark, when they attract more bugs. However, they still work fine during the day. They will kill flies of all sizes, moths including clothes and pantry moths, and the occasional spider - anything that's attracted to UV light. I like the tray in the bottom which collects the remains and is easily emptied and cleaned. Overall the entire zapper is easy to wipe with a damp cloth AFTER you turn it off, unplug it and let the electricity discharge for a few hours. It comes with a sturdy chain to hang it with, or you can stand it on a table. The only drawback is that the power cord is only about 2 feet long so you may need a heavy duty 3 prong extension cord. I don't recommend installing this zapper directly above food preparation or cooking areas. When larger bugs get zapped, pieces of them fly out of the zapper. Also, sometimes big flies only get their wings burnt off and you may find the occasional fly crawling on the floor. Another issue is the sound. The bigger the bug, the louder the zap. My zapper is located on the opposite end of my apartment to my bedroom and I sleep with the door closed, but every so often a big zap will wake me up. So it's not a good idea to use this zapper in a bedroom while you're sleeping. What you can do if you have a room with a fly problem is put the zapper in that room for a few hours with the lights off and the door closed. That's what I do when I sometimes get flies coming in through the vent in my bathroom.

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Recently, we had multiple bugs entered within house, mostly from the backyard garden, as we keep it open for long duration. Once these bugs are inside house, it's very difficult to through them outside, almost impossible. These bugs can infect food with multiple disease. After going through all the bug zapper product in the market, I decided to take this product. Now, I am glad, my decision was right to take this product. Very easy to put in place to take action. It also contains chains to hang the product on the wall. It does not take a minute to start this product and within 30 min, I can see 5 bugs are killed. Once I closed all light, it starts attracting almost all bugs in the house. After few hours of use, now I can feel, I don't need this product as nothing much left :). But I will still keep it running all the time, to get rid of a single bug in my house. Very easy to operate. I don't feel any sound, when this product is running. Only when it catch bugs, we heard a kill -noise. This gives indication that, house is now with one less bugs. Very easy to clean - there is small portion at the bottom with killed bugs, we just need to take it out and through the bug outside and put it back. I will say hardly 5 min task. Environment friendly - As these products does not use any chemical, so it's completely safe for my kid and everyone inside house can operate 24*7 without any harm. Not recommended to use this product for outside use, as it will catch a lot. Though there is no harm. Best value for money - There are many costly product in the market to resolve same issue, though this product does job very well with best price product in the market. I definitely recommend this product.

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