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Bug zappers who runs them? #6581914
07/26/19 11:54 PM
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Central, SD
Law Dog Offline OP
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Bought a Black Flag one (Newer style) it seemed kind of wimpy not the old sparky I was familiar with years ago. Then I found a old black metal one now that is a zapper it really lights them up quickly. I have been running them both for a few weeks and they are covered "just black" with bugs every night so I blow them out with the air compressor every day. The next day the 1/4 plastic drum end under the zappers has a pile of live bugs across the bottom about a inch thick that I dump out for the chickens to feast on.

Who still runs a zapper and do the bugs ever thin out by fall?


Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!

Jerry Herbst
Re: Bug zappers who runs them? [Re: Law Dog] #6581920
07/27/19 12:08 AM
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Good question Jerry, if anyone makes one that is effective on deer flies I am all in, even if I have to install 440 to it.
Here in Wisconsin the bugs tend not to be so probilsome from October til May.

Zim

Re: Bug zappers who runs them? [Re: Law Dog] #6581954
07/27/19 03:41 AM
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When I lived in Florida, I had the deer flies, san fleas, and 2 types of mosquitos … I tried several different zappers and they killed some, but not nearly enough fast enough. So I found this hand held fogger, that is electric … so you need a long extension cord. I waited until just before dark in an evening and sprayed everything plant, tree and blade of grass with it. It really puts out the fog. I t really worked, but the effects only lasted about 2 weeks if it rained everyday and 3 to 4 weeks if it only rain occasionally.

A friend of mine here in Ohio is having a lot of trouble with mosquitos and they can't go out from about 5 PM until the next day. He has been using the several of the zappers of some kind, but they aren't working. So going to see if I can dig it out of box in the basement and give it a try for him. Will let you know how it works in this climate. In Florida when I would use it, I would plan on an evening where there was just a slight.breeze and I could end up doing the whole neighbor hood from just doing my yard. I had a little over a half acre and live at one end of the street and the effects got clear to the other end of the street, which was 6 more yards.

Garry-


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Re: Bug zappers who runs them? [Re: Law Dog] #6582036
07/27/19 08:37 AM
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I try to burn my burn barrel at night when the trash bag is full I figure the more I can kill the better so that adds to the zappers just not sure I'm gaining much ground as they just keep coming. Living 100 yards from the lake is surely not helping.


Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!

Jerry Herbst
Re: Bug zappers who runs them? [Re: Law Dog] #6582048
07/27/19 09:00 AM
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Oh yeah, nothing says redneck like sitting in a lounge chair with a cold beer watching a good but zapper do it's thing. I have two going......so twice the beer.

Re: Bug zappers who runs them? [Re: Law Dog] #6582056
07/27/19 09:18 AM
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bought a black flag this year also. kills a lot of bugs ,but it seems like a lot of them are moths.

Re: Bug zappers who runs them? [Re: Law Dog] #6582058
07/27/19 09:20 AM
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run two inside buildings. one is fairly large commercial model, its speciality is zapping bees that are stragglers when we bring honey in to extract. the other runs year round mainly for moth control. surprising how many moths end up dead under it

Re: Bug zappers who runs them? [Re: Law Dog] #6582066
07/27/19 09:36 AM
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Hopefully you run them on a GFI or some sort of inline fuse?

Re: Bug zappers who runs them? [Re: Law Dog] #6582084
07/27/19 10:14 AM
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Yet to pop the GFI yet I expected it to be an issue but has not been a problem!


Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!

Jerry Herbst
Re: Bug zappers who runs them? [Re: Law Dog] #6582181
07/27/19 01:04 PM
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When I was a kid in the 50s, farmers ran bug lights near tobacco fields to attract and kill the moth that laid hornworms. Turned out that the lights were also killing the natural enemy to those worms and the lights were removed.

Re: Bug zappers who runs them? [Re: Law Dog] #6582190
07/27/19 01:23 PM
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Mine is not a zapper but works pretty good...

https://dynatrap.com/store/dt2000xlp-insect-trap/

Re: Bug zappers who runs them? [Re: Law Dog] #6582195
07/27/19 01:33 PM
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We’re not bug free, but free range chickens and ducks have had a noticeable impact on numbers.

Just watch where ya step

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Re: Bug zappers who runs them? [Re: Law Dog] #6582202
07/27/19 01:48 PM
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The 1-2 zapper plan.

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Last edited by Law Dog; 07/27/19 01:49 PM.

Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!

Jerry Herbst
Re: Bug zappers who runs them? [Re: Law Dog] #6582217
07/27/19 02:31 PM
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Philippines, s.e. asia,ohio
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Been running them for 30 yrs. Im surrounded by woods,tall grass pastures with lowlands and river running thru.....they work but u have to keep them going all summer and eventually you will see a difference. I kill lots and lots of mosquitoes

Re: Bug zappers who runs them? [Re: Law Dog] #6582223
07/27/19 02:38 PM
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2 zappers 2 locations kill more...

Re: Bug zappers who runs them? [Re: Law Dog] #6582308
07/27/19 05:22 PM
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If you are having problems with deer, yellow, or horse flies then i had an old man tell me how he got rid of his problem. He took a big ball like a volleyball or soccerball and spray painted it black and hung it from a tree in the problem area. He coated it in auto transmission fluid ( if i remember right) and said it would kill them when they landed on the ball. They are attracted to heat so the black ball would get warm in the sun and attract the flies. He swore they couldnt even go out in the yard the flies were so thick until he hung up a few balls and now they dont have a problem.

It was either ATF or brake fluid, i cant positively remember.


"If you're gonna be stupid you better be tough"
Re: Bug zappers who runs them? [Re: Law Dog] #6582365
07/27/19 06:27 PM
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What is a good brand of zapper?

I bought one off Amazon and it doesn't even pop.


Any recommendations?

Re: Bug zappers who runs them? [Re: Law Dog] #6582378
07/27/19 06:39 PM
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I've got 2 blackflags just like yours lawdog. One in the front and one in the backyard and they're zapping like mad around dusk. It seems to be helping rid us of mosquitoes.


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Re: Bug zappers who runs them? [Re: Law Dog] #6582400
07/27/19 06:57 PM
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That Black Flag type was all I could find around here the other one was a garage sale deal they both zap but the old one sounds like it has 2-3 times the power of the new one.


Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!

Jerry Herbst
Re: Bug zappers who runs them? [Re: Law Dog] #6582576
07/27/19 09:35 PM
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I want one which drops the dead out of the bottom so that I can feed the fish in my little pond in the back yard. Do they sell any like that, or can you just take the bottom off of one?

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