I'm thinking of getting a electric fly killer and hanging it in the tent at night. The thing i means is like one of funny blue lights that zaps every now and then when a fly goes in it. They seem to be about £10 for the smaller ones.
Is this another white elephant or do they work. Its always me that gets bitten by mozzies and never my wife (or kids). It must be my good looks and sparkling personality that attracts them
If a load of rubbish then i will stick to putting on the insect repellant which i hate.
I bought one, about 5inch dia and 10inches high? bloody useless!! the protective outer mesh is so small the flies bounce of that before they can get inside!!!
I don't know if you can get them here but I bought an electric Tennis racket in Thailand for a £2, I'm no expert with it yet but I sat with a local one night and he was using one to zapp mossies right left and centre! I couldn't even see em!! LOL
I had a tennis racket one but did`nt fancy staying awake all night hitting them !! I bought the 12v one from towshure and yes it does work,caught loads of flies and insect type things in it.
Had the same as steve, totally useless. We had ours on permanently for two weeks in catalunya and caught about a dozen mossies in two weeks. Gave a nice glow at night though. We usually squirt a fly spray before we go for a wee nightcap, no midgies, or we don't notice them after a nightcap
ive got them in the caravan/ awning also have two at home but im sure the bloody flies know what they are and avoid them bought burner insect repellant from a ad on UKC again not much success, i find a citronella/lemon scented candle or burner is about the best deterant
We got ours from Robert Dyas a couple of years ago but we're not convinced it's worth taking on trips. We had it on all night this weekend and it killed a few bugs but there were plenty more still flying around and certainly not attracted to it. I rather fancy one of those tennis racket zappers because at least you have some fun with it.
I'm not a fan of repellant either, but you can get some that don't stink quite so much as the cheap ones.
You're never going to beat the mossys so give 'em all you've got and make a fight of it. Fly killers, zappers, sprays, - all got be used!
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Topic: 240v electric fly killers - any good?
