A blue/purple light? Where did that come from? ;IDunno: [space]jeffcoslacker wrote:The blue/purple light is supposed to be a calibrated wavelength that appeals to many pest insects. But not these little bastiges I got, apparently. In reviews people said same, didn't do shit inside, but put it outside and it kills them by the ton. Go figure.BlacktopTravelr wrote:I don't think it's job is to attract then, just kill them. Or did I read that post wrong?[space]
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Look at the package pic. At the base of the grid is several blue/purple/UV LEDs for luring them into the grid. The rounded bottom section is the white light section, like a regular bulb's output. You can run it in purely bug zap mode, with just the grid and the UV live, or with the white light on too. It has some kind of circuit that switches modes each time you flip the switch its on.BlacktopTravelr wrote:A blue/purple light? Where did that come from? ;IDunno: [space]jeffcoslacker wrote:The blue/purple light is supposed to be a calibrated wavelength that appeals to many pest insects. But not these little bastiges I got, apparently. In reviews people said same, didn't do shit inside, but put it outside and it kills them by the ton. Go figure.BlacktopTravelr wrote:I don't think it's job is to attract then, just kill them. Or did I read that post wrong?
(putt putt putt) Yeah I mean I know you can still buy them, but it's not like many years ago when it seemed like everybody had them. And a big nasty one that explodes them on contact didn't seem to be a good solution indoors...this was the right idea, just don't understand why they are avoiding it with a vengeance. Like the reviews say, I tried it outside last night and the bugs couldn't wait to get in there and die. But these fuckers in my trailer ain't fallin' for it.Forge wrote:I have bought bug zappers at Wal-Mart and Hme Depot here in Texas within the last few years. I saw them out on display this season too.
We have one of those at work. They are cheap at Harbor Freight.
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I don't have room to swing it in the trailer...I'd be breakin' shit.
wish I'd bought that...twice as much but would probably actually WORK...JFL Live wrote:jeffcoslacker wrote:
I don't have room to swing it in the trailer...I'd be breakin' shit.
Good point! [emoji2]
We've been having a problem with tiny moths flying around the patio. Not sure how they get in but they drive Mrs JFL nuts. Never occurred to me to get an indoor zapper till I saw this thread. So I went ahead and ordered this. I'm actually looking forward to having a drink and watching bugs get zapped!
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(putt putt putt) Do you use some kind of flea and tick control on her? They work well ya know. You can buy good ones OTC now, so you don't gotta get jacked by the vet.BlacktopTravelr wrote:Do any of those bug zappers work to get rid of common house flies? That's about the only flying pest I have and I don't have many of them. Now I have plenty of fleas due to the dog dragging them in when she goes outside. They are driving me nuts they are so bad.
Interesting... [emoji106]Herb wrote:When I was in North Carolina I moved into a mobile home that had been empty and used for storage, for over 5 years. Got all the junk out of it, cleaned it good and moved in. The first night there I was sitting on the sofa and felt something on my leg. Pulled up the trouser leg and my leg was covered in fleas. Got to looking and there were fleas all through the carpet even though I had just shampooed it.
Ask around and people told me that mothballs/crystals would get rid of them. I bought some of each, threw a bunch of mothballs under the place, and sprinkled the crystals all over the carpet, couldn't stand to be in the place more than a few minutes, for 4 days. Slept in the truck. But after closing it up for 2 days and airing it out for 2 days, no more fleas or bugs of any kind.
Found out that if I threw a few mothballs under the place every 2-3 months I didn't have any trouble with bugs at all.
Now that you mention it I remember the old flea traps using the nite light and sticky paper. I'll have to put some of that down and buy some of the fly trap sticky rolls you hang up. That should do the trick. The dog has just now started getting the fleas real back so no I haven't been using a flea collar or spray on her. I'm not all that happy about using chemicals on her. I read on the internet where lavender was a good flea repellent and how to make it myself so it is safe to spray on the dog and her bedding.jeffcoslacker wrote:Do you use some kind of flea and tick control on her? They work well ya know. You can buy good ones OTC now, so you don't gotta get jacked by the vet.BlacktopTravelr wrote:Do any of those bug zappers work to get rid of common house flies? That's about the only flying pest I have and I don't have many of them. Now I have plenty of fleas due to the dog dragging them in when she goes outside. They are driving me nuts they are so bad.
I find flypaper works fine for flies. Trick is, I found, that it takes forever to get started. But once somebody is first to the party, everybody wants to check it out. So I stun one and stick it on the new roll. Seriously, it works.
Fleas are often attracted to light/heat in the dark. Flypaper near the floor with a small light in front of it will attract them.
But once you put some preventative stuff on the dog, all your fleas should die out pretty quickly.
(putt putt putt) Flea collars are the biggest joke ever...never did work, and never will. You need something like Frontline that short-circuits the flea and tick repro cycle. Only way to get rid of them for good. You can buy it and knock-offs that work well at the store now.BlacktopTravelr wrote:Now that you mention it I remember the old flea traps using the nite light and sticky paper. I'll have to put some of that down and buy some of the fly trap sticky rolls you hang up. That should do the trick. The dog has just now started getting the fleas real back so no I haven't been using a flea collar or spray on her. I'm not all that happy about using chemicals on her. I read on the internet where lavender was a good flea repellent and how to make it myself so it is safe to spray on the dog and her bedding.jeffcoslacker wrote:Do you use some kind of flea and tick control on her? They work well ya know. You can buy good ones OTC now, so you don't gotta get jacked by the vet.BlacktopTravelr wrote:Do any of those bug zappers work to get rid of common house flies? That's about the only flying pest I have and I don't have many of them. Now I have plenty of fleas due to the dog dragging them in when she goes outside. They are driving me nuts they are so bad.
I find flypaper works fine for flies. Trick is, I found, that it takes forever to get started. But once somebody is first to the party, everybody wants to check it out. So I stun one and stick it on the new roll. Seriously, it works.
Fleas are often attracted to light/heat in the dark. Flypaper near the floor with a small light in front of it will attract them.
But once you put some preventative stuff on the dog, all your fleas should die out pretty quickly.
I tried that Frontline stuff once on my little dogs and it almost killed my Chihuahuas. We had to take them to the vet and he said not to ever use that stuff as it was nothing but poison to dogs.jeffcoslacker wrote: Flea collars are the biggest joke ever...never did work, and never will. You need something like Frontline that short-circuits the flea and tick repro cycle. Only way to get rid of them for good. You can buy it and knock-offs that work well at the store now.
(putt putt putt) Well there is caveats about using too little or too much, yeah. It's explained in the instructions. My mom has three little dogs and splits one of the small dog doses between all of them. You're supposed to apply it where they can't reach it until it sets in but I guess if you have several dogs they might lick it off each other.BlacktopTravelr wrote:I tried that Frontline stuff once on my little dogs and it almost killed my Chihuahuas. We had to take them to the vet and he said not to ever use that stuff as it was nothing but poison to dogs.jeffcoslacker wrote: Flea collars are the biggest joke ever...never did work, and never will. You need something like Frontline that short-circuits the flea and tick repro cycle. Only way to get rid of them for good. You can buy it and knock-offs that work well at the store now.
What I think I am going to do is make my own flea collar out of a bandanna and lavender oil mixed with water.
