Insect exterminators are perhaps one of the most convenient modern means for combating creeping and flying arthropods such as cockroaches, ants, moths, wood lice, scales, etc. And they also make it possible to cope with parasites and pests without much difficulty, from time to time. time visiting a person’s dwelling and utility rooms in search of food or breeding grounds — for example, with mosquitoes, flies, and various beetles.
It is interesting to note that in their responses most people most often understand the term “insect killer” as a device that attracts flying “victims” with the light of ultraviolet lamps. Such devices really are, and The principle of their work lies in the fact that UV lamps, on which insects flock,surrounded by a special grid - either connected to a high voltage source, or covered with a sticky substance, ensuring reliable adhesion of the “guests”.
In fact, today, you can also buy insect killers that work on a completely different principle, and the choice here is quite wide. For example, in addition to the above-described lamp insect killers, there are also devices of the following types:
- floor glue traps, to which cockroaches, bugs or ants stick, attracted by any bait (these devices are easy to use, do not consume electricity and allow you to effectively catch crawling parasites and pests);
- hanging adhesive tapes used to kill flying insects - for example, flies and various types of moths (they are more economical than lamp-shredders, but do not work well against night insects);
- special "houses" for insects with electrodes inside (this is a kind of alternative to glue traps, working by destroying a victim crawling inside with an electrical discharge).
Despite this diversity, the most famous are still the destroyers of flying insects of the lamp type (regardless of the manufacturer).The reason for this is that against the same mosquitoes, flies and moths such devices, among other methods of extermination, are most effective and easy to use. In addition, you can buy this type of insect killer at any specialized online store (sometimes even at a regular hardware store) for a relatively small price.
At the same time, floor exterminators of crawling insects are not particularly popular - for example, in the case of fighting cockroaches, domestic ants or, moreover, bugs, they are much inferior in their effectiveness to other means of struggle.
Reviews
“I didn’t even think that this flying insect trap would work so well. We used the Energy mosquito trap at home and nobody has ever bitten us all over the summer. And once they tried to turn it on on the veranda, when they were feasting on the crowd. So we were not touched by mosquitoes in the courtyard, but in the street - August, it is time! In one evening, the entire pan was clogged with a dead midge. ”
Igor, Vitebsk
Tube Killers: Features and Rules of Use
To date tube insect killers are becoming more and more popular.This is explained by the fact that devices of this type really turned out to be a very effective means of fighting flying insects, so it is not surprising that anyone who has ever dealt with mosquitoes, large butterflies at night, moths and moths are not averse to buy it for the summer season.
Most often, such a lamp device is acquired precisely for rescuing mosquitoes in apartments and country houses. However, practice shows that this exterminator is not a bad rescuer from flying insects, for example, in the following cases:
- in restaurants and cafes - both in the main halls and in the kitchen, warehouse, office, as well as on the terraces and tents in summer cafes;
- on livestock farms to protect animals from almost any midges;
- on private plots to reduce the number of mosquitoes and pests of the garden and vegetable garden in general in the area;
- in warehouses where it is necessary to constantly fight the food moth.
Unfortunately, tube killers are completely ineffective against bedbugs, cockroaches, fleas, ants and other crawling insects. Even if you install such a device on the floor, it will not attract them, since all such pests and parasites in the house for the most part, on the contrary, avoid light.
Before you buy an insect killer with UV lamps, it is helpful to determine in advance the area of the room in which it will be used. Such traps usually have from one to 4 lamps, the total power of which largely determines the size of the area in which the device will be effective.
Another important advantage of this type of device is their safety: a special panel grille is installed in the tube insect killers, preventing the child or animal from accidentally touching the grid with tension. That is why this device can be safely used in homes with small children.
The cost of household lamp insect killers does not exceed an average of 4,000 rubles, but some manufacturers also have more expensive models. You can buy the simplest destroyers for only 400-500 rubles.
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“Most of all insect killers for the street are from the manufacturer Well. He has various powerful ones and small ones. We took several devices for the poultry nursery, because in summer the youngsters literally jam the flies. For the sake of interest, we decided to buy three traps of different types: one simple electric WE-150-2, one waterproof WE-150-2SW and one adhesive WE-813-SB30S. Month they were tested.
Here is the conclusion: simple electric is the most convenient. The pallet can be changed once a week: even if there are a lot of insects, they do not completely clog it. Waterproof is somewhere in the 2000 more expensive, but in reality there is no need for waterproofness. In extreme cases, a zinc cornice can be attached to it so that the rain does not wet. With a glue trap the most trouble. Under our conditions, her lattice was clogged up in a day, on the second day the flies were already crawling over the bodies of their brethren. I think it should be bought only for any granaries where a spark is not acceptable. In general, street killers have proven themselves to be good - wet the midges only on the way. It can be used in farms with an elite bird or a fur-bearing animal. ”
Petr Mikhailovich, Nizhny Novgorod
In the application of tube exterminator is extremely simple. It is best to install the device or hang it somewhere in the middle of the room (for example, between the window and the door) so that it can be clearly seen from all corners of the room - so it will collect more insects. If necessary, the exterminator is plugged into the outlet and is put into operation in the desired mode.
Every few days in the device you need to clean the pan, into which dead insects fall.If the glue grid is installed in the shredder, then, according to the instrument's instruction manual, it should be replaced with a clean one from time to time.
In the event that the insect killer is purchased only for outdoor use, a function of moisture resistance of the device may be useful. Such shredders can be bought, for example, from the company Well. However, as mentioned above in the recall of one of the users of such a device, in some situations this function may not be useful even in street operation, so when choosing a moisture-proof model it is useful to weigh the pros and cons and clearly imagine where and how the device will be placed.
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“I have long wanted to buy an insect killer specifically for the street, but all hands did not reach. And this year I was simply eaten by mosquitoes. Even the spray cans did not help, there were so many of them. I bought a big bandura with a glue grid so that I would not consume much electricity. On the Internet ordered. With this in mind, I bought it so that butterflies would fly into it from the garden. When I first pulled out the grill, I was horrified. On it all insects are covered all over.And among them, even the May beetles were! In general, a very reliable this destroyer. "
Hope, Uralsk
For those who want to collect an insect killer with their own hands, below is a detailed electrical diagram of such a device. In the manufacture of the device in order to avoid dangerous situations, it is important not to forget to organize the protection of the electrical grid from children and animals.
The electrical circuit of the insect killer:
If you decide to buy a ready-made device, it would be useful to start by going to the Internet and reading reviews: there are now a lot of manufacturers of similar devices, and therefore you can easily get confused in the store in the offered assortment.
To facilitate the task of choice, below will be given the most popular models of paw insect killers, as well as customer reviews about them.
Hilton insect killers and reviews of their work
Manufacturer Hilton produces a fairly wide range of tube insect killers at very affordable prices. For example, the simplest model - Black Monster - can be bought for about 400 rubles. This exterminator is perfect for exterminating mosquitoes in a single small room.
The Hilton BN-30W insect killer can effectively serve already larger premises (for example, restaurants, hospitals, offices), as well as be used as a means for the street. The device costs around 1500 rubles.
In addition, among the Hilton products there are also special insect killers designed for very large private houses and large apartments, and an interesting line of frog appliances for children’s rooms.
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“We, too, at one time indulged in all sorts of scares and destroyers. In the house they bought such a healthy Hilton lamp. The effect was, but we were not impressed. It seems that mosquitoes bite us first, and then fly to burn in the exterminator. In general, my advice to you is to hang good mosquito nets. ”
Alla, Odessa
Clatronic Exterminator
The German manufacturer Clatronic produces the only model of insect killer - Clatronic 3340 IV. This device effectively destroys flying insects in a room of up to 20 m², you can buy it for about 700 rubles.
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“We chose a mosquito device for the house for a long time and stopped at Klatronik. He is cute and inexpensive. It turned out that also effective. All summer there were no mosquitoes in our bedroom, but from Klatronik they constantly shook piles of them. But I think that it will be weak for the street. ”
Inna, Pskov
The Shredder Barguzin
The insect killer Barguzin is a worthy example of domestic-made devices. The exterminators of this series effectively protect against numerous flying insects in rooms of up to 300 m², which greatly expands the possible range of application of these devices.
To date, you can choose any of the 4 models of Barguzin, but even the “weakest” device is designed for an impressive area of 120 m². This exterminator can also cope with street use, for example, on the veranda of the summer cottage.
The price of the device depends on the model - the larger the area of use, the higher the price, respectively. The easiest insect killer of this brand can be bought for about 3500-4000 rubles.
Energy device: description and application
The insect killer Energy SWT 425e is a flashlight with an anti-mosquito grid. This device is most effective for home use, but thanks to its interesting design it can also be used simply as a decorative element in the design of a courtyard in a private house.
Energy SWT 425e shredder has a collector for collecting dead insects, weighs only 200 grams and consumes 1 watt of electricity. The cost of the device varies around 500 rubles.
Sakura exterminators
Brand SAKURA, which produces a variety of household appliances, has a whole line of instruments for attracting and destroying flying insects. Among them there are both typical lamp-shredders and special devices with a fan sucking in closely flies mosquitoes and flies.
Some of the Sakura insect killers look like ordinary lanterns, others are traps installed on the floor. These shredders are intended primarily for indoor use; price ranges from 800 to 3500 rubles.
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“I've bought Sakura, the simplest white device with a light bulb. The mosquitoes seemed to be caught in it, but they also bit me. It seemed to me that simply his power was not enough for the whole bedroom. It’s probably worth buying a more powerful shredder for a big room. ”
Alexander, Moscow
Velcro shredders: simplicity and efficiency
Along with modern tube insect killers, so-called velcro shredders are quite widely used. Using such sticky traps is very simple: you just need to install them on the paths of insects.
There may be several modifications of these destroyers (for example, in the form of a hollow tube or a sticky sheet), but the principle of action for all of them is to glue an insect.
As an example of the action of the glue exterminator, the fight against bedbugs can be given:
- First you need to make sure that insects do not live in the bed itself, otherwise the trap will be powerless.
- Then you should put the legs of the bed itself in the center of the sheet with glue.
The preparatory procedures for this end, then the sticky-shredder will work independently: all bugs that try to climb onto the bed will inevitably have to first try to overcome the sticky portion of the trap separating the legs of the bed from the floor. In the course of such an “attack,” insects adhere securely to the sticky sheet.
You can also use special glue Alt (Alt) from bedbugs and cockroaches, or glue trap.
Indisputable advantages of sticky destroyers are their low price (the simplest trap can be bought for about 50-100 rubles), safety of use and wide availability. If you focus on the reviews of people, then one of the most well-known means of this type is the insect killer Trap (although, in general, glue traps from different manufacturers are about equally effective).
In order to reliably get rid of insects, it is quite possible to buy the sticky “houses” of unknown Chinese companies - practice shows that they will also successfully catch insects, as well as funds from well-known manufacturers.
Adhesive tapes from flying insects can be used both separately and together with lamp shredders: if the lamps are especially effective against night insects, then the tapes successfully exterminate day butterflies and flies. It is very simple to use them - you just need to pull the tape out of the cassette and hang it in the center of the room.
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“I don’t buy any insect bulbs. Once a week I hang a ribbon from flies in the center of the summer kitchen, and the very next day it is all covered with them. I hung the same one just in the yard on a lantern, but it's a pity, too many butterflies stick to it. But my friend so the mole in the warehouse destroys. He keeps dried fruits, and this muck spoils them. So he hangs out Velcro there so that the butterflies do not fly. ”
Yuri, Zelenograd
Electrical traps exterminators for cockroaches and ants
There is another type of insect killer - electric floor "houses", which are used to exterminate mainly cockroaches and ants.
Such traps require connection to the outlet, however, despite this feature and floor layout, they are absolutely safe for humans and domestic animals: to open the shredder and reach the electrical element, you would have to completely disassemble the device. Incidentally, in many cases, such electric traps “win” from glue houses, to which animals can stick with their paw or nose.
As for insects, they are attracted to an electric trap either by a special bait or by an instinctive desire to hide in a secluded place from prying eyes. When an insect gets inside the destroyer, it will certainly touch the electrodes, as a result of which it receives a fatal electric shock.
It is possible to buy an insect killer of this type for a very modest cost for such an instrument - from 200 rubles. The low price is explained by the fact that such traps are mass produced in China by various small firms, but this does not prevent them from doing an excellent job with their task - insect extermination.
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“After the repair, I chose for a long time how to finish off the remaining cockroaches.Most of them I brought out while the wallpaper was changing, but then later even single tarakashki appeared. Of course, I killed them with a newspaper, but I needed them to somehow be destroyed. Chemistry did not want to poison, because I have two children and cats-British. She stopped at houses with electrical discharges. When a week after installation I opened one such house, it was something! From the dead cockroaches there was no bottom. I did not even think that I had so many of them left at home. ”
Oksana, Kiev
As you can see, buying an insect killer is not a problem today. Choosing among the numerous proposals, one should, first of all, be guided by exactly where the device is planned to be used: it can be intended for home or outdoor use. It is also useful before buying to read reviews about the model you like on the Internet.
If you have personal experience with any insect killer, be sure to leave your review at the bottom of this page. Perhaps he will help someone make the right choice.
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I also bought a shredder specifically for the street - sititek Sadovy-M. If inside you can still get rid of blood suckers, then on the street full guard!
Alla, how long did your device work? How long does the charge last?
Garden - an excellent destroyer. I have one too.
I use flies in the summer. They become much smaller, they fly straight into the trap. Large area of action)
We use the propane trap, the street - Mosquito Magnet. Very convenient, I refueled once - and you do not think about mosquitoes for a long time. It is necessary to change the bait and cylinders, sometimes to clean, but in general it works without misfires and does not require any complicated care. The article is good, thanks for the information, very informative.
I did not believe in efficiency for a long time, until I visited friends at the cottage and was not amazed at the absence of mosquitoes in general. It turned out they had a street trap, I did not pay attention to it at first. Well, I think cool. As a result, I take myself to give the same, called Mosquito Magnet, will catch mosquitoes and kill)