Tennis racket bug zapper - Aldi. Any good
Simon C.
but it will be tricky for me to get to Aldi so don't want to make the
effort if they're rubbish.
TIA
http://www.aldi-stores.co.uk/uk/html/offers/special_buys3_14654.htm
Mike Barnes
I bought something similar from eBay a few years ago for only a couple
of quid. Effective, fun, clean, satisfying <crack!>. Go for it. Smell
the burn! Die! Die! Die!
--
Mike Barnes
ericp
Only attract moths. Flies etc ignore them as they are not interested
in UV light.
Bill
<Si...@simon.com.?.invalid> writes
I seem to have 4 of these. 2 from Maplin at a similar price to those at
Aldi and labelled as "half price", if I remember right. The other 2 were
from Poundland. Bought one, they had sold out the next day when I went
back, then last week they were there again. I bought the next to last
one.
I have them at relevant places around the house, and they do work
although battery consumption is quite high so you have to be quick and
accurate.
They are no match for the masses of midges that seem to swirl around
outside our front door, but great fun against small fly squadrons.
--
Bill
The Natural Philosopher
Some chap called Federer is giving em away at Wimbledon.
NT
Swatters are novelties, not realistic ongoing pest control.
Flies do like halogen lamps.
NT
Adam Aglionby
Should have looked at link its a bat not a UV insectocutor.Midge traps
use CO2 generators apparemtly ;-)
Poundland have them periodically in the outdoor section, main problem
is collateral damage with overenthusiastic batting...
;
Cheers
Adam
Thomas Prufer
>Never seen these before. Do they work OK? Only a fiver at Aldi tomo
>but it will be tricky for me to get to Aldi so don't want to make the
>effort if they're rubbish.
Worth it. Swipe wildly at a whining bloodsucking mozzie in a dark bedroom at
night, be rewarded with a crack, flash and spark, and you'll agree.
Ther's two kinds: one with three grids, and anything between an outer grid and
the inner one gets zapped in a spark and cloud of smoke (ok, small spark, tiny
puff). Hard to get a wasp in far enough, good enopugh for mozzies and flies.
T'other kind has just a single flat layer of wires: anything touching two
adjacent wires gets fried. Makes it easy to zap larger insects, but hurts like
the devil if you touch it -- can't happen accidentally on the three-layered one.
Takes ten seconds or so for the bleed resistor to take the charge down to
painless levels after it's off, too.
Thomas Prufer
NT
can copy this into the wiki?
NT
David WE Roberts
"Simon C." <Si...@simon.com.> wrote in message
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Saw one in action the other day.
Trying to swat a sitting fly was entertaining as the rim prevented the mesh
from touching the fly.
It was eventually zapped after it had been bludgeoned to the floor and the
bat pressed down on it hard.
A plastic swatter would have been far more effective.
Zapping mozzies sounds good, though.
--
No plan survives contact with the enemy.
Helmuth von Moltke the Elder
Dave Starling
> can copy this into the wiki?
Yes its very informative. From the pics it seems like the Aldi zapper
is the single layer variety.
Someone else mentioned the mains powered zappers that you see in food
preparation areas etc. I was under the impression they aren't
particularly healthy as when a fly is zapped, bits of wing/body get
exploded all over the nice clean surfaces or food below.
Dave.
Man at B&Q
Did you bother following the link given?
MBQ
Lobster
Is that definitely the case? Just that Aldi also have a UV jobbie on
sale today as well, and I had intended to nip down and get one to take
out the current plague of houseflies in the kitchen... :-(
http://www.aldi-stores.co.uk/uk/html/offers/special_buys3_14653.htm
David
Mike Barnes
>Saw one in action the other day.
>Trying to swat a sitting fly was entertaining as the rim prevented the
>mesh from touching the fly.
My technique is to place the racquet flat over the critter and swish it
around a bit. Critter takes off, briefly. Snap, crackle, satisfying
sparks and aroma. No mess on the window either.
--
Mike Barnes
David WE Roberts
"Lobster" <davidlobs...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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I bought a UV jobbie last year (not a glowing turd, but a fly killer) but it
could just as well have been a glowing turd.
However the commercial versions (as used in an Italian campsite near Venice)
seemed to keep the mozzies at bay - constant zap and crackle.
The ones in food establishments seem to work as well (apart from allegedly
spraying hot toasted fly everywhere).
Cheers
Dave R
Lobster
Yes I've seen the commercial zappers in operation - ie the ones which
glow blueish in shops and restaurants - are they "UV" in operation too?
I'd assumed the Aldi Jobbie was an el-cheapo domestic version of
these; is that not the case - does it have a different MO?
If they are the same what's the issue - are domestic zappers not
powerful enough to attract flies? or not powerful enough to kill them?
David
ericp
<ledl...@gmail.com> wrote:
>Should have looked at link its a bat not a UV insectocutor.Midge traps
>use CO2 generators apparemtly ;-)
/me goes off to find a nice cool stone to slide under. :)
Lobster
> On 30 June, 23:29, ericp <er...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>> On Wed, 30 Jun 2010 21:11:58 +0100, Simon C. <Si...@simon.com.> wrote:
>>> Never seen these before. Do they work OK? Only a fiver at Aldi tomo
>>> but it will be tricky for me to get to Aldi so don't want to make the
>>> effort if they're rubbish.
>>> TIA
>>> http://www.aldi-stores.co.uk/uk/html/offers/special_buys3_14654.htm
>> Only attract moths. Flies etc ignore them as they are not interested
>> in UV light.
>
> Should have looked at link its a bat not a UV insectocutor.
But bats are protected by law in the UK, even if they do like UV....
fred
<er...@blueyonder.co.uk> writes
Well, your comment helped me, they're doing a small mains based UV too
and I got one to help with a long standing clothes moth problem.
--
fred
FIVE TV's superbright logo - not the DOG's, it's bollocks
Lobster
> On 2010-07-01, Lobster <davidlobs...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Yes I've seen the commercial zappers in operation - ie the ones which
>> glow blueish in shops and restaurants - are they "UV" in operation too?
>> I'd assumed the Aldi Jobbie was an el-cheapo domestic version of
>> these; is that not the case - does it have a different MO?
>
Not *that* one - *this* one!
http://www.aldi-stores.co.uk/uk/html/offers/special_buys3_14653.htm
Mike Barnes
>Yes I've seen the commercial zappers in operation - ie the ones which
>glow blueish in shops and restaurants - are they "UV" in operation too?
>I'd assumed the Aldi Jobbie was an el-cheapo domestic version of these;
>is that not the case - does it have a different MO?
Yes. There's no light or any other device to lure the insects in. You
wield it like a swatter (except that no force is required). That's why
it's constructed like a tennis racquet.
--
Mike Barnes
Man at B&Q
Reading standards really have fallen.
MBQ
Gib Bogle
Yum!
Thomas Prufer
>can copy this into the wiki?
Yes, go ahead.
Thomas Prufer
Thomas Prufer
<dvsta...@googlemail.com> wrote:
>Someone else mentioned the mains powered zappers that you see in food
>preparation areas etc. I was under the impression they aren't
>particularly healthy as when a fly is zapped, bits of wing/body get
>exploded all over the nice clean surfaces or food below.
You are lying in bed, late, kept awake by a recurring high-pitched whine of a
mozzie landing and looking for a tasty vein on your ear. You flail around
ineffectively, and as you drift off to sleep, wheeeeeee -- mozzie diving in
again. A half hour of that and you will believe me: bits of wing/body exploded
all over is a good thing.
My single-layer swatter has small corona discharges which I didn't see until
lying in the dark with dark-adapted eyes, waiting with charger swatter for the
damn thing to come in once more, for what was its last drink...
Thomas Prufer
Dave Starling
online.de.invalid> wrote:
> My single-layer swatter has small corona discharges which I didn't see until
> lying in the dark with dark-adapted eyes, waiting with charger swatter for the
> damn thing to come in once more, for what was its last drink...
>
> Thomas Prufer
They still had around 20 left and the other insect killing products
are also untouched so people must be voting with their wallets.
Next question. Where did you buy your swatter from? I want one now :-)
Dave.
Mike Barnes
Mine was from eBay. It's a three-layer one but if you really want a
single-layer you might find one. Search for "electric fly swatter". I've
been using mine for over five years now. Lots of bodies and still on its
original battery.
--
Mike Barnes
Dave Starling
> >Next question. Where did you buy your swatter from? I want one now :-)
>
> Mine was from eBay. It's a three-layer one but if you really want a
> single-layer you might find one. Search for "electric fly swatter". I've
> been using mine for over five years now. Lots of bodies and still on its
> original battery.
>
> --
> Mike Barnes
the 3 layer type. There is what I think is a single layer one, but its
£12. Maybe the fact its sold as a 'adult toy paddle' for apparent use
by master or dominatrix increases the price.
Dave.
geoff
<prufer...@mnet-online.de.invalid> writes
>On Thu, 1 Jul 2010 02:40:34 -0700 (PDT), Dave Starling
><dvsta...@googlemail.com> wrote:
>
>>Someone else mentioned the mains powered zappers that you see in food
>>preparation areas etc. I was under the impression they aren't
>>particularly healthy as when a fly is zapped, bits of wing/body get
>>exploded all over the nice clean surfaces or food below.
>
>You are lying in bed, late, kept awake by a recurring high-pitched whine of a
>mozzie landing and looking for a tasty vein on your ear.
It's worse when you're INSIDE a mosquito net at the time
... with no light or electricity
--
geoff
Thomas Prufer
<dvsta...@googlemail.com> wrote:
>Next question. Where did you buy your swatter from? I want one now :-)
Dunno. The first one I got was in a tourist shop somewhere in the US; others
turned up in various shops in Yurp later. Originally, a Finn told me they were
popular in the summers in Finnland.
"Foetsie" is the brand name of the one with only one grid...
Thomas Prufer
Geo
>Never seen these before. Do they work OK? Only a fiver at Aldi tomo
>but it will be tricky for me to get to Aldi so don't want to make the
>effort if they're rubbish.
I bought one - dunno if it works yet - but it is rubbish:-
It has a flimsy plastic case with plastic zip which parted on first closure.
The battery compartment would not stay shut with a pair of rechargeable AAs
fitted (sticky tape required)
The "safety" switch mechanical interlocking is unreliable - sometimes I cannot
get it to switch on - and on one occasion struggled to get it switched off. I
can see me removing some bits from inside pretty soon.
Blowing a gale here so no insects available for live testing...
--
Geo
Andy Champ
<dvsta...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> Next question. Where did you buy your swatter from? I want one now :-)
Try Maplins.
http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?TabID=1&criteria=usb&ModuleNo=42813&C=SO&U=Strat15
Andy
Simon C.
wrote:
I got one, yep, its cheap, but none of the above probs on mine except
the switch is a bit fiddly. It does zap the bugs pretty well but
practice required to perfect aim.
Mark
> Never seen these before. Do they work OK? Only a fiver at Aldi tomo
> but it will be tricky for me to get to Aldi so don't want to make the
> effort if they're rubbish.
>
> TIA
>
> http://www.aldi-stores.co.uk/uk/html/offers/special_buys3_14654.htm
I bought one today in Poundland, no cover or cleaning brush but 3.99
cheaper,
and it work really well on mozzies,
Rick Hughes
"Mark" <Ma...@127.0.0.1> wrote in message
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Rolled up newspaper would seem as effective ? and no batteries
Mark
Yes but, you get a very satisfying big spark and loud crack when a Moth or
Mosquito is dispatched, well worth a pound imo.
Andy Dingley
wrote:
> Rolled up newspaper would seem as effective ? and no batteries
Physical force needs to splat them into something, a zapper will take
them on the wing.
Alan
wrote
>
>Yes but, you get a very satisfying big spark and loud crack when a Moth or
>Mosquito is dispatched, well worth a pound imo.
But the zapper attracts so many extra bugs that wouldn't normally fly in
to your house. Kill a few but end up with a lot more.
--
Alan
news2009 {at} admac {dot} myzen {dot} co {dot} uk
Mark
> In message <qFMZn.6943$JM4....@newsfe21.ams2>, Mark <Ma...@127.0.0.1>
> wrote
>>
>>Yes but, you get a very satisfying big spark and loud crack when a Moth or
>>Mosquito is dispatched, well worth a pound imo.
>>0
> But the zapper attracts so many extra bugs that wouldn't normally fly in
> to your house. Kill a few but end up with a lot more.
>
Er No its one of these
http://www.aldi-stores.co.uk/uk/html/offers/special_buys3_14654.htm
adrie...@hotmail.com
adrie...@hotmail.com
Steve Walker
They do have them at Aldi every year though :)
SteveW
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and can be interesting on some peoples bare skin as well, if not expected.
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> These devices are not of course new. They have been around for many years,
> and can be interesting on some peoples bare skin as well
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