The hand held insect zapper is the best way of ridding the area around you of insects, especially the flying ones like mosquitoes. The indoor insect killer vaporizes any insect from a mosquito to a gnat instantly on contact with a pleasingly loud, electrical 'crack'!
However, this is not to say that the indoor insect killer cannot be operated outdoors, so long as it is not too wet. It should be handled just like any other high voltage electrical item. Keep the hand held bug killer dry and please do not use it when you are standing in the pool!
Models do vary greatly, but there are basically only two types of indoor insect killer: the battery operated bug zapper and the rechargeable electric insect killer. Both models are equally effective at zapping bugs and work on the same methods.
The indoor bug killer resembles a 'junior' tennis racket, but with three sets of 'strings', which are in fact wires. The innermost grid of wires becomes electrified at the push of a button, while the other two grids, one on either side, are harmless earths.
When an insect is caught between the wires of the indoor insect zapper, it creates a short, which vaporizes it instantaneously with a loud crack. The hand held insect killer will kill other insects too, but they tend to burn rather than explode.
I have been using the rechargeable kind for about five years and am extremely satisfied with the indoor insect zapper. In fact, the electric bug zapper has come a long way over the last few years. A fully charged indoor insect zapper is powerful enough to last for several hundred swipes and will hold it's charge, when unused, for weeks without any appreciable discharge.
The rechargeable battery pack will put up with intensive use for the best part of a year, although its ability to hold a charge for several weeks gradually diminishes after six or seven months.
The most recent indoor insect killer I've had has a main on/off switch, a light that comes on when it is activated (the brightness of this light also gives an indication of the battery's strength) and an LED that comes on when the zapper is plugged in on recharge.
The instructions say that it should be (re)charged for sixteen hours. I usually put it on charge over night once or twice every week or two, although the electric bug zapper shows a marked increase in performance with only a couple of hours charging.
The latest model I've seen also comes with a strong light called a 'headlamp'. I have found this very useful when out in the garden, but I'm not sure whether it's meant to attract the flies in the dark so that you can kill them if you're feeling bored or just vindictive. You know, a bit like an Anglerfish.
I've used the headlamp on my hand held bug killer for that too, but the light uses a lot of battery power. All in all, the indoor insect zapper is a big asset to any outdoor event. The electric bug killer is useful to 'clean out' your bedroom before retiring; it's unequalled for evening mosquitoes and it will clear a lunch table of wasps as well. - 14100
However, this is not to say that the indoor insect killer cannot be operated outdoors, so long as it is not too wet. It should be handled just like any other high voltage electrical item. Keep the hand held bug killer dry and please do not use it when you are standing in the pool!
Models do vary greatly, but there are basically only two types of indoor insect killer: the battery operated bug zapper and the rechargeable electric insect killer. Both models are equally effective at zapping bugs and work on the same methods.
The indoor bug killer resembles a 'junior' tennis racket, but with three sets of 'strings', which are in fact wires. The innermost grid of wires becomes electrified at the push of a button, while the other two grids, one on either side, are harmless earths.
When an insect is caught between the wires of the indoor insect zapper, it creates a short, which vaporizes it instantaneously with a loud crack. The hand held insect killer will kill other insects too, but they tend to burn rather than explode.
I have been using the rechargeable kind for about five years and am extremely satisfied with the indoor insect zapper. In fact, the electric bug zapper has come a long way over the last few years. A fully charged indoor insect zapper is powerful enough to last for several hundred swipes and will hold it's charge, when unused, for weeks without any appreciable discharge.
The rechargeable battery pack will put up with intensive use for the best part of a year, although its ability to hold a charge for several weeks gradually diminishes after six or seven months.
The most recent indoor insect killer I've had has a main on/off switch, a light that comes on when it is activated (the brightness of this light also gives an indication of the battery's strength) and an LED that comes on when the zapper is plugged in on recharge.
The instructions say that it should be (re)charged for sixteen hours. I usually put it on charge over night once or twice every week or two, although the electric bug zapper shows a marked increase in performance with only a couple of hours charging.
The latest model I've seen also comes with a strong light called a 'headlamp'. I have found this very useful when out in the garden, but I'm not sure whether it's meant to attract the flies in the dark so that you can kill them if you're feeling bored or just vindictive. You know, a bit like an Anglerfish.
I've used the headlamp on my hand held bug killer for that too, but the light uses a lot of battery power. All in all, the indoor insect zapper is a big asset to any outdoor event. The electric bug killer is useful to 'clean out' your bedroom before retiring; it's unequalled for evening mosquitoes and it will clear a lunch table of wasps as well. - 14100
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