FlowtronBug Zapper, 1-1/2 Acre of Outdoor Coverage with Powerful 80W Bulb & 5600V Instant Killing Grid, Electric Insect, Fly & Mosquito Zapper, Made in The USA

I grew up with always having a bug zapper on the back porch. Then I kinda forgot they existed after moving out and starting to do the "adulting" thing.Then I decided to go outside & enjoy the pool one day after work. After a non-enjoyable 10 minutes of battling mosquitos, I was over it! That, fellow readers, is when I remembered the infamous bug zapper from my childhood.So off to Amazon I go.... searching for a bug zapper. And this is the one I purchased.Environment: waterfront (salt), pool, woods, 2 acres, and in a county with an abundance of horses/stables.Problematic Insects: mosquitos, horseflys, gnats.I picked a spot about 20 feet from the pool & deck. Hung the zapper & plugged it in. This took all of 30 seconds to complete. I already had a 6ft wooden post in the ground (formerly housing a birdhouse) that I utilized to hang the zapper. It lit up as expected annnndddd...... nothing. No zapping of bugs. Kinda disappointed.And then dusk began. I know now that the bugs come out full throttle at dusk because that zapper started to get a work out!The next morning my son told me that even our garage didn't have the same amount of mosquitos that it previously had! He had heard it zapping everytime he went outside. But be aware, it's definitely bright! You will not want it hanging by your (or your neighbors) bedroom window.So, after 48 hours it certainly seems to be doing what is expected of it.While I don't hear much action from it during the day, it definitely attracts and kills the bugs once the sun starts to set. **it also does not appear to disturb my purple Martin's, which I like to keep happy, since they eat mosquitos**I'm totally pleased with the ease of use and the results. So much so, that I purchased a second one that will be hung at the side of the house.Anyone suffering from mosquito and fly problems, you should consider taking the bug zapper route before going the chemical route.I absolutely recommend this bug zapper, especially for those needing the larger coverage area!

I've been using electric insect killers since 1988. This 1-1/2 acres coverager fly swatter effectively eliminated all mosquitoes, moths, wasps, and flying insects in the neighborhood.This model, hung outside, produces a sound similar to a machine gun, catching hundreds of insects per minute.We live on over 10+ acres in the mountains, and there are many flying insects around here.When my grandchildren come to visit, they laugh and are amazed at the sound and how well it catches insects.

Very effective. Easy to clean. Has given outstanding service for 4 years, almost non-stop during bug season. Not extremely prone to clogging the grid with dead bugs, and hit it with the hose to clean. Make sure the unit is unplugged and cold. At the 4 year mark one of the bulbs went out and I changed both of them, but it wasn't the bulb. I have one lit and the other is dark. Gonna need a new unit.

Last year, when my wife and I moved into our house, there was a ton of standing water behind our house. It was almost marshland. Where we're at in SD has a bit of a drainage problem, and sits pretty low, so standing water is pretty common around town in any undeveloped areas.Anyway, that standing water led to TONS of mosquito problems. I'm not kidding, if I went outside for more than fifteen minutes I'd come back inside with at least ten new mosquito bites. This irritated me to no end.So, I set out to SLAY THEM ALL. At this point, I didn't care what it took--I'd use toxic waste if it meant dead mosquitoes. That's when I found the Flowtron BK-80D.This thing is a beast. I bought two, AND I bought the chemical attractant. I wasn't playing any games with these bugs. This was my crusade.I hung one outside the garage, the other on our deck. There's always been something to the soft blue glow of a bug zapper that brings me back to the simpler days, but this time it was personal. This was not about nostalgia, this was about revenge. This thing is fairly bright, it's not obtrusive to me, but my wife complained about the sound and flashing. I didn't notice it. I was too busy reveling in sweet victory.The first few nights, I laid awake just basking in the sweet blue glow and glorious *zap* *zap* *zap* of this thing go off probably every few seconds. It was a beautiful symphony of lights and sounds and bug death for the first few weeks. Then, it slowed down. My task was complete. For the rest of the summer, I had maybe the occasional bug bite. I could enjoy sitting outside again.Every morning I would check on the zappers, and sure enough there were piles of bodies. It was a mass grave for bugs. These machines are unstoppable. One thing to note is that fried bugs WILL get stuck to this thing. It will require some cleaning because of the sheer numbers of bugs it will kill.Thanks to the Voltron 80W bug zapper, I single-handed committed genocide of an entire generation of bugs, and I enjoyed it. I dare them to come back this year. I'll be ready.The moral of the story is this: this is efficient. It kills efficiently, it kills in large amounts, and it will kill for a long time.

It does not have an 80 watt bulb, it has two 40 watt bulbs !But it is truly a powerful bug zapper. Works great.The light bulbs are not true black light bulbs !They emit very white light that lights up the whole yard. Too bright !

Got to the point that we couldn’t enjoy our backyard for the mosquitoes. I purchased this bug zapper and we can now enjoy sitting on the deck and not being overwhelmed with flying insects. Does a great job. Looking at buying another one to hang in another area of the yard.