We have a lovely covered patio behind our house.  For two-thirds of the year, it’s great for entertaining – except for the bugs.  Dive-bombing June bugs can really put a damper on dinner parties.  And moths just plain creep me out.  I didn’t want to use a lot of chemicals around our herb garden, so instead of abandoning our favorite “room” of the house, we ordered the Flowtron Model BK-40D Electronic Insect Killer.

We set it up in our smallish backyard, far away enough from the patio that we weren’t bathed in UV light, but close enough to nab the bugs attracted to our patio lights and listen to the satisfying pops.

If there is a mosquito within 50 yards, they will find me.  I know mosquitoes aren’t attracted to light, so I was hoping the bait insert would do the trick.  I was not disappointed – not one bite.  If you have a lot of mosquitoes, you may need to get the bait replacement pack at the outset; once you get used to mosquito-free living, you don’t want to go back.

There is virtually no set up time, just plug in and go.  Be sure to use an outdoor extension cord and plug it into a GFCI outlet.  We also have it set up on an outdoor timer so it’s not using electricity during the day.  Cleaning is a breeze – literally – I blow off the zapped bugs with a can of compressed air.