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  • cabinetman
    Gone but not Forgotten RIP
    • Jun 2006
    • 15218
    • So. Florida
    • Delta

    Anyone Have One Of These?

    Wife picked up one of these today. Went to try it out and there weren't any flies (yet). Maybe they knew we had one. If you have one, does it work OK?

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  • wardprobst
    Senior Member
    • Jan 2006
    • 681
    • Wichita Falls, TX, USA.
    • Craftsman 22811

    #2
    Yep, they work pretty well on mosquitos.
    DP
    www.wardprobst.com

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    • JoeyGee
      Veteran Member
      • Nov 2005
      • 1509
      • Sylvania, OH, USA.
      • BT3100-1

      #3
      We have several. They work really well.
      Joe

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      • Richard in Smithville
        Veteran Member
        • Oct 2006
        • 3014
        • On the TARDIS
        • BT 3100

        #4
        Leave it on the table with a bunch of guys who have been drinking..........works great!


        (PS: Sit back with the video camera rolling)
        From the "deep south" part of Canada

        Richard in Smithville

        http://richardspensandthings.blogspot.com/

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        • Pappy
          The Full Monte
          • Dec 2002
          • 10453
          • San Marcos, TX, USA.
          • BT3000 (x2)

          #5
          Wonder how it would work on bees....

          If my (sarcasm on) fine, outstanding (sarcasm off) neighbor decides to clean out his bee hives when I am outside I have to stop what I am doing and go inside until about 20 - 30 minutes after he is done. Either that or endure 5 or 6 bee stings. His hives are about 200' from my shop and driveway.

          I am off one day during the week and he seems to always clean out his hives on that day. Would love to kill a few of them that swarm toward me!
          Don, aka Pappy,

          Wise men talk because they have something to say,
          Fools because they have to say something.
          Plato

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          • herb fellows
            Veteran Member
            • Apr 2007
            • 1867
            • New York City
            • bt3100

            #6
            They used to have a mail order deal to kill any kind of bug that was guaranteed to work or triple your money back! It only cost $1.00!!!

            The package came with a single sheet of paper and 2 blocks of wood. The instructions were simple:

            Put bug on block 'A', smash down with block 'B'. Guaranteed to kill any bug!
            You don't need a parachute to skydive, you only need a parachute to skydive twice.

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            • cabinetman
              Gone but not Forgotten RIP
              • Jun 2006
              • 15218
              • So. Florida
              • Delta

              #7
              Originally posted by Pappy
              Wonder how it would work on bees....
              We did some testing last night out by our floodlights. Gotta say it does zap them. It does some sparking, and makes loud cracking sound when making contact. Will it kill bees...I'm betting yes. For less than $3.00, it's effective, and FUN.

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              • Mr__Bill
                Veteran Member
                • May 2007
                • 2096
                • Tacoma, WA
                • BT3000

                #8
                About a year ago I was standing in the middle of the street watching the yellow jackets swarm out of the ground from around where my water meter was. My ever helpful neighbor came out and handed me one of those. Said it would kill the darn things so fast that it would not have a chance to do it's danger scent thing that sics the other ones on you. I have to say neither of us had enough nerve to try it. So in answer to your question, you may want to hand it to a neighbor........

                Bill

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                • cabinetman
                  Gone but not Forgotten RIP
                  • Jun 2006
                  • 15218
                  • So. Florida
                  • Delta

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Richard in Smithville
                  Leave it on the table with a bunch of guys who have been drinking..........works great!


                  (PS: Sit back with the video camera rolling)
                  I happened to touch the grid, and it's only a slight shock...didn't get past the elbow.

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                  • Woodshark
                    Established Member
                    • May 2006
                    • 158
                    • Atlanta

                    #10
                    They work great. I've used them on flys, wasps and hornets. Even use them on bore bees. It doesn't kill the bore bees but it does stun them enough to finish them off with your heel.
                    sigpic

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                    • leehljp
                      Just me
                      • Dec 2002
                      • 8429
                      • Tunica, MS
                      • BT3000/3100

                      #11
                      I have a couple of those but I enjoy THIS much better!
                      Hank Lee

                      Experience is what you get when you don't get what you wanted!

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                      • cabinetman
                        Gone but not Forgotten RIP
                        • Jun 2006
                        • 15218
                        • So. Florida
                        • Delta

                        #12
                        Originally posted by leehljp
                        I have a couple of those but I enjoy THIS much better!
                        Didn't know you had an aggressive streak.

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                        • leehljp
                          Just me
                          • Dec 2002
                          • 8429
                          • Tunica, MS
                          • BT3000/3100

                          #13
                          Originally posted by cabinetman
                          Didn't know you had an aggressive streak.

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                          Well, I bought 6 of them - one for two son-in-laws, one for my single daughter, one for home, one for work and one more as a present for a friend.

                          They work fine, and much more of a "rush" shooting them than swatting them!
                          Last edited by leehljp; 05-20-2013, 08:12 PM.
                          Hank Lee

                          Experience is what you get when you don't get what you wanted!

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                          • os1kne
                            Senior Member
                            • Jan 2003
                            • 901
                            • Atlanta, GA
                            • BT3100

                            #14
                            I've had one of those electric fly-swatters for a couple of years. One really nice feature is that you can get flies and other insects in flight. You don't need to "swat" the fly on a flat surface.

                            In my house there is a spot behind wall-mounted sconse lights in the bathroom. Flies seem to go there to hide. Can't swat at the flies without hitting the light globes, so I just push the button on the electric fly-swatter in one hand and shoo at the fly with the other, causing him to fly into the grid. The grid is probably 3x the size of typical fly swatters. Work's great!
                            Bill

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                            • cabinetman
                              Gone but not Forgotten RIP
                              • Jun 2006
                              • 15218
                              • So. Florida
                              • Delta

                              #15
                              Originally posted by Pappy
                              Wonder how it would work on bees....
                              I tried it on a full size bee today, and it zapps them real good, with quite a bit of sparking. I will say if you bee in a swarm, you better bee a fast runner.

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