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Has anyone used any of the UV bug zappers from Bunnings? Apparently they get flies and some claim to do mozzies as well (thinking ahead)
Edit: Hopefully the legion of flies drops down to a dull roar soon so I got a cheap little attractant trap for those, and a $30-40 mozzie zapper that had slightly better reviews. A few packs of moth traps because why not.
Spiders
Hopefully avoiding sprays will also let the spiderbros do their part.
The annoying part is we did have a huntsman here a year or so ago but he was a little bit dumb. Instead of chilling in the upper corners he kept coming down the walls and crawling across the floor, so Melbcat had a few goes. He eventually had to be escorted outside for his own safety.
I got given that one that comes up all the time on Instagram recently. Seems to work pretty well
I'll check it out
We have a gecko one, I think its meant for outdoors but it's in our laundry. We've had a few over the years (coastal mozzie haven) and this is the one I like best. We replace the globe every few years and you can hear it zap the bugs. [40wzapper] (https://www.bunnings.com.au/gecko-40w-bug-zapper-lantern_p0376117)
IIRC mozzies are attracted to exhaled carbon dioxide so these zappers might not be ideal for them, but i'd go by peoples claims here. fuck mozzies, I'm not Buddhist for mozzies.
I get horrible almost allergic welts from them, it's the worst
Like this
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Yeah, something like that. I'm looking at the cheaper options but they have bad reviews. There are also cheap traps.
I considered getting a Venus fly trap or a pitcher plant. But those are sold in spring and they always go mouldy for me when they go dormant over winter.
Yeah they work. This one came from Aldi but bunnings would have something similar. Flies, mozzies, moths all get caught in it but it's not instantaneous. Insects don't automatically go "oh pretty light. Buzz". It takes awhile because they're stupid but it's a very satisfying sound when they do notice it.
Thanks, I'll try to find one with reasonable ratings to price
I highly recommend the Bug-A-Salt. Hahaha.