The clear 30cm long chamber means you can use this vacuum both indoor and outdoor and can also help reach under sofas and up to the ceiling. The removable catch tube allows for safe study and identification of the insect, removal, and release of the insect, or for disposal. After two years of putting it through relentless testing at a rural property with cows—and the thousands and thousands of flies that come with them—we’ve found that this leather-headed swatter has shown no signs of slowing down.

This handy spider catcher can also capture wasps and flies, and picks up those home invaders, woodlice. Other violations include the application of more product than necessary, as well as using a heater to accelerate the vaporization of the toxin.Since guns don’t preserve life quite as often as we’d like, we think the Fly Goodbye is a happy contribution to global Karma. HOW TO OPERATE This 9V battery-powered vacuum is easy to operate with two buttons on the handle to use. As Dickinson told us, swatting a fly is more about technique than the tool you’re using, so if you already have a flyswatter you like, you may as well stick with it. They’re ideal for an attic or garage space, where the windows are generally out of the way, but we don’t think they’re a fit for a living area. Do they continue to explore their new found cribs or does the suction literally suck the life out of their tiny bug bodies?

New: A brand-new, unused, unopened and undamaged item in original retail packaging (where packaging . The low-voltage grid inside the handle kills bugs on contact but can easily be switched off if you prefer to catch and release. The BugZooka is entirely pneumatic: A bellows on one end provides the suction, and the other end is open. The cat’s been gone for 5 months or more (it actually died of old age) but yet I stepped on something wet and sticky.If you need to deal with bugs outdoors, we have guides to bug repellent, wasp and hornet sprays, and mosquito control gear, as well as an article about how permethrin can help you with ticks. Even though the Fly-Goodbye is clearly geared toward fly capture, we actually found it ideally suited for spiders and other less nimble critters.