hi all what it doesn't say is the faramone machines cost about 400 to 500 dollars and a bug zapper is $50 or so. jim At 04:39 PM 7/30/2006, you wrote:
>Hi >A bug zapper is a device that uses a light source to attract insects to >an electrical grid, where they are incinerated by the current. The name >stems from >the characteristic "zzzap" sound that the insects make as they are >electrocuted. > >Bug zappers are usually made from a housing of plastic or grounded >metal. A light source, often a fluorescent light (often designed to emit >insect-attractive >ultraviolet light) is attached inside the housing, surrounded by an >electrically charged wire grid. A >transformer >changes standard 120-volt current into 2,000-volt current. Many bug >zappers are also equipped with shallow trays that collect the remains of >the electrocuted >insects. > >Drawbacks > >Although many people use bug zappers to control >mosquito >populations, the actual number of mosquitoes that are attracted to the >devices is quite low, as mosquitoes are attracted to carbon dioxide >rather than to >UV light. Beneficial insects, or those that are harmless to humans are >killed indiscriminately. The strong UV light attracts many insects >indoors or to >the patio that would not otherwise be present. > >When insects are incinerated by the discharge, their bodies virtually >explode, which allows an >aerosol >form of their remains to be inhaled by or to settle on the surfaces >and/or food of people in the room. This could be unhealthy. If biting >insects do get >into the trap they will be carrying the blood of humans or other >animals. For this reason bug zappers are the subject of health >regulations for restaurants >and food processing plants. > >Despite the proven ineffectiveness of bug zappers against biting >insects, they are sold in large numbers. A possible explanation for this >discrepancy is >that bug zappers have an irrational attractiveness to humans in that >their operation provides some kind of gratification. > >Bug Zappers have also been known to cause quite a bit of noise >disturbance when they "zap" bugs. They emit a loud, sharp, electric >shock sound that can >be heard by the area all around the device and have been known to draw >complaints as a result. > >Alternate methods > >There are several alternatives for the destruction of annoying insects. >A product currently on the market releases an artificial >pheromone >for mosquitoes. The mosquitoes are attracted to the >pheromones, >and fly towards the source until they are caught in a net, where they >die of >dehydration. >Citronella >is another low-cost substitute for a "bug zapper". It is usually >available in retail stores in the form of candles or wrist bands. >DEET >(N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide or N,N-diethly-3-methylbenzamide) is also >another excellent bug repellent and is available at the same places >listed above. > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eugene Baroni >Sent: Sunday, 30 July 2006 23:20 >To: [email protected] >Subject: [BlindHandyMan] bug zapper info > >Hay, Ray, do you have any articles about maintaining bug zappers? > > > > >To listen to the show archives go to link >http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or >ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > >The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. >http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > >The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. >http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml > >Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From >Various List Members At The Following Address: >http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ >Visit the new archives page at the following address >http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man >list just send a blank message to: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Yahoo! 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