I´m trying to kill a fly with electricity.
By marguicha
@marguicha (230351)
Chile
April 6, 2021 10:07am CST
A few months ago I bought an electric fly killer. It was similar to the manual ones but a lot more heavy and the flies die with a sound.
I had seen theim being used at the farmers market and it was very inexpensive so I got the toy.
Humberto tried to kill a plage of moths in the mountains when we went there but the moths needed more electricity to die.
And I brought mine home and did not use it until today a giant and noisy fly came in. And so I tried it.
I still think that if you know how to play tennis, the manual devise is better. I needed a lot of electric charges to kill the bug.
Have you seen those thingies?
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@marguicha (230351)
• Chile
6 Apr 21
This one makes a sound when it hits the fly.
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
6 Apr 21
There are a lot being sold here for around 3 dollars, I think they are designed more for mosquitoes but they work on flies as well but does not kill them instantly sometimes. The problem with them is the cheap batteries don't last very long.
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@marguicha (230351)
• Chile
6 Apr 21
This one has a devise to put in the current. No batteries.
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@marguicha (230351)
• Chile
6 Apr 21
@louievill I see now. I hope mine lasts. I don´t have many flies but I don´t like them.
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
6 Apr 21
@marguicha it has a built in rechargeable battery inside to covert electricity to DC, 110-220V AC current in our outlet plug is too strong and would cause electrocution. The power cord goes to a converter converting AC to DC that would charge the battery. I had operated on a couple of them and even tried to modify it or replace the rechargeable battery to a better one.
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.@marguicha (230351)
• Chile
6 Apr 21
The flies laugh at me with the regular manual swatter
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@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
6 Apr 21
@marguicha It's like a game, right? I think of it as tennis 
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@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
6 Apr 21
I have seen the zappers is what they call them here. I had never used them however.
I hope it works
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@marguicha (230351)
• Chile
6 Apr 21
I took me a lot to kill the fly but I did it
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@marguicha (230351)
• Chile
6 Apr 21
@RebeccasFarm It is on the floor but I won´t take it out until Nicolás brings back the garbage can outside.
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
6 Apr 21
Is it like a tennis racket, but with a battery operated mesh in the center? I have one of those.
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
6 Apr 21
@marguicha Those are so satisfying to use!
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@CinnamonGrl (7086)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
6 Apr 21
I didn't know about those! Apparently I would have to get bigger ones for moths. I have to do something, because we get a lot of moths here and they're annoying as hell. I might just put up some strips this year or something. My kitty loves to toy with them, but I'd just rather not have them around.
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@marguicha (230351)
• Chile
6 Apr 21
A fly gets into my house every 2 or 3 weeks. This is more a toy.
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@LindaOHio (222285)
• United States
7 Apr 21
We have two of them. They work pretty well. Have a great day.
