Whether they’re spiders, flies, roaches, or centipedes, your first instinct is likely to get rid of them immediately. Recommended for household use with Asian Ladybeetles, Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs, mosquitos, flies, cockroaches, and silverfish. This clever tool requires no smelly sprays or poisons that could harm pets, instead it allows you to humanely catch the bugs and release them safely without harm - and all at an arms length away! With the two swatters side by side, these differences are noticeable, but we found that with a little added arm strength and an emphasis on a wrist twitch, the Hope is almost as good as the Pic. There were so many dead ones at the bottom of the barrel, it looked like someone had spilled a bag of rice.

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 site uses cookies to deliver its services and allows you to send cookies from other sites ("third-party") to send advertising and services in line with your preferences. He also noted that The Executioner’s battery compartment pops open from time to time, which we’ve also experienced.They’re hard to kill and sometimes you don’t have the time to sit around and wait for that red wine or vinegar trick to work.

This handy spider catcher can also capture wasps and flies, and picks up those home invaders, woodlice. We also tested the Harbor Freight Electronic Fly and Insect Swatter (which looks very similar to the Zap It).This Line winder features a vacuum base with a strong suction lever, so it will grip girmly to any flat surface. This convenient cordless vacuum creates a high-powered suction system that captures unwanted pests with the push of a button and an internal trap door prevents them from flying or crawling back out. It’s the longest flyswatter we tested, so the head naturally moves a little faster than others, and it has a slightly better reach.

There’s one bug-killing tool you won’t find here: bug zappers, which work about as well as any other indiscriminate mass slaughter. They get scared and takeoff just as your hands get close, and the 1″ seems to give them just the right amount of space to get squashed. When you're finished, just replace the unit on the charging base to keep it fully charged and ready for next time. It’s a good option for slower-moving bugs, such as spiders or ladybugs, which you may not want to kill.

The Pukkr Handheld Bug Vacuum is the ideal way of transporting bugs from our homes and into the safety of our garden. We use bubble wrap or other suitable packaging materials and then put your items in relevant-sized boxes.