Knowledge

Everything we learned while testing zappers, written out properly.

Do Bug Zappers Actually Kill Mosquitoes?

What a bug zapper really catches, why older studies were unkind to them, and what changed with modern multi-band UV lanterns.

365nm, 395nm and three-band lamps: what the numbers on a bug zapper box actually mean for how many insects you catch.

How to protect small children from bites without spraying repellent on their skin every evening, ranked by what actually works.

Height, distance, timing and wind: the placement rules that decide whether your zapper catches anything at all.