ASPECTEK Bug Zapper Replacement UV Lamp Bulbs – 2x20W Light Tubes for 40W Electronic Models (Not for 20W Zappers) – Fits ASIN B07KSRFJ9Y, 2-Pack

Life, tenacious yet fleeting, blossoms where it pleases, and comes as readily a gift as it does a curse.I was reminded of this as I beheld with bitter defeat the walls and floor and window of my basement claimed by the swarm, now the established abode of dozens of everlasting beetles bedecked in vermillion and black that crawled, day and night over carpet and ceiling, flitting about as they pleased, greeting each mammalian visitor with their tickling feet, as if to say "you don't belong here anymore, go back where you came from and forget this place you once knew." The swarm knew no number: as the Lernaean serpent that, upon tasting death, sprang forth anew with yet greater vitality, so too the horde that had claimed my basement continued, unnoticed, about its unknowable business, oblivious to my efforts to effect its extinction. Such trifles as diatomaceous earth, pump-sprayed soap water, or vacuum left no mark on its number, fading into memory as soon as I, their wielder, would cease my fruitless labor.And so the occupation continued, driving me, and certainly any guests I might hope to entertain, from my subterranean domain. That is, until I turned to the light. Its hollow purple gaze did not betray its strength. Not with the radiance of a thousand suns did shine this mighty one, but rather it sat, quietly, waiting. Beckoning, as if to say "you are strong, insect, but I am beyond strength. I am inevitable; I am the end, and as I have come for you, now come ye to me." And no sooner would one of the numberless legion descend upon its silver web than the silence would split with the snapping jaws of death and a yellow, flashing spark, and the entomoid challenger would curl, lifeless, giving up its spirit in a wisp of smoke, offering its flesh as acrid incense to the strange dark shine that had devoured it.I watched it take the first dozen or so, mystified, as the infinitesimal seeds of hope began to stir deep within me, hope that this strange one hailing from the fires of industry might somehow stem the bloom of vermin, and then I retreated upstairs, leaving it to its work. I had to go, as the thunderous cracks of golden plasma were causing my ears to ring, and I could see that my presence was not needed.For two days I left the light alone to its labors, until the sound of its snapping jaws had slowed to become occasional. And then I descended the basement stairs in a hush, to survey the carnage. And carnage it was: dozens, nay, hundreds of fried corpses lay in waves bathed in lilac radiance, and where once the crawling ones churned throughout the room indifferent to my displeasure, now they lay in the stillness of death, concentrated around their Extinguisher, some in pieces, to tread my walls no more.The light did not take all of them. Still I might find one here, two there, easily destroyed by hand. But the once-undying horde is now reduced to a decimal of its former terror, now a pathetic nuisance to be brushed away, and the basement is mine once more.

Works great, using in my garage on a shelf removing and killing all the mosquitoes, flies gnats I get. Definitely would recommend

So far this thing is a killing field for anything that flies. Time will test how long it’ll last in our elements.

The cord is 2 feet long. Why have a cord at all, really? Now I have to find an 8ft 3-prong extension cord than can handle 2800V. I also found out LED bug zappers are not only more efficient, they’re more attractive to bugs. I have another one that’s LED and I’ll tell ya, it’s more attractive to me too. Like, a lot. Other than that, I can’t complain. 😏

10-May-2023 Update:I brought the Zapper out a week ago, and it is doin' its job. It does work best at night as the only light in the area. I've read reviews that asked about replacement bulbs, I've yet to replace them. I run this 24x7 from early May to the first snow in late October'ish. Bugs can also fall to the floor too so keep vacuum cleaner handy too.19-May-2022 Update - Well, if a Miller Moth doesn't drop off the grid after being zapped, zapping continues like one gun shot after another. I have to turn the unit off, get a screwdriver with an insulated handle and tap the body off so it falls to the bottom.17-May-2022: I read the reviews, and one person (probably more) mentioned they should have bought the 40W rather than the 20W. The one thing I failed to do, my fault 100%, was to check the physical size. The 40W is 10" wider than the 20W. The reason Pterodactyls are extent, not because of that big asteroid 64M years ago in the Yucatan, it has to be this Zapper.I placed it in a window out of the way near the back door area. It has already nailed a fly & moth. People are right, when it goes off - it sounds like .45 caliber 1911 gun shot. I may move it to another room farther from the bedroom or my office. When I'm on work calls, I don't want my colleagues jealous thinking I'm at a shooting range. It does have a really loud SNAP.We live on 5+ acres in a horse zoned subdivision in Colorado at 6,800 ft above sea level. Nice as we don't have fleas and mosquitoes are rare.HOWEVER, one of our neighbors does a crappy, literally, job of cleaning up his two horses' "paddies". He'll go months between clean-ups. (Yes neighbors and I have talked to him, but he doesn't change so it is what it is.) In the summer flies are a bit of an issue. His property is a good 150 yards away but flies, ya know, well they fly.We have two dogs and a doggie door. Flies and moths use it too, and they invade via root vents and find their way into ceiling light fixtures and smoke detectors. Millers can be like the bugs in "Starship Troopers" only they don't lob meteors in which case I'd "need a bigger boat". Millers have a way of invading homes that are well closed-up, plus the doggie door is enticing.We get Miller Moths in May migrating west from Kansas heading to the cooler Rocky Mountains. They hit the Rockies just as hungry sleepy bears are waking up, and the bears love them. I suggested we get a bear and my wife suggested I might need therapy. My dogs are not so skilled at catching moths.We've had invasions of literally 100s getting in the house some years. In the garage I put out a large bucket of soapy water with a 1000LM LED over and it does the job, the house needed a better solution so I'm trying the 40W Zapper. Using a soapy water bucket indoors with my dogs, well, it gets messy real fast.I've tried the sticky sticks (see photo) and they are OK, they just don't attract the bugs. I've tried other small wall unit zappers that were useless. Hoping Sparky will attract them once in the house and will take over from there.I'll post an update this summer once I see how it works.

Perfect item and size

Excellent product! Works best when all the lights are out except for their blue light.

Sounds like a good quick slap when they get vaporized! Nothing left to see either. But what about the bug dust that's thrown up into the air ? They gotta fix that.