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Flowtron BK-80D 80-Watt Electronic Insect Killer, 1-1/2-Acre Coverage |  | Brand: Flowtron
Category: Lawn & Patio
List Price: $79.99
Buy From Amazon.com New: $65.00
as of 9/5/2010 15:29 CDT details
You Save: $14.99 (19%)
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Seller: Necessities Nook
Rating:  150 reviews
Sales Rank: 490
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0
Dimensions (in): 18.6 x 11.2 x 11.1
MPN: BK80D
Model: BK-80D
UPC: 026713700808
EAN: 0026713700815
ASIN: B00004R9VV
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | High efficiency, non-clogging killing grid | | • | Rugged, weatherproof construction; will not rust, crack or fade | | • | Easy bulb replacement | | • | Operates for only pennies a day | | • | Unit dimensions: 11" X 11" X 18 1/2" |
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Product Description
Lantern style. Constructed of black weatherproof Lexan and galvanized metal, teflon insulators, and vertical rod killing grid. Attracts and kills mosquitoes, flies and other flying insects. Easy bulb replacement. Uses 2 40 Watt high intensity black light bulb. No propane gas, no sticky paper, no bags or traps to empty. Environmentally friendly wit no pesticides, fogs sprays or odors. Unit size: 11" x 11" x 18½" Uses replacement bulbs Two 40-watt, high-intensity, "U" shaped, ultraviolet bulbs BF-150 (Aubuchon Item # 105175).
Amazon.com Review
Are you troubled by more insects than you can swat? Sick of citronella? Driven mad by mosquitoes? The Flowtron 80-watt electronic insect killer is just what you need to remove pesky insects from the guest list at your next picnic or outdoor get-together. This ecologically friendly device uses no fogs, sprays, or poisons and comes completely assembled and ready for use. The unit plugs into a standard electrical socket and operates for only pennies a day. It utilizes a high-intensity black light bulb to lure and eliminate light-sensitive flying insects and is designed to protect an area of up to 1-1/2 acres. An exclusive mosquito-attractant cartridge, activated when the unit is turned on, is also included. The unit's high-efficiency vertical grid eliminates clogging that can cause short-circuits or flare-up of insect remains, and a protective outer enclosure prevents injury to children, pets, birds, and wildlife. The durable casing is rainproof and rustproof for years of trouble-free operation. A two-year limited manufacturer's warranty is included.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 150
 pretty good product September 5, 2010
Adam J. Hodson
Pro's : works well. Kills many different kinds of bugs.
Con's : isn't as self-cleaning as described. No doubt the vertical electrodes help keep the bugs from sticking, but I still need to clean it daily.
Overall, I really like this product. It has made a huge dent in the infestation of moths and other bugs we've been dealing with this summer! I would definitely recommend it to friends.
Glad I purchased it September 3, 2010
Big Digger
I live in south central Wisconsin & the mosquito's have been terrible this year. I live in a rural sub division & the lots are all 1/2 to 1 acre in size. I placed the BK-80 about 20 feet from my patio & it is doing a good job of slowing my mosquito & moth population down. When I also use my Burgess fogger on the nights when we are going to be in the yard I have no mosquito's at all. I would have given it a 5 star rating, but after one week one bulb quit working, I called the 800# for Flowtron & got a recording telling me to leave a message & they would get back to me, they never did. I am a very handy person so I removed the top cover & looked at the two bulb starters & noticed that one was loose, so I just pushed it in a little & all is fine now. I used the one attractant cartridge that came with it but I couldn't notice any difference with it. I don't think it's worth cost of them, they are WAY over priced. If you buy one make sure that you go with the BK-80 my neighbor went with a smaller model & is not happy. He says he is going to get a BK-80.
 disappointed August 31, 2010
noyb
I live in FL and have a mosquito problem. I bought this after reading all the positive reviews for mosquito control. I knew better, all studies show this technology is not really effective for biting insects... I tried over several nights leaving the units on for several hours around dusk. It killed a lot of insects, but only a handful of mosquitoes.
Now I need to buy what I should have in the first place, a mosquito magnet or mosquito deleto.
A good way to deal with large numbers of mosquitoes August 25, 2010
Bob M (Madison, WI, US)
I have been using the Flowtron BK-80D 80 watt bug light for over two weeks now. I purchased it because this summer has been great for mosquitoes but terrible for me. (One time returning to the house I saw my face covered with mosquitoes in the reflection on the sliding glass patio door. I killed five with one slap of my hand.) During the day I am in and out, making repeated trips to the garden and shed. I don't like to wear DEET continually and dislike the oily feeling that repellents which seem to work best have. When I first installed the Flowtron around dusk the day it was delivered, it sounded like a popcorn popper - it was zapping mosquitoes so rapidly. As another reviewer said, "...these things do not discriminate between beneficial bugs that we need for pollination of plants and such. Therefore, there is valid scientific criticism regarding their indiscriminate outdoor usage." Because I don't want to be killing beneficial insects I DID NOT remove any of the plastic protective bars which keep larger insects and moths from reaching the electrified rods. They don't bother me, I won't kill them. Also, I found that mosquitoes swarm around sunset. After a week of seeing lots of other corpses stuck to the rods (and having the clean the unit every day) I attached my Flowtron to an outdoor timer (available from Amazon - get a mechanical timer such as the Woods 59204, not a photoelectric light sensing control) so the light only turns on for three hours around sunset and an hour at sun rise. Not only did that seem to drastically cut down on collateral damage to the insect population but it saves a lot on electricity use. People who live where it is warmer at night may benefit from leaving the light on all night, but I'd already discovered that there were not many mosquitoes out after midnight when the temperature dropped to the mid-60's or lower. I learned that because I had taken up running after midnight this summer both for the cooler temperatures and the near mosquito-free conditions. In just two weeks the mosquito population is markedly reduced in my backyard. I hope to put some sort of tray under the light to see what I am killing though several toads and a snake have discovered this smorgasbord now and may skew the test results. I will have to hang the tray from the light to get an idea of what is being killed and how many mosquitoes won't be snacking on me. The instructions warn about spraying the unit with water to clean it. I found a leaf blower to be very effective as a means to clean the unit. I noticed that the unit also attracts and fries Asian beetles (those biting pests that look like lady bugs) just as it is getting dark out. They often have to be scraped (gently) off the rods. I am using the Octenol attractant at present but look forward to doing a test without it once I have my specimen collecting tray in place. My immediate goal was the slash the mosquito population and I think I am doing well in that respect. I'll report on my more detailed experiments later. My single strong criticism of the unit is that the cord that comes with it is not even long enough to reach the bottom of the light. I can't quite figure out how this makes the units "safer" unless it compels the user to plug the unit into the end of an extension cord above the level of the bottom of the unit. And why that matter, I don't know, unless one might set the light in a puddle or pan of water. I have the light hanging on a large metal shepherd's hook in a semicircular grove of small trees about 30 feet from the back of the house. The mosquito population on that side of the house is now decidedly less than on the other side of the house. I expect the situation to continue to improve. If it does I may be ordering a second light. We also have a problem with biting flies and as far as I can tell the flies are not attracted by light at all. So I don't recommend using an ultraviolet light product to kill this kind of fly (or to criticize the light when it doesn't). I like Flowtron's suggestion that one retain the box as a way to safely store the light over the winter. The box does protect the light - the box my light came in was pretty well banged up but the light was undamaged.
 Wonderful service August 25, 2010
A. Minyon
Arrived days before I expected it in the condition that I wanted
Perfect job!
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