Dynatrap DT2030SR 1 Acre Outdoor Insect Trap

Had it for less than 30 days and stopped working

This is a 110v/60hz US model. Can not be used in Europe. Don't know why they are selling on .IT

Mosquitoes don't like the taste of my blood, but they love my children's blood! And the porch seemed to attract and hold the little devils night and day. My daughter came to visit, and she smokes on the porch. Big problem. I don't like to use pesticides because I feed and house as many birds as I can attract. I bought this item, along with an attractant pouch. Man, did it work great!! I brought it inside for the winter, but that sucker will be back on the porch any day now. You would not believe how many dead mosquitoes were in the bottom of this thing!! And it is quiet, unlike the old zappers we used to have, back in the day. The mosquitoes die, but you don't have to listen to their execution. And my lizards are amazed and fascinated. Mosquito buffet!

I was more than a little skeptical when I first heard about the DynaTrap on a radio Garden show that claimed it can cover 1/2 to 1 acre of property, but I have trusted the shows host on a number of things so I ordered it through Amazon. It took several weeks to arrive, as they were backlogged with orders as I am sure they are each Spring to Summer. The trap feels very light so you won't have to worry about a heavy or large hook to hang it. I installed it on the far edge of the patio but still under cover. I did not want the rain to soak it or the sun's UV rays to degrade it. I am a little concerned about the operating life, being left on 24/7. So far so good. I have had it operating for a month now and I am really pleased that it is so quiet. How it works: The light stay on continually and attracts flying insects day and night! When the insects get close, the fan underneath the light pulls them through the grate and traps them in the basket below. I have seen all different sizes of insects in the trap. Problems: I have only had one problem with the trap. I came out one day last week and the light was on but the fan was not turning. I unplugged the cord and found that a rather large June Bug was caught between the fan and the grate below it. These tough little bugs seem like they are made of a hard plastic and and this one was too big to make it trough the grate and was wedged in there, stopping the fan blade. I was think that perhaps this could have burned up the electric fan motor but after removing the bug and plugging it back in, it worked just fine. Apparently they anticipated this happening in the motor design. Nice job Dyna Trap! Operation: I empty the trap about twice a week and estimate that there is about one full cup of bugs inside. Some of the bugs that were apparently caught recently were still alive in the basket so I keep a can of bug killer close by and spray the bugs after I dump them out. (No since letting them take off and bother us again.) I probably should empty it more often because you can detect a slight odor from the dead bugs if you leave them in there too long. (Just a suggestion) Although I did not notice the smell from the patio because the fan blowing over them disperses the smell. Just the same, you may want to empty it more often. I am please with the quiet operation and clearly effective way it works, and have noticed a REAL difference sitting outside!. My backyard is about 1/2 acre and I still occasionally notice a fly by, but I'm not bothered like before. Even when I go out at night with a flashlight, I am not attacked by swarms of bugs. It has made a difference that is noticeable!

ADD A CARBON DIOXIDE SOURCE FOR MAXIMUM RESULTS!! Installed this trap immediately upon arrival and left it for a few days, had just a few mosquitoes in it. The weather was a little windy, don’t know how much that had to do with it. After about four days I added a bottle with sugar water and brewers yeast to produce carbon dioxide as an attractant. About a week later there were probably over a hundred mosquitoes trapped!!! It traps moths, yellow jackets, and flies also. The key here is to add an attractant. Worth every penny to help me enjoy my back yard again. We live in swampy East Texas and the mosquitoes have no shortage of breeding grounds. A female mosquito can lay over 500 eggs in one breeding cycle, so every mosquito killed helps break the breeding cycle. Use in conjunction with the mosquito dunks in a 5 gallon bucket to attack them on several fronts. Get started early this year and put a dent in the population!! Bottom line is this thing works, but it works better if you use a carbon dioxide source.

From my experience, Dynotrap mostly kills moths,which is not a great idea, as other animals need these as a food source , as well as they are not an annoyance to us. My main problem, and the reason I bought this, was because of the mosquito problem when we sit outside on our pool patio here in south Florida. We immediately realized this was a terrible idea as the trap immediately attracted bees from a tree near by, as well as beetles and moths and decimated them. As we all know bees are important to our ecosystem ….the other insects are not annoying and just being a food source to other creatures. Next we tried placing it at a new location …outside our front door, hopefully to keep the mosquitoes at bay while we sat out there. Also, hoping to prevent mosquitoes from entering the front door when opened. In that area it attracted almost entirely moths. We have now confined it to the garage as mosquitoes do end up in the garage from the opening and closing of the garage door…. We shall see. This purchase is disappointing. The box was thrown out so I cannot return it . Maybe in the garage it may prevent mosquitoes from getting in to our house from there. The device has a blue light which doesn’t zap the bugs and kill them but it only attracts them and then the creatures end up below in a cage where they die from dehydration.