It’s clear that house flies are not attracted to the blue UV lights, but the mosquitos can’t get enough of it. The Lumnia range of electric fly killers use adhesive film encapsulation or glue boards, avoiding the problem of insect fragment contamination. It also has a blue UV light, so it also attracts mosquitoes when I take it outside, something I can only do when it’s not raining or it is placed undercover. For best results, and to ensure safe and effective results, please read the Operating Instructions in full before use. Placement of an insect light trap will not have great benefit for infestations involving these small flies.

This means they’re by far the most popular form of pest control out there, as there’s never any shortage of flies around to zap.Flies have been evolving for 250 million years ago (earlier than mammals which is only 200 million years ago). It makes sense, then, to choose one that’s as energy-efficient as you can afford to help keep electricity bills low. Fruit flies have bright red eyes so if you catch one and look under a magnifying glass you will be able to tell.

To keep an area free of bugs or to prevent yourself from getting bitten, there are much better alternatives. The tray holding the sticky pad at the bottom of the unit is easily removed for replacing the pad and cleaning.In fact, the University of Maryland Extension suggests that parasitic wasps may be “the single most important biological control method gardeners have. Spoiler alert, blue bottles don’t seem to be attracted to the blue UV light most models emit, unlike the mosquitos and horseflies etc that are drawn to the blue UV light. Welcome to my site, my name is John and I have been lucky enough to work in horticultural nurseries for over 15 years in the UK.