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DIY Bug Zapper

Posted July 16, 2012 8:56 AM

From Lifehacker:

If you have an old rechargeable lantern on hand you can add a few parts and make your own bug zapper! In addition to the lantern you'll need a 6V sealed lead acid battery, a blacklight, small wooden dowels, 1/4" mesh wire, and two small pieces of plywood

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07/16/2012 11:37 AM

Yes, but it needs a plastic fuel tank in a rubber tire as part of a automatic flame thrower when a bug is caught.
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07/17/2012 10:21 AM

Unfortunately, these zappers actually kill a lot of the beneficial bugs and not the freaking female Mossies that are the ones responsible for Vampiring!

(READ the Notre Dame University study!!!!)

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