The lack of harsh insecticide makes it safe to use anywhere in your house, including in the kitchen and around houseplants and fish tanks. REDUCES bugs, but is not a complete insect killer lamp, and should not replace your bug repellent/control system. A popular option with solid reviews, the KATCHY Indoor Electric Insect Trap is a solid multi-purpose trap for your home, office, or even on the go.

Insects are pulled to a container at the bottom of the trap where they eventually come in contact with the glue card. What happens is a lizard or snake with crypto defecates, phorid flies find it, get the crypto spores on their legs and bodies where they then get into another tub with a different animal spreading the spores eventually infecting that animal. With its non-toxic and no zapping formula the KATCHY is great for families who have a small bug problem (though it struggles with trapping larger pests).The light isn't overly bright and there are no other attractants, like heat or carbon dioxide to lure them in. A favorite among Underscored editors and readers alike, the Katchy Indoor Insect Trap uses UV light to lure small insects into its trap and keep your home pest-free.

If not for the simple fact that it gets the annoying fruit flies out of your cages or racks and onto a sticky pad in the trash, it can be a major help in stopping the spread of potential total collection loss pathogens.Make sure to avoid placing it near competing light sources, as the UV light is meant to be the main attractant. It uses an ultraviolet light to attract bugs into its fan, pulling anyone who comes close down into the trap. In my opinion, it’s a better alternative to sticky tape traps or bug zappers as they’re safer, mess-free, and make less noise.

A money-saving hack, especially if you have that old trusty yellow fly paper already (which I did and still do! No Zapper | Subtle and stylish fruit fly, gnat and mosquito killer, no more ugly traps, easily place in your home, kitchen or office as a decorative, stylish piece. I felt so bad it was suffering for so long, I took a little piece of paper towel and just squished it.It offers an automatic mode that takes care of pests overnight on its own, making it quite beginner-friendly.