PestiTech PTH-5 Bendable Electric Fly Swatter with LED Flashlight, White/Yellow, One Size

I've been having a problem with pantry moths; I can't seem to completely eradicate them (the No-Pest Strips given a week to work while I was away on a trip knocked them back, but didn't knock them out; I suspect if given longer to work, they might have finished the job).So, in addition to sticky lure traps, I decided to have some fun with the little creeps!This is a nice item. The fact it's rechargeable and won't want a ton of disposable batteries is a big plus; the power pack unscrews from the base of the handle and plugs directly into a wall outlet to charge. I've got plenty of better flashlights so that feature's not important to me - but who knows, it might be great for someone else. It's got the flexible thing you can see in the photo, so if you accidentally whack something other than a bug, there's less chance of damaging the swatter. Oh, and it's actually held together with screws - so if eventually the battery goes bad, there's a chance I could open up the battery pack and replace the cell(s), instead of having to junk the whole thing like with some stuff where there's no way to open the device without destroying the case.And unlike some modern, sensitive electric bug swatters that politely and quietly electrocute the bugs ... this one produces a satisfying Flash*POP!* when you get one of the little bastards! There's a slide switch on the side of the handle you hold with your thumb; when you let go, it turns off - so it's only primed and ready to zap when you want it to be. It's a triple-grid design, with one pole on the two faces of the swatter, and the other pole - using a much finer mesh - in between, so it's more difficult to zap yourself. If you really wanted to, you could accomplish it - but it's not like some of the early models that made it easy to do.Considering this unit is cheaper (I paid $16) than some that don't provide Insect Oblivion Feedback and want disposable batteries... why buy anything else? :)

This electric bug zapper is so handy to have. I get little gnats and fruit flies in my trash andthey have gotten out of control couple of times. They then become a huge annoyance when they areflying around you and on your food. This zapper puts me in control. It works great on moths too. I've killed a few flies that made their way into the home also. I have to wait until the fly lands. Sometimes I will lure the fly by turning off the lightsand leaving one light on to attract it and then I have a good opportunity to get it. That has workedfor me several times. I have zapped wasps that I shot down with spray but they are still alive andstill need to be killed. Wasps will get up out of that daze if you don't finish it off or at leastthey have in my experience.It has a detachable flashlight on the end. It recharges itself with built in rechargable batteries which is awesome. It does say on the package that it bends. It slightly bends with force but feels unnatural and feels like it will break to me. So I don't do that.I really like the short 'easy to manage' size of it though. I live in the south and there are so many annoying insects. This helps me to have a a bug free home. I wouldn't want to be without it!UPDATE: I had this handy when a giant waterbug ..okay a roach.. anyway suprised me at night. I screamed and I don't remember much after that.. No, lol the roach got scared too I guess and just sat on the side of the couch all still so I zapped it like three times. It ran away the last time under the couch and the next morning I found it legs up on the kitchen floor. It was still alive though so I sprayed it. Bigger bugs I noticed just get injured but not killed with the electric flyswatter. But it helped to get rid of it without spraying everywhere. I don't mind killing bugs if they are in my house. This helped.

This does the job. I've popped small gnats to large flies. It seems to only stun the large flies unless you "cook" them; by the way, burning flies stink. I would recommend some kind of foam around the outer edge of the racket to protect both the racket and whatever you are smacking it against. I'm thinking I'll wrap some of that pipe insulating foam around mine and see how that works.I wish it had a push in button, like the flashlight does, rather than a push up button. As for the flashlight, I wish it just had a toggle switch rather than a momentary push button. It's handy that this is rechargeable but since I use rechargeable batteries it doesn't matter although if it had replaceable batteries I could just change them and continue use if they were low or dead and not have to wait for it to recharge.

The problem with this is not the concept. I understand the thought behind wanting to have a protective section so that it is less likely for a little one's hands or an adult's hand to get shocked. That's why I bought it. The reason it gets one star is because the protective cross sections make it basically worthless because the flies have to hit just the right section to get zapped. Think of it like carnival game in that you know exactly how to do it, but you can never win. Going back to what we originally replaced that is just the tennis racket style without the "safety" portions.Oh and the "flex" section that is in the picture is also worthless. It barely flexes without putting a ton of force on it. In my opinion, it requires too much force that would break a window or put a dent in sheet rock.

I’ve had an older model of electric fly swatter that required large AA batteries. This PTH-5 is much more powerful and convenient and worth the extra $. We use it primarily for mosquitoes that manage to get in the house or garage. It’s fun to swat them out of the air and receive a satisfying crack. Although the pictures show a bendable neck, I would not or recommend swatting and insect on a flat surface because I do not think the swatter would hold up to the impact shock. Four stars for a good.