1. A mosquito hitting a bug zapper goes out, if not in a blaze of glory, at least in a flash of light. 2. Electronic or sonic bug zappers attract all kinds of bugs, and a few mosquitoes. 3. Forget bug zappers, which provide great entertainment but only attract the bugs, since of course they enjoy light. 4. One spot showed only a bug zapper. 5. One product that does not work very well with mosquitoes, Deschamps said, is the electronic bug zapper. 6. Pauline handles the nonstop bug zapper with a comatose cool. 7. So what about bug zappers? 8. That is the conclusion of a team of researchers at Kansas State University, who studied what happens when an insect is electrocuted in a bug zapper. 9. There is a certain sense of satisfaction that comes from plugging in the electric bug zapper on a hot summer evening, the knowledge that every zzzzzzzzzttt! 10. There is a dry crackling noise, and the ceiling above the meat cooler is momentarily bathed in blue light as the bug zapper claims another victim. |