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Has anyone used any of the UV bug zappers from Bunnings? Apparently they get flies and some claim to do mozzies as well (thinking ahead)
Edit: Hopefully the legion of flies drops down to a dull roar soon so I got a cheap little attractant trap for those, and a $30-40 mozzie zapper that had slightly better reviews. A few packs of moth traps because why not.
Spiders
Hopefully avoiding sprays will also let the spiderbros do their part.
The annoying part is we did have a huntsman here a year or so ago but he was a little bit dumb. Instead of chilling in the upper corners he kept coming down the walls and crawling across the floor, so Melbcat had a few goes. He eventually had to be escorted outside for his own safety.
We have a gecko one, I think its meant for outdoors but it's in our laundry. We've had a few over the years (coastal mozzie haven) and this is the one I like best. We replace the globe every few years and you can hear it zap the bugs. [40wzapper] (https://www.bunnings.com.au/gecko-40w-bug-zapper-lantern_p0376117)