DynaTrap DT2000XLP-TUNSR Large Mosquito & Flying Insect Trap – Kills Mosquitoes, Flies, Wasps, Gnats, & Other Flying Insects – Protects up to 1 Acre

I live in South Florida and mosquitoes make it impossible to be in my backyard during the Spring and Summer. I purchased the Dynatrap to be able to enjoy my patio. For those considering this unit, please know that it does not kill anything. Instead, the blue light attracts bugs and an inner fan draws the bugs into a chamber. Once the chamber is filled, you will need to empty it. I’ve had this for 2 years at the time of this review. I leave my unit plugged in 24/7. In 2 years, I’ve only emptied the chamber 4 times. I’ve replaced the bulbs about 3 times. Because this isn’t a big killer, some insects in the chamber may be alive when it’s time to empty, so I will turn off the unit in the morning and empty it later in the day. This allows for most, if not all, of the insects to die. The chamber gets a little gross, but I can clean it with a wet cloth. This works better than an electric bug zapper! I had one and it didn't control mosquitoes. Why am I reviewing now? Well, my unit was unplugged for about a week while doing some remodeling. When I was able to return to my backyard, I was swarmed my mosquitoes. I plugged in the unit and within a day, I could again enjoy the comfort of my backyard. Is this an investment? Yes, but it does exactly what it’s supposed to do. This is 10/10

If you absolutely detest all flying insects, this is the solution for you. I say that because I personally don’t hate ALL, I only want to kill mosquitoes. This trap is a true TERMINATOR of all flying insects - although that sounds and is great for the most part, I have a concern about what it might do to the micro ecosystem around my home: 1. It traps the good insects that have a role in local fauna 2. It starves frogs, lizards, and reptiles that feed off flying insects 3. It attracts predators that can see and smell the live and dead bugs Again, if you aim to destroy all flying insects in your yard, this is the only solution I have used that actually works. For best results, follow the recommendations: keep far away from people, place in low light area (works best at night) so keep away from yard lights that will compete for the attention of bugs, clean often. The bad: cleaning it is EASY but the smell of dead / rotting bugs is really STRONG. It kills the bugs via starvation and they pile up after a couple of days (the pictures in my review are the results after ONE NIGHT). As you can see, it is highly effective. This trap works best in low light, high bug volume conditions. I am very happy with the results but have mixed feelings about what it’s doing to the wildlife that feeds on the bugs - I am not sure if I want my neighbors to jump in on this since the bugs and reptiles are headed their way!

I live in an area with an enormous caddisfly population. Every summer, my neighbors and I cannot leave outside lights on, or a swarm of caddisflies will descend on them. They don't bite, but they're a major nuisance. This DynaTrap has absolutely devastated their population. When I first set it up this summer, I was having to empty the hopper on this every couple of days because it was filling up. It was an absolutely mind-boggling amount of dead bugs to deal with. A few things I wish I knew about this before I bought it, though. First, this thing is a lot bigger than it looked. It's got to be about 2' tall and maybe 18" wide. Second -- the science on these things generating CO2 to attract bugs is somewhat immature, to put it mildly. There is some question about whether it actually generates any CO2, and you'll notice that DynaTrap's website never really goes into depth about this. You'd think it wouldn't be too hard to find an independent lab to show measurable CO2 production, but they have not. For flying insects drawn to light, this works great. I haven't carefully studied the mounds of dead bugs, but I haven't noticed a decrease in the local mosquito population. Products like the Mosquito Magnet are so effective because mosquitos are drawn to heat and CO2. Some bugs, like my caddisflies, are simply drawn to light, and the light and moderate heat this produces works great for them. Efficacy against mosquitos seems unproven. I actually bought this specifically for mosquitos and was disappointed; I still get bit at night. But this has been extremely effective at taking out other bugs, so I'm happy enough with it.

Be advised this will not work in the UK as it is not compatible with UK power supply. The manufacturers website does not make this clear.

This is made for the USA only. Unless you separately purchase an outdoor, weatherproof power adapter, this is totally useless. Ordering this wasted weeks of time during a sensitive part of the mosquito season. Considering how extremely expensive this is, you'd expect to be sent a complete, working product. Massively disappointed.

Obwohl dieser Artikle über amazon.de verkauft wird, findet man nirgens HInweise oder Produktspezifikationen, ob man dieses Teil überhaupt bei 240V betreiben kann. Die Angaben auf dem Produkt sagen nur 120V AV - das ist der US-Standard und damit für den europäischen Markt ohne speziellen Trafo nicht nutzbar. Amazon-Support ist ratlos. Anfrage direkt beim Hersteller noch unbeantwortet - das ist frustrierend.

Lors de notre achat, le descriptif sur Amazon n'indiquait pas la tension à utiliser pour ce produit. Surprise! C'est un produit US fonctionnant sur 110V, donc à nous d'acheter un transfo pour l'utiliser. Mystère! Depuis notre achat, le descriptif a changé et indique la tension 110v. Mais pour nous, c'est trop tard!

We purchased this in the UAE and was sent an item that has a US voltage. (UAE is 220 W). Disappointing to have to return as this will not work without a voltage converter. It should NOT be advertised on the UAE Amazon site if it is not compatible with the voltage in the country.