YISSVIC Electric Fly Swatter Bug Zapper Racket, 4000V, Rechargeable | Fly Zapper, Mosquito Killer, High-Voltage Grid, 1500mAh Battery, 3-Layer Mesh, USB-C, Indoor & Outdoor, Stand, Black

With the UK heatwave, I had to get one of these. I was using one of those manual swatters but I was getting too annoyed so I picked one of these electric ones up. The quality of the swatter is great, I have absolutely no issues with it. It's light weight, which is great as you'll be swatting, so last thing you need is something on the heavier side. The installation was very seamless. Once you unbox it, you charge it for 3 hours and then you won't need to charge it for 3 months. Which is absolutely fantastic. The device has a protection layer on each side to protect you from accidentally touching it when in use. I have not tried touching it myself, but I can assure you, you'd have to stick your finger in pretty hard to for it to get you. There are 3 options on the device. Off, Manual and Always on. As you see on my picture, the always on features a dim light, which attracts the flies to the swatter so it can zap it. The manual version, you will need to hold down an additional button on the side right under the options, that way it's only live and active once you press that additional button. The off, well is just that. Now for the sound, it did give me a big surprise at first as this is my first zapper I've owned. It is a little bit loud, but I assume all zappers sound like that, so it doesn't bother me at all. I DEFINITELY prefer using this to my old swatter that is just a piece flappy plastic where you hope the fly lands so you get a hit on it. Saves you a lot of time hunting them when they're inside. You CAN use these on spiders too, however, since it's like a tennis racket, you have to face it flat against a wall and then hope the spider touches it. I did manage to get a spider once and it has worked, just a little trickier. I would definitely recommend this if you have a fly issue, especially in this current UK heatwave with these flies just constantly wanting to fly inside and annoy you.

We absolutely recommend these, they do a good job and are reasonably priced. At our location on holiday, going out around sun down without heavy deet application would definitely result in a large number of painful bites. Over 2 nights now we have used these on the terrace at twilight and been bold enough not to use deet... And we are bite free! You don't really even need to wave them about much. Most of the time we leave them on with the blue light to attract the mossies, and they seem quite capable of clearing an area. We would supplement them with the use of deet (especially, say ankles) but otherwise you probably don't need anything else. The "bats" are adequately made, silent in normal operation, although each mossie dispatched creates a flash of light and quite a load crack. Sleeping with that going on would be challenging, but if you can stop the supply of mossies by closing doors and windows, you should be able to pre clear a bedroom quite quickly - certainly within an hour. Only minor criticism is that we needed to keep them on the charger all the time because they drain their batteries fairly quickly - but in our case I also have to consider we now use them almost all the time. To sum up, buy them if you don't want to be bitten anymore because they work.

I am suffering from an invasion (tens every hot day) of what is probably the awkward cluster fly: they certainly are awkward, in that if I open a window to let them out they promptly fly in the other direction. Fly spray only seems to annoy them, and I don't like using a lot of it around either myself or my pets. This electronic swatter does work well, though it does take some learning to use and it isn't as completely humane as I was hoping. (N.B. I know the jury is out on whether or not flies feel pain, but it seems rash to ASSUME that something with such a highly developed sensory system cannot). Firstly, the stand isn't a charging dock: rather the swatter charges from a USB plug. This doesn't seem to matter if using it as a swatter because it still retains the first charge after a good thirty or forty uses. Secondly, it does take a little time to learn to hit the flies squarely and firmly, but it does also seem to be a straightforward matter of practice. I've generally used it in the fixed on position because I find it awkward to hold the press button down, but this doesn't matter much. It isn't what the instructions say but it works. (The instructions are in bad English, which clinched my giving four rather than five stars, but they are decipherable). With something the size of a cluster fly, it can be annoyingly difficult to get a clean kill. If the fly gets caught in the meshes, there will generally been several loud sparks of baby lightning, and the fly will start burning. I've had no problems simply tapping these dead flies out into bin or toilet. The smell of burned fly isn't nice, but I find it difficult to believe that any fly caught like that knows what hit it: it goes in seconds from living to completely dead. It feels brutal, but most genuinely humane methods of killing animals feel like that. More commonly, however, the fly will bounce off and drop to the floor in circular convulsions, from which I have seen them recover. I am not sure what is going on here. I have been able to pick most of these flies up and either squash them firmly in a piece of kitchen paper, or drop them back onto the fly racket for a further, more immediately effective shock. I have occasionally not been able to find a dropped fly, and sometimes the racket has gone off, but the fly has been apparently unharmed or merely slower: it is impossible to guess the injury level in such cases. With so many flies, it is difficult to keep track of the one hit. However, for the most part, I'd still reckon it is probably a lot better than flyspray or traps on the humaneness scale in general, as it is much quicker when it does work, and flyspray has its own share of oblique hits. Traps are generally very slow. And I have gradually become better at hitting them hard, though there is still a lot of room for improvement. I think it probably is a lot more effective for getting rid of this type of fly than spray, though it may depend on a lot of variables, and, as I say, cluster flies seem annoyingly indifferent to the spray I'm used to using. I haven't had a shock from the swatter yet: it seems to be well designed and well guarded. I feel it is necessary to be careful of the fire risk, however. If it can set a fly burning within a few seconds, it might set light to paper etc., in much the same way. The burning flies themselves don't seem to be a fire risk, though I was initially a bit concerned: they char when actually stuck in the racket with a current running, but I've picked them up in my hands straight after without problems. There isn't much volume of fly to really get hot enough to cause anything else to catch fire, and there is not much fuel in a fly and a lot of liquid to damp it out, once the current is removed. However, the water in the toilet does seem the most secure place for a recently charred fly! Also, if you have nervous pets (or children) this may not be the best thing to use around them because of the loud, sudden noise. I can't imagine using it as a passive insect killer because it would not really be passive, between the fireworks and the smell. But perhaps these are less of an issue when using it on things like mosquitoes, which are much smaller. (My current cluster fly invasion consists of flies which are, in general, a little smaller than a greenbottle blowfly). If you're happy with the fact that effective use takes some learning, are not bothered by fireworks, and are not too squeamish about handling/squashing flies when necessary, then I recommend it from every point of view.

Been using it for 6 months. Works as described. Can be used by just leaving it on and as a portable zapper. Really helped with fruit fly infestation

Best fly swatter I’ve ever had, huge zap on any you get and you can see the spark hitting them. Highly recommended

This is not an ideal product if you are squeamish. Details about why are included further down in this review, so skip over (after the second paragraph) if you don't want to know. This charges via USB-C, it comes with an A-to-C cable, and seems to deliver a pretty solid electrical wallop to the flies that I've used it on. I like the option to turn it either "on but you have to press the side button" or "constantly on", as I find the latter more convenient to use. I haven't tried leaving it turned-on in the little vertical stand as a "trap". Squeamish people should stop reading now. Electrical arcing noise can be heard - and sometimes little blue spark flashes seen - when an insect bridges the electrical contacts to complete the circuit and zap them in to the insect afterlife. Larger flies may require multiple zappings to render them fully deceased, and I have had a "dead" fly come back to some amount of life and make distressing buzzing sounds at the bottom of the bin I keep at my desk. So now I use a spare bit of paper to pick them up and drop them out the window instead. There is also the potential (pun intended) for a bit of burnt-hair smell as a byproduct of dumping thousands of volts through small annoying insect bodies. In some cases, I have known smaller flies to end up *BLOWN TO BITS* after their encounter with this. If you can cope with that sort of thing, this is an EXCELLENT electric fly swatter / zapper / exploder.

Bought the YISSVIC 4000V Electric Fly Swatter because the local flies had clearly signed a tenancy agreement and weren’t leaving voluntarily. Good news: it absolutely zaps. When you connect properly, there’s a very satisfying crackle and spark that lets you know something just had a bad day. It’s lightweight, rechargeable (1500mAh battery is handy), and easy to wave around like you’re defending your kingdom. The 3-layer mesh feels reasonably safe and well-built. Now… slight caveat. I’m not entirely convinced it finishes the job every single time. Some flies appear to recover suspiciously quickly. Either it’s a stun rather than a full elimination, or I’m dealing with elite-level, battle-hardened insects. That said, it definitely reduces the population and is far more effective than politely asking them to leave. Three stars. It works… mostly. Just don’t assume every zap is a confirmed victory. The fly war remains ongoing. 🪰⚡

Been using for a month, it works well as a bat you can definitely hear when you've hit a fly as it is loud. I've tried leaving it on in its stand but it doesn't seem to attract anything. But Tlthe battery lasts over a day that way which is good. One note i think theres a buzzing sound that can be heard by cats but not people. My cat seemed to become quite anxious when I left it on attract mode.

I swear the mosquitoes can hear this thing every time I get it they run!!! Lol it’s really satisfying though

I got this due to the Aedes mosquitoes that have invaded. These tiny mosquitoes leave bites that are huge, red, raised bumps the size of a quarter that itch like crazy. This species also bites during the day, and being skittish, if you move while being bitten (which you won't feel because they are so tiny) it will flit off and flit back and bite again nearby the first bite. So you end up with groupings or lines of bites in multiple places all over your legs (and arms). Aside from being highly uncomfortable it looks horrible! This past summer I had one of these Aedes in my room, which I only know because I was eaten alive with over 25 bites in 2 days! And you don't hear them buzz like a regular mosquito since they are so small. They also tend to stay nearer to the floor making them hard to see. So in a desperate attempt to rid myself, I got one of these zappers. AND IT WORKED within an hour of putting it up!! It was at night so the only light was the TV (and the zapper), and the zapper was within my line of sight. Suddenly there was a very loud SNAP! and a SPARK OF FIRE. The SNAP was *so loud* I jumped in the recliner! The mosquito was zapped so fully there was no remnant left on the zapper or on the furniture it was sitting on. Just vaporized. And no more bites. ONE mosquito had done all that damage! So put the zapper away. Month later I noticed a new bite. Put out the zapper, and within a couple hours, SNAP! (I do not leave it up, just use it when I need it and as soon as it zaps the mosquito, I put it away.) It does make a super loud SNAP when they are vaporized and there is an actual brief flash of 'fire' as the bug is incinerated. I was taken aback at how loud and violent it felt, and that there was an actual spark of 'fire', (I catch bugs and put them outside and don't like killing anything), but it's this or being covered in bites. It might take longer to work during the day when the blue light isn't as easily seen? But I have used mine at night. And no longer worry about mosquitoes in the house! But this isn't a toy and it would be extremely dangerous to pets or children. That is another reason I only put it up when I need it, then as soon as it kills the mosquito, I put it away again until next time. And when it's up it's always somewhere I'm monitoring it. But if it broke tomorrow I'd buy another one!

Muy buenas.

It does the job really good.

Ich HASSE Insekten und alle Lebewesen mit mehr als 6 Gliedmaßen. Ich besitze das Gerät seit über einem Jahr und habe es in dieser Zeit 2 Familienmitgliedern und 2 Freunden angedreht. So sehr zufrieden bin ich damit. Es ist sehr groß und dennoch ästhetisch. Es funktioniert einwandfrei und tötet sämtliche Parasiten in der Wohnung. Fruchtfliegen, Mücken, Motten und sogar Spinnen. Ein Paar Sommernächte hat das Ding im Beleuchtungsmodus auch Wespen erwischt. Absolutes Must Have für jeden, der im Sommer mit offenen Fenstern schläft.