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Are electric bug zappers effective?

Although bug zappers sound like a good idea, research has shown that the majority of these devices do very little good in reducing the number of bothersome insect pests. In fact, they kill many more beneficial and non-biting insects then biting ones. A study in Delaware showed that less than a quarter of one percent or only 31 out of 14,000 insects killed were biting insects. The wise recommendation is not to use bug zappers.