PICSolar Insect Killer Torch (DFST), Bug Zapper and Flame Accent Light, Kills Bugs on Contact - Twin Pack

I really love these cards torches.

We bought 6 of these for our large patio area in Dallas area, which is unusable in the summer due to mosquitos unless we spray. Well, putting six of these babies around our pool and we haven’t seen mosquitos all summer long! Well worth the price. Super easy to install and maintain since they’re solar powered - just drive them into the ground, wait a day for them to charge, push the button to turn them on, and you’re good to go.Highly recommended and we’ll be buying some more for the front!

We have owned these Tiki Torchs for several years, and the cool flame effect is still strong. This is impressive because our backyard has some big trees and is decently shady. They are ok at killing insects, but nothing to write home about. The old-school bug zappers are much more effective and satisfying at killing bugs. But these are much prettier and more enhancing. So we have a mixture of both types on our backyard.

**update** one of the two I purchased doesn't work after an hour. I've only owned them three months. Losing yet another star. So much for that...Works on moths, not mosquitoes or flys. We don't have a lot of moths, not compared to the number of mosquitoes or flies.Battery life is an issue. After charging all day in the hot Texas sun, they don't last more than a couple of hours. I'd like to see them last through the night.One last thing, it looks like it's designed so that it's either getting light from the solar panel, or it turns itself on. At first you think it's an ingenious solution; you either get light to charge the battery or you power up the device but this is actually a problem. If you have these in an outdoor setting where you have a porch light, it'll see the light and not turn on, it'll think it's time to be charging. I had to take little scraps of plywood to cover up the solar panel so they would work when I'm trying to enjoy my backyard.

The torch looks realistic and pretty to look at when it comes on at night. The solar panel charge lasts much of the night.I really like that no wiring is needed and it can be placed anywhere.The pole is flimsy and the bottom prong can break in strong wind, but it also comes with a table-top mount and that is more useful.As a bug zapper it is not great. It does work, but only until it has enough bugs to short-out the circuit and you don't really know when that happened without close inspection. The grid has to be cleaned to restore service and that requires lots of brushing or compressed air. Can of air works well, but it gets costly. The grid voltage is relatively low for a bug zapper and does not cause a loud popping sound when bugs get zapped.The bug tray is too small and also difficult to pull out.So, not great as a bug zapper but a really nice torch lamp. Kind of expensive only as a lamp, though.Update: Stopped working completely after a couple of months. Apparently the switch is not weatherproof. Started working again after replacing the switch with a better one.

Love these! They look so real without the mess of tiki oil.

I see residue when pulling out the tray, but I don't know if it is actually getting mosquitos or just small moths, but for the price, I would use it for the lighting alone. I have had this for over 3 months in a salt air environment. I do not shelter it or take it in for rain or "normal" wind, and they are functioning well still.I had one late night where I thought I was going to have to say differently because the light was acting "weird" and finally stopped working around midnight even when I alternated on/off. But I had forgotten that it had been a particularly dark and stormy week, and the next evening after recharging it was back to it's happy glow.The UV light blends nicely with the flame effect to give it the "gas lit" torch look.

The media could not be loaded. In the reviews, some were not sure how well these killed mosquitoes or said they did not work as well as they wished. I have 4 of them and there are dead mosquitoes in all of them right now. I checked earlier before I turned them on and there were none. The mosquitoes get shocked and stuck to the metal grate. I kept checking the tray were they are expected to fall and it was always empty. I uploaded a video of the 7 dead mosquitoes. I had them about 5 feet apart from each other but in the video I put them all side by side to make it easier to film. I’m gonna get 4 more. The price is high but it is worth it since they look nice and kill mosquitoes. I have them in table tops so I can’t speak to how sturdy the polls are but it’s nice they come with them and you have options.