USB Electric Mosquito Swatter with UV Bug Zapper

Mosquitoes at two in the morning are a personality test. This is the swatter and the plug-in trap in one racket: swing it at whatever you can see, or set it down with the UV light running and let it pull the rest in while you sleep. Either way the problem is gone by morning.

It runs off a universal USB input, which sounds like a small detail until you are camping and the only power around is a power bank or a car socket. Laptop, wall adapter, power bank, all fine, all at a safe 5V. The draw is 3.7W, so leaving it on all night costs essentially nothing. No chemicals, no spray, no smell, which matters when there are children, pets or food in the room.

The frame is HIPS plastic over a metal mesh, 38 x 28cm, big enough to actually connect with a moving fly instead of swiping air. Five layers of safety netting sit between your fingers and the grid. Good for spaces up to about 20 square metres, which covers a bedroom, a caravan, a tent porch or a hotel room. Black, white or green. Use it somewhere ventilated, keep it away from food and heat sources, do not lean on the mesh, and never touch it while it is wet.

• Universal USB power runs off a power bank, laptop or car socket, so no batteries to replace.
• UV attractant light draws insects in overnight instead of you chasing them around the room.
• 3.7 W draw at 5 V cheap enough to leave running all night without a second thought.
• 38 x 28 cm head a big enough surface to actually hit something that is moving.
• Five-layer safety mesh keeps fingers well clear of the charged grid.
• Covers up to 20 square metres right size for a bedroom, caravan, tent porch or hotel room.
• HIPS frame with metal mesh light in the hand and stiff enough to swing properly.