Trimax - Bugzooka - Bug Vacuum for Adults - No Batteries or Toxic Chemicals, Safe Bug Vacuum with Long Nozzle - 1 Pack

I bought this unit as an alternative to a handheld battery powered device. I steer clear of anything rechargeable; because it runs out of juice, slowly holds less of a charge over time, costly replacement batteries, and with how technology changes the batteries are usually not available forever. This leaves you with a worthless unit.Primarily purchased this for stink bug "collection" at my house. Anything that "sucks", pushes air through the unit and blows out the backside. This of course fills your house with that terrible stink bug scent, which is what you are trying to avoid in the first place. Unit arrived, and assembled in seconds. I have vaulted ceilings in some areas, and others up to 9' high. Which, with a stool, were reached relatively painlessly. I paid for next day shipping upgrade due to the fact that my house had around 100 VISIBLE stink bugs at this point.This unit is amazing. One handed operation. Push bellows into your thigh and its locked and loaded. Aim. Push Button. Repeat. At one point, when close together, I could get one stink bug every 3-4 seconds (while talking on the phone!) These aren't the craftiest or quickest bugs, I imagine hunting something more aggressive that flies would be far less successful. I loaded about 6-10 into the canister before needing to empty it to regain suction strength. I simply had a small bucket, filled with water and some dial soap. Took trap door cap off (that keeps them in the canister while allowing more to be sucked in) and you simply press on the bellows and it launches them out with air. I shot them outside into the bucket and the dial soap causes them to sink, where i will leave them overnight to drown and then dispose of water.I used to take a Solo cup and walk around and knock them into the cup with my hand. This is of course gross, and you miss, and they climb out and fly away. Plus you don't kill them and just let them outside only to fly back in again. I haven't read other reviews, and i have never written a review myself; but I find myself just in love with this device. There is no effective way to trap or prevent, the only true solution is removal. This unit does that perfectly.It does require a bit of getting used to as far as the angle at which you pursue your target. How far you need to be from your target based on the angles. Nothing that requires more than a few minutes to master. It surprised me and would pull stink bugs out of crevices in the window, while other times i would miss one flat out on the wall. So yes, a little getting used to and be sure to empty that trap. Comes with a convenient wall mount, to keep in the laundry room or closet and away from a drawer.I safely, effectively, and easily removed 100 bugs in a matter of 10-15 minutes. Now I will simply maintain the population every day for a minute or two! GREAT PRODUCT FOR STINK BUGS!***THIS REVIEW IS FOR STINK BUGS ONLY. NO NEED FOR OTHER BUGS AT MY HOUSE***

This thing RULES! I have tons of seed bugs invading my house and this has really done the trick. It's super easy to use, quite, effective and actually pretty fun! I love that you don't need batteries or a charger. Highly recommend!

I have no idea how this item received so many positive reviews. Dollar for dollar this item costs more and offers less than other options. Please read my whole review if you want to know what your best options are, as I've spent the money trying different products and I will hopefully spare you from having to do so as well. As a preface, you should certainly know that I am your average Amazon customer and I have no conflict of interest whatsoever. I have never actually spent the time to write a review until now because of how outraged I am with the misleading reviews of this product.I bought this item along with a bug wand, an electrifying bug racket, and a flyswatter as it is now spring and the bugs are coming out. Out-of-the-box this item rattled as if there was a screw loose from within the lower chamber that sucks in the air. That may be the reason my unit does not function very well, however if that is not the reason, this item is absolutely worthless. The suction power it generates is not enough to suck up any bug unless you are literally about an inch away or less, and almost no bug will let you get that close without flying away. I would highly recommend the bug racket instead with one caveat:It certainly depends on what type of bug you're trying to kill, if the bug flies the racket is clearly the best option, if the bug does not fly, for example, a spider, an ant, or even a cockaroach the racket will not be your best option. I would recommend a bug wand for small to medium sized spiders (it clearly won't work for anything close to a tarantula-sized spider) and medium to large sized ants. As for cockroaches, the wand most likely will yield a mediocre performance at best. The bugzooka would have been a good option if it actually could generate the suction power it claims to generate. I don't currently know which gadget would be the best for cockroaches as they have never been a concern of mine.The bug racket was $11.50 and I personally believe it is the best money that I've spent in a while. One thing I love about the racket is that there is absolutely no cleanup involved, the bug literally sticks to the racket, I think due to the remnant static electricity, and then you just put it over the garbage, tap a couple times, and it falls dead into the garbage can, whereas with this unit, you have the mess of trying to dispose of a living bug which the bugzooka traps and does not make very easy to dispose of without potentially coming into contact with the living bug. The only way you can avoid coming into contact with the living bug is by waiting for the bug to die (which takes several days for most bugs and in the meantime they defecate all over the device), and even then it's not easy to dispose of the bug without getting very close or touching it.For the cost of this device it is disgracefully awful; in contrast, the bug racket is a complete steal for $12, God only knows how they were able to assemble the electrifying racket for less than $12 and make a profit. Obviously it was made in China, even so, the electrical components, the metal wiring, the parts seem like they would cost more than $12 in and of themselves.The bug wand which costs around $11 is certainly not an amazing device but it works well, not perfectly, but gets the job done (provided the bug is not huge) and is cheaper than this piece of junk. Disposal of the bug with the Bug wand is not ideal either but certainly better than this device.By the way, you do need two AA batteries for the bug racket and one 9 V battery for the bug wand. Also, if I am able to resolve my problems with this device, I promise to post an update. Geez, I can't believe I spent so much time on one review, I hope this time was worth it for one of you out there.

We hate bugs and there is a serious roach problem in South Carolina and we weren't sure if it would be strong enough to get them but it is. Personally I love absolutely annihilating a roach with raid (or our cat jimmy), sucking it up with the bugzooka, and then launching it lacrosse style outside into the neighbors yards or the street. LOVE LOVE LOVE this. I have had one for a years with family and recently ordered this one for my girlfriends place. It is so easy to use and put together. The top of it opens up just enough that you don't have to touch anything near the bugs. Perfect for roaches, spiders, literally anything that moves even if it is up high, the bug zooka extends.