Over the past few weeks, I’ve been bombarded with Ads of Mozz Guard mosquito zapper whenever I was online. It seemed the internet had eavesdropped on my conversations and knew I had a mosquito problem.
Dealing with mosquitoes could be a tad frustrating especially if you’ve kids or pets. You just don’t want anything harmful while getting rid of the pests. Anyways, the Mozz Guard had so many promises, and reviews spoke positive of the zapper. Hence, I shove my doubts aside, and placed an order from one of the numerous websites selling the device ‘mozzguardstore.com’ for two mozz guards at the rate of $37.99 each.
Mozz Guard Mosquito Zapper Review
The Mozz Guard comes in a green and white box that says ‘Ozzi Mozzie anti-mosquito lamp’. Inside it is the zapper, a white charging cord and an instruction manual. I was instantly pleased by its light weight, and because it’s chemical free.
When switched on and placed on my porch for hours I was totally disappointed. Firstly, mosquitoes weren’t drawn to the device. It was as if they couldn’t see the light at all. Secondly, advertisement says when charged to full capacity (which it was) it would last for 6 hrs, but this wasn’t the case. The two Mozz Guards I received didn’t last for 4hrs each, I had to plug them directly to a power bank. Thirdly, the next morning when I checked the device, only three mosquitoes and three bugs were zapped. This wasn’t what I expected as my porch is the most problematic area of my house, there are always mosquitoes swarming in the evening and night.
Does Mozz Guard Work?
Though the Mozz Guard is advertised as an effective mosquito zapper, it doesn’t really work in eliminating mosquitoes. Its UV light doesn’t appeal to mosquitoes so they can’t be drawn to it and electrocuted. The Mozz Guard is only effective in getting rid of other flying insects like gnats, moles, etc.
According to scientific research and studies, mosquitoes are not attracted to ultraviolet light in the way that many other insects are.
In 2020, two research student ”Timothy Frick and Douglas Tallamy” from the University of Delaware checked through 14,000 insects killed in six zappers in different spots around Newark, Delaware, and found that only 31 were biting gnats or mosquitoes — that’s less than one-quarter of one percent”.
Worse, the large number of non-harmful insects killed by the zappers can take a heavy toll on the ecosystem.
Should You Buy This Mosquito Killer?
If you’re looking for an effective mosquito killer I honestly wouldn’t recommend Mozz Guard. It isn’t qualified to be called a ‘Mosquito Zapper’ as it doesn’t really work. Then, there’s the problem of being sold with lots of hype, misinformation and misleading ads. The hundreds of positive reviews online are sponsored and paid for by the affiliate marketers selling this zapper.
This exact make of zapper is sold for $1 on Aliexpress.com (see image below). So drop-shippers and affiliate marketers buy the lamp in bulk, pay for advertising, gives the device a fancy name and then pad up the price to $39. You might think you’re getting a high valued product but you’re just being scammed.
Other names the Mozz Guard go by; ‘Ozzie Mozzie’ ‘Zappify’, e.t.c. They are all the same $1 electric lamp advertised as quality mosquito zappers.
I’m presently saving up to buy DynaTrap. I read it is an effective mosquito zapper as it uses both UV Light and an exclusive Ti02 titanium dioxide-coated surface, which creates a reaction to produce a CO2 trail that mimics human breath and is irresistible to mosquitoes. Once attracted to the unit, the powerful, whisper-quiet fan draws the insects and mosquitoes into the retaining cage where they dehydrate and die, typically within 24 hours.
Pros
- Chemical Free
- Portable
Cons
- Does not really work
- Quite Costly
- Fake positive reviews
- No refund policy
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