The media could not be loaded. Summary: Works great, fan noisy initially, no issues with the bulb like in other models, weather proof, emptying the retaining cage can be messy, a bit expensive. Over the past few years, we’ve been using various bug zappers (Flowtron, Micro Tech, etc.) to try and clear out the mosquitos in our backyard. While they varied in efficiency, none of them lasted more than a year before breaking down and none were powerful enough to clear out our whole backyard (always had to use at least two zappers). This year, with the warmer and wetter winter/spring, we’ve been swamped with mosquitos here in North Texas. Rather than purchasing another bug zapper, and not wanting to use a propane powered trapper, I decided to give the Dynatrap DT1775 a try. So far, I’m very happy with my purchase. When I initially put the Dynatrap up I was a bit worried due to the fan being quite noisy (could be heard from 60 feet+ away). My initial reaction was to send the trap back, but slept on it, and by the next day the fan seemed to have settled in as it was much quieter (still can be heard from 20-30 feet or so if you listen closely, but is much quieter so doesn’t really bother me), so I decided to keep it. I put the Dynatrap up in the far corner of our half acre backyard, and after a few days there were already noticeably less mosquitos flying around. After a few weeks, there’s almost none. So, in that regard I’m very happy with the trap. I’m also happy with it being able to withstand weather, we’ve had quite a few storms recently with heavy rainfall, hail, wind, etc., but the trap withstood that fine. Some people have been complaining about the bulbs & fans dying after a few days in some of the other Dynatrap models, but after running ours 24/7 for a month now, everything is still working fine. The only minor downside with the Dynatrap is emptying the retaining cage. Since the mosquitos, moths, bugs, etc die by dehydration, you’re always going to have some live ones when you empty it. The retaining cage is also a bit difficult to remove (need to rotate it hard), so dropped it first time emptying it creating a mess. I’ve read that some people dunk the cage in a bucket filled with soap-water (or spray it with bug spray) before removing it to kill any live bugs (obviously turn off the trap first), going to try that next time and rotate it more carefully. Will also have someone hold a bag under it in case I drop it again. The DT1775 was a bit expensive, but considering I was using two traps before, and it’s effectiveness so far, I think it was worth it. Will update the review in a few months. Update: Sorry for the bad video... looks great on my mac, but the quality diminishes after uploading (tried several times). The Dynatrap still works perfectly and has survived heavy rain, hail, severe storms, heavy wind gusts (Texas spring weather) and power outages.
