FAQ
1. How many acres does the machine cover?
Our solar-powered insect killer can cover an area of 2-3 acres. It is ideal for residential homes, ranches, and agricultural pest management. The coverage may vary depending on factors such as the presence of buildings or other man-made structures, the terrain, the height of the crops, and the placement of other machinery on the farm or plantation.
2. What does it do?
The machine kills insects by attracting them with UV light waves and color. It reduces the need for pesticides, harsh chemicals, and other traditional insect-killing methods.
3. What are the targeted insects?
The machine targets nocturnal pests such as mosquitoes, moths, beetles, grasshoppers, stink bugs, leafhoppers, fungus gnats, and other insects exhibiting positive phototaxis that are drawn to the machine.
4. Does it harm beneficial insects?
The machine avoids harming beneficial insects such as pollinators (bees, butterflies) and predatory insects (dragonflies, ladybugs, praying mantises, wasps).
The reasons it does not target these beneficial insects are: 1) these insects are not attracted to light, and 2) these insects are generally inactive at night.
5. What does it protect?
The machine protects residential houses, ranches, parks, and recreational areas, as well as forestry and plantation agriculture.
6. How it Works?
The GFS-8 Outdoor Insect Killer is solar-powered, allowing it to be placed in the middle of a field or plantation. The solar power panel charges the battery during the day, and the battery charges the machine at night. One day of charging lasts two nights. The insects are drawn to the specialized UV light waves and color, which will be killed once they contact the electric wires. The machine has 2.37 sq. of electric grid. If the insects are heavy, like beetles and moths, they will fall into the collection container. If they are light and small, they can stay attached to the electric grid. Each night, the electrical wires will rotate periodically to clean the dead insects off the wires, knocking most insects on the grid into the collection container. The cleaner the machine is, the more light waves it omits.
The 9-ft frame height makes the machine high enough to omit light waves over most crops. It is also tall enough not to interfere with livestock or daily work on the land. The machine can also be lowered to 6 ft for lower crops like berries, vegetables, tomatoes, etc.
The machine has three primary sensors to match the insects' active hours. The light sensor ensures that the machine runs only at night. The precipitation sensor ensures that the machine runs only during periods of no heavy precipitation. The temperature sensor ensures that the machine runs at temperatures above 40°F.
7. Is the machine portable?
If you want to put the machine in a permanent location, you can dig a hole and create a cement foundation. If you want to make the unit portable, you can bolt it to a pallet, a wheel rim, or other heavy object.