works with small insects?
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Put a fly under the microscope and could see the outline (hair and wings), but I could not see the body or head because the light didn't shine through it.
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The field on this microscope in bottom lit. So you can see anything that the light can shine through. It will also illuminate small insects, their wings, legs etc. Quite alot of the body of the insects are translucent, so you can see inside the bodies etc. I have also looked at blood samples (my own) and it shows the blood cells, and white cells and other scary little critters swimming around in there. I had a microsocpe i gave to my grandaughter that also had a light that shinned from above. This would be nice to have on this one, but does not. with a top light you could look at objects that the light will not shine through. I especially like the camera/computer hookup. I hook it to a 32 inch tv and it gives a great picture of the object and you can take moving videos of little critters, like in pond water, or even small blood samples. the camera and software came with the scope i bought. this scope has four lenses. i use the lowest and next highest the most. that is the .4 and the 10 (which are then magnified by the optical by which ever lens you put in. this scope came with two options. The third lens is a 40, i have a little trouble focusing with this one, you have to get really close to the object, so make sure you use a cover on the slide over the object so you don't get stuff on the lens. And the fourth lens is oil emersion, a small bottle of oil comes with the scope. I think if i where doing it again i would try to find one that is both bottom and top lit. Not sure how that effects the price. Over all very happy with the quality of the scope, I would give it a 9.5 on a scale of 10. Have fun.
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Don't know how small the flies are. But it even keeps all but the smallest nats off. It has a very tight weave, the holes in it are very very small.
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Yes, small insects *could* enter thru the crack (narrow margin) - our's is near the top, much like what is shown in the pic.
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well i am not that sure, it worked wonders on small roaches..i never saw them again. I believe it will work on any sort of insect..
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I wouldn't recommend it. This thing has to attract the bugs before it can zap them. You'll find yourself in a swarm.
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It works great with stink bugs. That is why we got it. We keep one upstairs, downstairs & at work. Works great with spiders too. My son said it "makes catching bugs a sport".
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We put it on a black ball to attract dear flies and it was somewhat successful. Got the smaller bugs more than the larger ones, such as the flies.
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on the package it says for ants, aphids, assassin bugs, boxelder bugs, california oakworms, centipedes, chiggers, chinch bugs, cockroaches, crickets, earwigs, elm leaf beetle, firebrats, fleas,flies, millipedes, mites, mosquitos, pillbugs, silverfish, sowbugs, termites. So I guess it would work on stinkbugs.
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Yes, it will work on blueberry maggot, which is a closely related species. I have found that using a very thin coat of tangletrap eliminates the catching of most larger insects and small birds which can happen when there's too much sticky.
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In my experience it did not work as I liked. I would imagine if you caught stink bugs it would cause more of an issue as they would most likely get smashed as they are caught causing them to stink. I was mainly using mine for small gnat sized bugs when I had it before I returned the unit.
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Use a very light coat of tangletrap -- enough for a small insect but not enough for a small bird! I've used these traps for years and not had a problem with birds getting caught if I keep the sticky to a minimum
1190000
good question! I use the bugzooka exclusively for stink bugs so I'm not sure.
1990937
Preferably live bugs. Most of the time they catch enough on their own. I have a baggie over one of my plants to provide greenhouse humidity, and it still seems to catch tiny moths and gnats. Always use only distilled or R/O water and the flytrap growing media. Every time I have tried to vary from this, I have started the slow demise of my plant.
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I have found it works on every creepy -crawling intruder- To include silver fish- moths, flies, & fleas-spiders- ants (carpet & fire) & palmeto bugs- I have not tried it personally on stink bugs- However I'd be willing to guess it does-great product-
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We have only used it successfully for rodents. Insects... like cockroaches.... don't seem to be effected.
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My apologies Marilyn I spoke too soon. Try tree tanglefoot in the 15 ounce tub. I've only used the one type for spiders and insects in the house. It works great there. Tanglefoot says that Tree Tanglefoot is specifically for your problem, ants and other insects. Next time I will do more research before I answer. Good luck Walt
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I've only used it on flying insects (wasps, mostly.) It is practically instantaneous with them. My guess is it's worth the try with fleas-you'll know quickly if it works or not, and if not, you'll have it around for other pests when needed.