It is the season when dead cicadas become a common sight on balconies and porches. Some of them are "semi-final" cicadas, which appear to be dead but are still alive. Why did they choose our home as the final place in their short (?) lives? Why did they choose our house as the place for the end of their short life? I would like to ask them why, but neither the dead cicadas nor the semi-finals will tell me anything.

But dealing with dead cicadas is easy. They don't move still, so they are easy to dispose of. The semi-finals, too, will eventually stop moving. The bigger problem this time of year is the live pests that are flying into our living rooms and bedrooms. How can we fight them?

The "bug hunter" may be the solution to this problem. This is a bug-catcher that captures live insects without killing them.


The "Bug Hunter" is a shotgun-type bug catching device that captures bugs by sucking them out. By pulling the trigger, the product sucks out all the insects near the muzzle at once. Since no electricity or chemicals are used, the product is said to be safe even for families with children.



The sucked insects are captured in a special cartridge. The cartridge has a return to prevent insects from escaping. The cartridge is removable, allowing the insects to escape without touching them.


There are two drawbacks to the "Insect Hunter. It is too small and the suction power is not as strong as expected. As the product name "fly-goodbye" suggests, it is suitable for catching small flies and the like, but not for sucking up common-sized cockroaches. It cannot even suck in cicadas or semi-finals. Even if the insect to be captured is small, if it is a fast-moving or flying species, it will take a lot of practice to catch it. This is because the attraction is weak and the muzzle must be brought close to the insect. Until you get the hang of it, you will be sucking in only sand, dirt, and dust around the bug, not the bug.

You may spend the rest of your days muttering and sighing to yourself, "I've sucked up something boring again."



The product is available from WhiteBox.com and Amazon.co.jp. The price is 2,980 yen.