Gecko Triple Lure Insect Trapper

Awful – Bought 2 Gecko lamps 18 months ago with promises of a 30 metre mosquito free zone. I placed the lamps in various locations around my yard. Also under the outdoor tables. Plus within range of my home and underneath my home. Result...My hand has done all the work plus the aroegaurd. Seriously as we speak I have 2 lamps near me and one near the back… Read more

door and there are more mosquito's than I can handle. What a total scam. Do not rely on these 'gadgets' They have not been tested thoroughly and the marketing is the only way they make their way into homes. I spent $160 and I am covered in bites.

I have had these lamps for 18 months now.

ACCC should be alerted

Quite unbelievably effective - Gecko Model IT560 Bunnings – I tried a number of these trapper devices. The only mosquito I ever caught probably flew in accidentally. Then I tried this some what expensive ($129) trapper and it worked immediately. The mosquitos in my area are attracted by the UV light and/or the carbon dioxide the machine produces (according to the manual). Done by some catalytic action it… Read more

emulates the carbon dioxide produced by humans to attract the mozzies. The machine turns itself on just before dusk sensing the lower light and when the inspects are particularly active. They must be breeding in rain water pooling in the gutters or in council storm water drains as there is no open space water for kilometers. The machine is reliable and has clear instructions about what lamp is needed for a replacement. I expect a year before needing a new one but it might go longer. The fan is the only moving part and if that stops I imagine some light machine oil on the bearings will be all that's needed. It requires 240v. The only down side is a lot of small moths get caught.

Shockingly effective – Bought this to deal with the 2022 Spring plague of mozzies due to all the standing water in Melb's eastern suburbs. Got desperate when I watched my partner walking outside under a floodlight on our deck, and saw a cloud of mosquitoes around him unlike anything I've ever seen. It was honestly shocking, and I felt terrible for our poor dogs spending… Read more

so much time outdoors. Went and bought this unit the next day. After just 1 night of operating on our deck it had trapped about 100 mozzies. Note it traps them, it doesn't zap them, so they're still alive (for a bit) in the trap. Today, after 2 weeks of nightly operation (auto-on when it gets dark), we sprayed it with bug spray and emptied it and there were literally 2 big double handfuls of dead mozzies (and an occasional moth). The cage was completely full and would have had more had we cleaned it out earlier. I've never seen something so effective, and cannot recommend it highly enough. Had cheaper zappers before and they were fine but nothing like this. Worth the extra money to get this better unit.

Its been a big help for me – When I first moved to qld I didn't realise how bad midges could get. 3 months of hives later I found this contraption. It works! It doesn't perform miracles but it seems to help significantly. I check it once or twice a month and there is usually about a tsp of dead midges in there. I have it running constantly near the front door, but when I see… Read more

a midge in a particular room I'll move it to that room and turn out the lights, close the doors. Usually come back an hour or two later and don't see the midge again. Cat furr gets stuck all through it, something to be mindful to clean regularly if you have pets.

3 bought none lasted 6 months – Bought 2 at Bunnings giving 1 as gift. Mine lasted 3 months. Back to Bunnings for exchange. Again lasted 3 months no docket. The present lasted 3 months. rubbish $100 Show details

Does not attract mosquitos or midgies, only moths and the like – We live close to a creek and bothered by mosquitos and midgies. It only attracts moths, lots of them which is the food for birds and frogs. I did try adding an attractant bait (Octanal) sold by Bunnings, but that didnt help but I admit this unit is not designed for baits it seems. For us it was a waste of money not trapping the bities. Show details

Total rubbish. Gecko will not reply to emails, or any requests for contact. Item is 1 week old and usless – Never worked from new. No customer support. Faulty products. Waist of money. I cant say if it's any good as it never worked from new and Gecko have no customer support or warranty. Just Chinese cheap junk. Show details

Not worth buying – Definitely didn't kill any mosquitos only some small insects. Used it inside and outside and still got bitten by plenty of mosquitos. The inside test I did proved it didn't work at all. Just another crap product that Bunnings sells. Very disappointed. Show details

Fixed my mosquito problem – I am a person who cannot afford to be bitten by a mosquito. At dusk I play with my dog in the back yard, I use to have to cover myself with repellent. After using the Gecko my mosquito problem has gone away. In short this unit works really well and does exactly what is says it does. The cage in the bottom has pretty much heaps of mozzies in it every night. Show details

Average - paid over $100. Not worth it – I dont normally give bad reviews but have to be honest. I thought I would spend a bit extra especially after reading these reviews. I was reading up on this product while looking at Bunnings In Brisbane. Catches a heap of moths but still have a heap of mozzies around. I have followed all instructions and only have a small outdoor area and still… Read more

getting mozzies landing on my arms and feet... It is nice and light in weight and cord is a great length. Shame bout the mozzies. Thanks.

it works – have 2 of these, work very well at catching mozzies, main problem are the geckos that get caught in the fan chasing the moths that also get trapped and stop the fan rotating, need to check daily, also have a blue light electric zapper that is pretty well useless compared to this one, good product that works, Show details

Over 1000 mozzies in one night – I have had this trap running none stop for about a month now. We had well over 1000 mozzies in the first night and the numbers have gone down a lot since then, it has made a big impact on the population. A tip though is the use one of those Octenol attractants on the side of it as well. The fan system kills most of the mozzies while letting you setting most of the other bugs free (some dont make it). Show details

Good product works very well – First night set up in my outside laundry . Turned on to operated non stop .Started at 4 pm in the afternoon ,checked at 8 am next day . After a opening about 6 or so live mozzies got away , the dead count was 7 small moths and 57 mozzies so far very good Show details

very disappointed – After using the device for 4 weeks there hasn't been a single mosquito in the trap but plenty of moths. As we have mosquitos around I placed it in different locations but still no result.Absolut disappointed. Show details

Great idea, worked well but too noisy – I liked the idea of this device. It apparently creates CO2 to attract mossies and isn't as bright as the usual zapper, it also "captures" the bugs without the usual zap noise.; we also loved the automatic daylight sensor. While we found it very effective, by just the second night the fan had developed a hum or whine which was loud enough to… Read more

hear in our living room from ten metres away with the door and windows closed.

Sadly we decided that it was likely going to be a recurrent problem so decided to return it for a refund and ended up with one of the usual zappers. It's a shame they can't combine the light and CO2 technology from this with the no-moving-parts technology of the zapper.

Best mozzie zapper weve ever had – We set it to be on for 5 hours each night, and its worked really well to reduce the mozzie population. We have a lot fewer mozzies outside - I didnt get bitten when I hung washing out at 6pm! - and has also dramatically reduced the number inside. We have screens but the doors are opened a lot for the dogs to come in and out. Highly recommend this product. Show details

Meant to create C02 to attract the Mosquito's, I call crap – This device is meant to create C02 to attract the Mosquito's, I call crap. This unit captures less mosquitos compared to a yard guard bug vac which uses UV light alone as an attractant. I've been running this unit 24/7 and I'm Not impressed. Show details

Absolutely amazing for killing mosquitos – We want to thank you for giving us an alternative to killing mosquitos. We back onto a wet lands area and have a chicken coop and our birds totally appreciate your system. We had a massive mosquito outbreak two nights ago and just emptied the catcher. In two days it was absolutely full of mosquitos and green afids. The odd moth got caught up in… Read more

the hype but the catcher amazed the birds and they got their revenge when it was emptied out for them to feast on. Crazy..

very good for the price – very easy .. virtually no set up.. just wasn’t what I needed ie does not attract flies.. but great for mozzies and moths

Does the job, but not really for mozzies – Quite, easy to install, catches plenty of bugs. Does not seem to catch to many mozzies. Catches heaps of moths.

Fantastic device – Purchased this as we live near wetlands. What an absolute lifesaver. Works so well in our patio area we bought a second one for the chicken coup. Probably doesn't cover the 40m as advertised but we just bought a second one. We would catch 100-200 per night. You can stand n outside and not get bitten. Highly recommended. Thanks for a great product gecko.

it says 40m coverage. I think they meant 40mm – Been running this for non stop for a week now. It has caught very few mosquitos so far. It's funny every time I clean the Gecko I am attacked by mosquitos sitting within a meter from it. The best thing it is good at is to catch lots of moths which. I am not sure what the claim about 40sqm refers to but it has no very little effect even… Read more

with 2sqm around it. Further it uses a fan which is so noisy that its constant humming can be heard in the rooms nearby.

Purchased for inside the house – Purchased this because I am being bitten at night inside my house, by mosquitoes. Can’t work out how they are getting in. This hasn’t solved all my problems, however it does work. I have had it for two days running 24 hours a day. It catches nothing during the day. It has caught six mosquitoes each night. I am still being bitten at night, however… Read more

have high hopes that if I can find and close off the mosquitoes point of entry, this lure will eventually take care of all the ones remaining. I was very impressed that it caught any. I had thought there was only one or two inside that snuck in when we went through the front door; it has shown me that there were at least 12 and that the problem was bigger than I realised. Once my inside problem is sorted, I look forward to using it outside.

Only down side is that there is no way to stop the mosquitoes flying back out once you turn the unit off. Any that are still alive, are kept inside the unit by the force of the fan. Once the fan is off, or you take the trap off, the quick little mozzies flit away. I haven’t worked out how to prevent this so I simply keep it on for now. Thinking I may need to enclose the whole thing in a plastic bag next time I want to empty it, so that at least I can unplug it, take it outside, and then empty it. Most mozzies that end up in here are dead by morning, but I have accidentally let one go and seen another still alive in there.

Edited to add: it’s a few months later and this has been amazing. I located the entry point for the mosquitoes - a door that had no seal under the bottom - and I blocked it. Every now and then a mosquito still makes it into the house and spends all night biting me. I have a routine now. As soon as I wake up itching, I put this on, in a high spot in the lounge, and run it for a day (or two to be sure). I pop a plastic bag over it, turn it off, take it outside, and dump out the usually dead mozzies. I am usually not bitten again the night after, so it usually catches the mozzie in one night. Fabulous. Haven’t used it outside yet but when the weather warms up I look forward to using it to reduce the mosquitos around my home.

Now over a Thousand – I live in a heavily infested mosquito area and each time i clean out the cone trap the sink is black and I'd say around 200 each time is normal.I started with 1 a year ago and now have 4 of these going 24hrs around the house and they are phenomenal-Bunnings have sold out in the Newcastle area as i brought the last 2.

Expensive but works – Bought this a couple of months ago and haven't been bitten since. I've tested it by sitting outside shirtless and in shorts from late afternoon till after dark many times and haven't seen a single mozzie. We'd normally be eaten alive. If there are a lot of insects around it needs to be emptied every other day. If ants crawl up the lead to get the dead insects liberally coat about 200mm of the lead with vaseline. Excellent product.

Gecko Triple Lure Insect Trapper is expensive but very effective – Recently purchased this product from Bunnings hence this is no long term review. Might update this in time. We have only used this about a week but what a difference it has already made. We had bought inexpensive options before this like coils, candles and spray on repellent. Might be the brands of coils and candles we bought, but they weren't… Read more ·  1

inspiring confidence. Bugs were sitting on the candle dish and walking around on the table where both were placed. face-palm. Spray on repellent works fine but you really need to cover every exposed spots and I don't like the residual it leaves on your skin.

Was thinking of getting a zapper like my parents used to have. But read some horror stories and saw some videos about how zapper works, exploding insects and germs released into the air as a result and that is pretty gross. Then I stumbled on this trapper. Its expensive price, triple action and range (40m) got my attention and we decided to sink our cash into this product to see if it actually works. It caught a lot of insects on the first day. On the second day, we did not see any creepy crawlies walking around on our table anymore. Third day I was walking around in shorts, tees and flip flops and it was fine. Yesterday, I was hanging some lights on the tree and sweating away. Not one mosquito sting. Didn't need repellent. Imagine how happy I was. We used it for a party on new year eve and spent many hours outside. Again, no spray on repellent, nothing else we needed apart from this trapper. Awesome!

The only thing I don't like about this unit is the on/auto switch. It won't come on until it gets dark, quite dark. It is meant to be hung 2.5m above ground and not near light so there is no competing light. This is no joke, if there is a bright light near by, it won't work well! So I had to climb a chair to turn it on manually to kick it off and then had to turn it back to auto when it is totally dark lest it runs into the morning and indefinitely. That is fine if that's what you want. I ran mine on a timer instead because I wanted it to come on earlier and didn't need it to run the whole night. I reckon it should come with a timer or have a sensitivity dial on the control. For the asking price, either or both should be doable.

Cleaning the cage at the bottom is a piece of cake. It is bayonet mounted. Once opened, you have to remove the cone before tipping the insects out and be prepared to find some live ones there. Not sure about replacing the 5000 hours light bulb. Didn't find the replacement bulb at any of the Bunnings stores I have visited despite it is in their online catalogue.

Overall, very happy with the unit because it does its job well. If you are conscious about running cost, this unit consumes 15w which is relatively small given it supposed to cover 40m radius. My neighbours can thank us for getting rid of unwanted bugs around their home also. :D