zapper

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As families mourn the dead, attention has shifted to the quality of the renovation and repair work carried out by Oreva, a group of companies known mainly for making clocks, mosquito zappers and electric bikes.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 1, 2022

“Most people put their mosquito zappers outside the house on their patio. The mosquito zappers are inside, because there’s so much water damage that there’s mold growing,” Van Hollen said.

From Washington Post • Sep. 20, 2022

Advice from Wirecutter: Bug zappers kill the wrong bugs.

From New York Times • Aug. 28, 2022

“We had bug zappers going 24/7,” said Tommy Vietor, who served as National Security Council spokesman under President Obama.

From Washington Times • Aug. 15, 2017

Kids raised in interactive environments—with zappers, Nintendos, computers, sophisticated games—often struggle in environments where adults stand for hours droning at them.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz