Bug Zapper insect traps, powered
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Aug 1, 2024. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Aug 1, 2024the latest report was made
- Aug 1, 2024the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Bug Zapper
- Maker
- Triace USAMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Insect traps, poweredCPSC’s product type: Insect Traps, Powered (code 1460), in Yard & Garden: Other
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| August 2024 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No one hurt Made Aug 1, 2024, sent to the company Aug 7, 2024, published by CPSC Aug 21, 2024
The product, in the report: Tennis racquet type of electric bug or fly zapper. Title is “Bug Zapper”
New electric bug zapper (looks like a tennis racquet heated up immediately upon installing two AA batteries. Within 10 minutes the zapper was too hot to handle and the plastic handle began to melt. The power button wasn’t even pressed to “ON”. I was using the product. No injuries.
- Model
- Item # 02866 ;
- UPC
- 7 97063 02866 8
- Serial number
- NA
- Bought from
- Jungle Jim’s, Cincinnati OH, Ohio
- Bought
- Jul 18, 2024
- Where
- Ashburn, Virginia: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unknown
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Bug Zapper, made or sold by Triace USA
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
CPSC’s disclaimer
Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.
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Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.