Flies enter the bottle in search of food and are then unable to escape because their phototaxis behavior leads them anywhere in the bottle except to the darker top where the entry hole is. An odorous bait is placed in the bottom of the bottle in the form of pieces of meat. In the Far East, it is a large bottle of clear glass with a black metal top with a hole in the middle. Three fly bottles from Central Europe, beginning of the 20th centuryĪ fly bottle or glass flytrap is a passive trap for flying insects. Rose created the "fly bat", a device consisting of a yardstick attached to a piece of screen, Which Crumbine named "the flyswatter". In response, a schoolteacher named Frank H. In a health bulletin published soon afterwards, he exhorted Kansans to "swat the fly".
He was inspired by a chant at a local Topeka softball game: "swat the ball". Samuel Crumbine, a member of the Kansas board of health, who wanted to raise public awareness of the health issues caused by flies. The origin of the name "flyswatter" comes from Dr. Bennett, a wealthy inventor and industrialist who made further improvements on the design.
An early patent on a commercial flyswatter was issued in 1900 to Robert R. The earliest flyswatters were in fact nothing more than some sort of striking surface attached to the end of a long stick. The abeyance of insects by use of short horsetail staffs and fans is an ancient practice, dating back to the Egyptian pharaohs. However, users can also injure or stun an airborne insect mid-flight by whipping the swatter through the air at an extreme speed. The flyswatter usually works by mechanically crushing the fly against a hard surface, after the user has waited for the fly to land somewhere. The venting or perforations minimize the disruption of air currents, which are detected by an insect and allow escape, and also reduces air resistance, making it easier to hit a fast-moving target.Ī flyswatter is ideally lightweight and stiff, allowing quick acceleration to overcome the fast reaction time of the fly (six to ten times faster than a human), while also minimizing damage caused by hitting other objects. A flyswatter (or fly-swat, fly swatter ) usually consists of a small rectangular or round sheet of a lightweight, flexible, vented material (usually thin metallic, rubber, or plastic mesh) around 10 cm (4 in) across, attached to a handle about 30 to 60 cm (1 to 2 ft) long made of a lightweight material such as wire, wood, plastic, or metal.
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