Customer Reviews

Lentek MM30C Bite Shield

5 star:		(5)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(5)

 

 

Ok, I just got one of these things, and I have to admit that last evening I stood by our seasonal stream watching the mosquitoes laying eggs on the water, and the mosquitoes weren't noticing me a bit. I do have a big Lentek mosquito trap which has been helping quite a bit with the populations, but really, they should have been driving me nuts.

Now, I haven't yet used up a cartridge, so I don't know which one is inaccurate, but the online advertising, copied here and a zillion other places, says each cartridge lasts "at least 120 hours". However, the product package says they last "up to 12 hours". Big difference! I've emailed the company and will be quite interested to learn which is the actual specification.

My 7 yr. old son is allergic to mosquito bites, plus I'm concerned about West Nile virus. Unfortunately, mosquitoes love him, and he always get some really nasty bites when he is sleeping. I bought this little unit, and now have peace of mind! I turn this on in his room for about half an hour at bedtime, leaving his door open, then turn it off and close his door. Any mosquitoes lurking in his room have been driven out by the geranium scent. I do the same in my own bedroom, and I am very pleased with the results.

The geranium scent is rather strong, but not unpleasant. I don't find it necessary to leave this on all night, so it's not a problem. I also like that you can clip this on your belt and turn it on for when you are outside. It's just a tiny little fan blowing through the geranium scented cartridge, so it is small and light-weight.

I received this Lentek Model MM30, called Bite Shield yesterday afternoon and at around 4:30 PM I tested this thing in my back yard which a hiding place for some Asian Tiger mosquitos in Houston, Texas. These pesky mosquitos are known to bite during daytime. Within 5 minutes while testing in a light breeze of around 4 to 5 MPH one adult came by with three other smaller ones, despite of this Lentek running by my side. I swatted the adult and two smaller ones by my palm when they started feeding on my left arm, but the other juvenile got away. This morning, at 8:15 AM I tested it again in calm air and was surprised that one or two mosquitos will not land on my test arm. I tested again this afternoon before sunset with calm air, and got bitten while this Lentek was running on my belt. I came back inside my home scratching my left elbow. I would just give this Lentek MM30 a 3-star rating at this place where these Asian Tiger mosquitos are plentiful.

The first Bite Shield I received was faulty. First the fan wouldn't work then, after being turned on for some hours, it began rotating accompanied by a loud bumping sound. One presumes it was the fan bumping against the body of the Bite Shield. I contacted the manufacturer who said that I would have to contact Amazon, that they couldn't help me.

I did this. And Amazon could not have been more helpful, asking me to return the product and they would send a replacement.

The replacement Bite Shield is also faulty, however: the fan making the same bumping sound as the first unit.

I have just called the manufacturer, again, who said that I should call Amazon. When I said that I intended to write a review of the product, I was told "we don't care".

Amazon 5 stars; Bite Shield a minus 5, if that is an option...

We received one of these with our new Skeeter Beater.

I didn't know why there were no gnats, or mosquitos, buzzing around my head, and in my face, as there always are... yet, no bugs were in the tray of this large Skeeter machine. I thought that it was repelling, instead of killing the gnats and mosquitos.

Well, after a couple of days, my husband remembered that we received this little gizmo, and he had forgotten that he turned it on and left it running in the screen house.

This little thing was apparantly repelling the bugs away from the large skeeter unit! It was sitting approximately 15' away.

Those gnats flying in your face and eyes, constantly, can drive you mad, and they were there all day, every day...what a nightmare! Now, even in the evening, no mosquitos! What the heck is in this thing? It works without dangerous chemicals????

This is absolutely the best repeller I have ever used, and I have tried them all. We live in a large wooded area, surrounded by ponds, lakes, and swamps. We are amazed at this item, and will be buying more. Psyche!!! NO BUGS!!!

I am amazed. My mom sent this to me after I'd complained about already being eaten alive by mosquitos this year. I don't just get bites; I get huge, oddly shaped, so-itchy-they're-almost-painful, welts. And I am that person who attracts every single biting insect. I have often wished that I sweated DEET. However, I don't.

I tried this dubiously, first in the morning--I'd been getting bites every day between 8 and 10am (even with high % deet). --No bites.-- I still didn't believe it. I used it again that evening--after a rainstorm had come through--from about 6pm to 10pm. No bites! It comes with a belt clip, but I left it outside at one point when I came inside. The second I left its side, a mosquito landed on me.

I have, since then, used it several more times, no insect spray at all, and it's been very muggy around here. Absolutely no bites. I have seen a couple more bees than usual, and it turns out that the ingredient this blows out (geraniol) is said to attract bees. Not a big deal to me.

It apparently doesn't work for everyone. I have always assumed that there is some sort of chemical I give off that makes mosquitos head straight for me, bypassing everyone else. (I might be at a party where no one else even sees a mosquito and I leave with over a dozen bites.) I wonder if the geraniol somehow combines with whatever it is that I put out and neutralizes it. This could explain why it would work for some people and not other people.

At this price, it's worth it to find out if you are one of the people for whom it might work! I figure if I replace the cartridge every 2 weeks (~$3.50/cartridge), I will even be saving money because I'd been going through 1-2 cans of high-deet bug spray per week.

The 1st one I ordered didn't work at all. Ordered a replacement which initially didn't work either. But then after holding the batteries in tighter by hand, the fan moved very slowly and only sporadically. Maybe the next one would have worked fine, but I've lost faith in the product's construction so I'll look for something else.

I'm on my second Bite Shield now...I had to return the first one because the fan didn't work while the unit was upright and who wants to carry a plastic box around all day long because you can't put it on your belt loop?! Anyhow, this second unit is "okay", but I really don't think it's as useful as the product description suggests. I admit I was only bitten once or twice while wearing this unit, but I was hoping that my skin would be off the "all-u-can-eat mosquito buffet" in my back yard. I found the smell to be pleasant and very similar to the scent of citronella candles. The fan on my second unit is much better, but it still kicks off on occasion so you really have to keep an eye on it. I guess my biggest "beef" with this product is the fan...I don't understand why its operation is so flaky. Poor product design, I suppose. Anyhow, I gave it 3 stars because it did seem to discourage the mosquito full feeding frenzy, but you take your chances on getting a unit with a reliable fan!

Bought this and it seems to be working well. I used to have all these small bites on my forearms but they have all disappeared since I started using this repellent.

The con to this device is that the small fan that blows the aroma is so weak, the only way to hear it even working is to hold it up to your ear. I have it in front of my window fan that blows most of the aroma throughout the room, so that is probably why it is working as well as it is.

I couldn't really tell if the device was working or not. I took it with me to South India. It did not seem to pack much punch, but it was better than having nothing.