In the neverending battle against the endless squadrons of biting, stinging and buzzing flying insects this summer, add these cool new Solar Insect Zappers / Accent Lights ($100) to your backyard arsenal. What's cool is that these may look like ordinary solar powered landscape accent lights, but they can also be switched over to lethal 300-volt insect attracting bug zappers!

Simply stake these innovative lights around your yard or along pathways that you would like to illuminate - don't place near where you'll be at though. During the day, the integrated solar panel on top will harness the power of the sun to charge the internal batteries in only 8 hours with moderate sunlight. At dusk, the UV bulb turns on automatically to lure mosquitoes, flies and over 100 varieties of flying insects to their instant, shocking deaths. If you begin to feel merciful to these airbourne pests or if they catch on and move over to the neighbor's yard, you can easily switch over from bug zapper mode to accent light mode at the touch of a button. These lights come in a set of 4, offer light and chemical-free bug protection for up to 8 hours per charge, feature a housing made from 100% stainless steel that resists damage from sun and rain and have a safety grate surrounding the bulb to keep hands from getting shocked and to protect pets and nicer, larger animals.

This truly is an ingenious, decorative and entertaining solution, but it's only a small victory in the war against the bugs. They will regroup, respawn and return in greater numbers next summer... I'll keep searching... (via Michael Kiely)