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In Latest Bid to Lord Over Flies, One Man Tries Salting Them Away
The mastermind behind this arsenal is Lorenzo Maggiore, an eighth-grade dropout turned artist who makes an unlikely merchant of death. The sinewy 51-year-old, who favors cargo shorts and wraparound sunglasses, is a surfer and yoga practitioner who speaks in a distinctly Southern California patois.
But when it comes to winged invaders, Mr. Maggiore is no peacenik: He is the creator of a plastic, pump-action shotgun that blasts pests with table salt—he calls it the Bug-a-Salt. While flies are his personal bugaboo, he says the weapon is lethal against mosquitoes, spiders and all sorts of irksome insects.
2012

After working on BUG-A-SALT for decades, Lorenzo is granted an “Official Patent of Invention” and launches his product.
May 2012

Lorenzo created a BUG-A-SALT video telling the story of his journey.
July 2012

The BUG-A-SALT pre-sale launched on Indiegogo.com crowd-funding site.

The BUG-A-SALT video posted on YouTube and quickly went viral attracting press, bloggers and customers worldwide.
October 2012

The Wall Street Journal ran a front page article featuring the BUG-A-SALT and Lorenzo.
December 2012

By the end of 2012, Lorenzo took orders for over 20,000 units and raised over $577,000 via presales.
2019

Since it’s launch, BUG-A-SALT has sold over 2.5 million units.


No Licenses, No Limits, No Batteries
Insect hunting as sport has entered the 21st century with this fun, new non-toxic device.
A miniaturized shotgun effect is generated through this ingenious design. Ordinary table salt is utilized as a lethal projectile with accuracy range of within 3 feet. Bugs will remain whole for easy clean up.

Did you Know?
A female housefly will lay 3,000 eggs within its lifespan of 21 days.
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