{"title":"Bug-A-Salt","description":"\u003ch4\u003eIn Latest Bid to Lord Over Flies, One Man Tries Salting Them Away\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"article-content\"\u003eAt the Port of Los Angeles, a shipping container holds new weapons in man's battle against one of his oldest adversaries: Musca domestica—the housefly.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut 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.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"article-content\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"article-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"timeline-block text-center\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"date-container\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"date-text\"\u003e2012\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"timeline-logo\"\u003e\u003cimg class=\"time-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bugasalt.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/lightbulb_400x_b2782668-93a6-49a6-b8e2-032785eaf8ca_400x.jpg?v=1613529717\" alt=\"image of a light bulb\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"timeline-text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter working on BUG-A-SALT for decades, Lorenzo is granted an “Official Patent of Invention” and launches his product.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"timeline-divider\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"timeline-block text-center\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"date-container\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"date-text\"\u003eMay 2012\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"timeline-logo\"\u003e\u003cimg class=\"time-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bugasalt.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/camera_400x_b47fdfed-4e99-4695-bc3b-f2dc458a87f4_400x.jpg?v=1613529717\" alt=\"Image of hand-held video camera\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"timeline-text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLorenzo created a BUG-A-SALT video telling the story of his journey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"timeline-divider\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"timeline-block text-center\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"date-container\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"date-text\"\u003eJuly 2012\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"timeline-logo\"\u003e\u003cimg class=\"time-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bugasalt.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/indiegogo_400x_7e84a57a-7100-4cf9-9136-7e6138d6f3c5_400x.jpg?v=1613529717\" alt=\"IndieGogo Logo\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"timeline-text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn July 5th, 2012 the BUG-A-SALT pre-sale launched on Indigogo.com crowd-funding site.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"timeline-block text-center\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"date-container\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"date-text\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"timeline-logo\"\u003e\u003cimg class=\"time-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bugasalt.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/bitmap_400x_7f36dc67-f1b7-4f9a-8ad6-5d9f5313db6f_400x.jpg?v=1613529717\" alt=\"Bug-A-Salt inventor Lorenzo Maggiore with a Bug-A-Salt gun\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"timeline-text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe BUG-A-SALT video posted on YouTube and quickly went viral attracting press, bloggers and customers worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"timeline-divider\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"timeline-block text-center\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"date-container\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"date-text\"\u003eOctober 2012\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"timeline-logo\"\u003e\u003cimg class=\"time-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bugasalt.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/wsjWordmark_400x_6f7e98c5-4e9c-4767-b755-41e7e825f177_400x.png?v=1613529717\" alt=\"The Wall Street Journal Logo\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"timeline-text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Wall Street Journal ran a front page article featuring the BUG-A-SALT and Lorenzo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"timeline-divider\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"timeline-block text-center\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"date-container\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"date-text\"\u003eDecember 2012\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"timeline-logo\"\u003e\u003cimg class=\"time-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bugasalt.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/image_400x_97eaa446-46e1-4480-9045-e2fd6902cb57_400x.jpg?v=1613529717\" alt=\"Yellow Bug-A-Salt gun\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"timeline-text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy the end of 2012, Lorenzo took orders for over 20,000 units and raised over $577,000 via presales.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"timeline-divider\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"timeline-block text-center\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"date-container\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"date-text\"\u003e2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"timeline-logo\"\u003e\u003cimg class=\"time-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bugasalt.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/7-million_3b3c9eaf-d618-4f63-8ca8-0b98382329c5_400x.png?v=1742972655\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv 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