My light trap isn’t very sophisticated — just a white bed sheet stretched tentlike over a rope with three black light CFLs and an LED white light. It’s powered by an extension cord or a small lawnmower battery and an inverter it can be set up anywhere. During the warmer months of the year, it […]
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HumBug: Like Moths to a Black Light
Last week I wrote about setting up a light trap in my backyard with only limited success. At the suggestion of some folks in an entomological chat room, I tried it with black compact fluorescent lights rather than Coleman lanterns. The old gas lanterns give off a great deal of heat and frequencies in the […]