Tag: moth trapping
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Rationale for the construction of a new experimental LED-based ‘moth lamp’
In 2016, I wrote a short blog post concerning the construction of a new LED lamp for the attraction of moths. The rationale was based upon the idea that any lamp designed specifically for the attraction of moths should use LEDs ‘tuned’ to the wavelengths to which the moth’s eye are maximally sensitive. Since the…
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Of Moths and ‘Mothing’ in the Gresigne
All my life, I have been interested in insects. My PhD was based around insect eyes, the structure of their eyes and brains, and how they process visual information. My love of insects was almost certainly as a result of my late brother’s passion for butterflies. However, though as a teenager, I used to raise…