Tag: UV
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A novel moth-lamp using LED tapes
With mercury-based (Hg) lamps now prohibited from manufacture and the availability of new data on moth behaviour concerning their attraction to light (see previous post), it seems appropriate to re-think the design of an LED moth-lamp. I have decided to explore the use of LED tapes. These are available in many different colours (both broad…
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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…