[ncsc-moths] Re: Merrill
- From: "J. Merrill Lynch" <jmerrilllynch@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2011 09:25:11 -0400
Cecelia,
You can purchase a complete light trap including a UV bulb at Bioquip
here: http://www.bioquip.com/search/DispProduct.asp?pid=2851A. If
you plan to use the rig away from an AC power source, make sure you
purchase the model that has a DC connection. You will also have to
purchase a battery. I bought mine at Batteries Plus and it is a very
lightweight 12V that has 18 amp-hour capacity which will power a 15W
UV light all night.
Of course, you can make one using stuff you can buy at the local
hardware store a good bit cheaper. If you're not interested in
actually catching moths, you can order just a UV bulb with a DC
connection along with a battery. Bioquip sells this as well. Just
hang the light next to a sheet anywhere in the woods.
Good luck.
Merrill
On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 1:53 AM, Cecelia <weer@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Merrill,
>
> Can you please tell me where I can buy the kind of mobile UV lights you
> described below?
>
> Thanks,
> Cecelia Mathis
> On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 2:57 PM, J. Merrill Lynch <jmerrilllynch@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>>
>> Moth'ers,
>>
>> I've spent the past three nights helping Dr. Bo Sullivan collect moths
>> at various sites in the Amphibolite Mountains of northwestern NC (Ashe
>> and Watauga Counties). Loads of fun and interesting to sample
>> specific habitats at high elevations (4,000-5,000 feet). We used
>> mobile UV lights powered by small batteries placed near interesting
>> habitats. I learned a lot by being able to examine specimens in the
>> hand. We collected a number of species that I have not recorded on my
>> farm plus many familiar ones. Many of the specimens will be sent in
>> for barcoding which will be very helpful in sorting out various
>> species complexes including a number of undescribed ones.
>>
>> Merrill
>>
>> --
>> J. Merrill Lynch
>> Echo Valley Farm
>> Watauga County, NC
>> Elevation: 3,400 feet
>>
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> Jackie
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J. Merrill Lynch
Echo Valley Farm
Watauga County, NC
Elevation: 3,400 feet
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