[tn-moths] Re: Moth lights
- From: "J. Merrill Lynch" <jmerrilllynch@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2010 09:24:39 -0400
Larry,
I was wondering where you get the sheets with the 1cm square pattern.
That's a nice touch to help with relative size of the moths.
Merrill
On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 8:19 AM, Larry McDaniel <larrycmcd@xxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> I hang a 3'x5' sheet on the wall of our covered deck. The sheet has a fine
> pattern of 1 cm squares. I find I get better shots of insects on the sheet
> than I do of ones on the wall. There is an 18" black light hanging over the
> sheet. There is a shop light with a spiral flourescent bulb aiming at the
> sheet. Most of the pics on my Flickr moth photo collection were taken with a
> point and shoot camera. Starting this year I use a manual macro lens with a
> digital SLR camera. I usually set my aperature at 11 and my flash strength
> at 1/16th.
>
> Larry McDaniel
> Johnson City, TN
>
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> Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2010 15:55:07 -0700
> From: ahofftn@xxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [tn-moths] Re: Moth lights
> To: tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Rikki,
>
> Good advise on the low-heat fluorescent bulbs. I'll switch to those. And,
> I have also noticed much better results if I turn my lights, whichever I
> use, well before dark.
>
> Audrey
>
> Audrey Hoff
> *I think that I think, therefore I am.......maybe.......*
>
>
>
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> *From:* Rikki Hall <sourpersimmon@xxxxxxxxx>
> *To:* tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Sent:* Thu, April 8, 2010 11:57:49 PM
> *Subject:* [tn-moths] Re: Moth lights
>
> I switched from incandescent to fluorescent bulbs on my porch about two
> years ago, and I haven't noticed any change in the number of moth visitors.
> You kill far fewer moths without an incandescent's heat, however. I think
> it's more important to have lights on as twilight fades than it is to use
> some particular type of bulb. Lit up sheets or tents are definitely the way
> to go for raw attractive power.
>
> You are competing with the moon as a navigational beacon, so the phase of
> the moon also affects how many moths come to a porch light. Around the new
> moon you'll have the most success. When a full moon is up, even dumb little
> moths realize they shouldn't be spinning pointlessly around a decoy.
>
> Rikki
>
>
>
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J. Merrill Lynch
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Watauga County, NC
Elevation: 3,400 feet
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