[ncsc-moths] Re: Rube Goldberg alive and well

  • From: "J. Merrill Lynch" <jmerrilllynch@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 15:21:21 -0500

OK.  That makes sense.  But have you thought of putting your sheet up
against the garage wall?  A couple of advantages to that--one, the sheet is
stabilized from flapping in the wind and two, the sheet (and you) stay dry
in rainy/windy weather.

Merrill

On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 3:18 PM, Bob Perkins <perkybear@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Merrill,
>
> Good question. The moth sheet hangs between the posts that support the
> porch roof. The garage wall is about six feet behind the light. I like
> being able to stand behind the light to observe what's on the sheet. During
> the fall I usually had moths all over the porch even though my 48" light
> has a solid back.
>
> Bob
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> On Feb 1, 2012, at 3:11 PM, J. Merrill Lynch wrote:
>
> > Bob,  looks like a Martian spaceship but I'm sure it will work fine.
>  However, I don't understand why you need or want a reflector.  You want
> the light to go out in all directions to attract as many moths as possible.
> >
> > Merrill
>  ------------------------
> Bob Perkins
> Woodlawn, Virginia
> Historian and General Outdoorsman
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J. Merrill Lynch
Echo Valley Farm
Watauga County, NC
Elevation:  3,400 feet

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