Traditional moth traps used a very bright light but the lamps contained mercury so they have been phased out. Lower power ...

The concept of moths being attracted to light is so established that it’s found in poems, song lyrics, and folklore. These days, moths fly around lightbulbs, but in the past, it would be a naked flame ...

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Moths trying to survive in bright cities may have evolved smaller wings to limit how much they are drawn in by the light. Artificial light shining at night disrupts the lives of many insect species, ...

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SEVERAL recent papers have compared the effectiveness of bait and light traps as means of estimating changes in adult codling moth populations and of timing the application of sprays 1–3. The ...

Libraries in Wick and Thurso have launched free-to-borrow moth traps and a programme of ranger-led identification workshops.