Radius for attracting Lep

[Joachim Haendel]

Hi Dalius,

The attraction of a lamp for moths is depended on many factors
e.g. the number of competitive light-sources (other lamps, moon),
power and wave-length of your bulb,
structure of landscape and vegetation.

But I think a 50 metre radius is realistic.
In a very dark night a lamp with a short wave-length (ultraviolet) works
in a radius of more than 100 metres.


Best wishes
Joachim

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