Nemoria splendidaria back in the US
Bruce Walsh
jbwalsh at u.arizona.edu
Mon Jul 19 01:36:01 EDT 2010
Quoting Mike Quinn <entomike at gmail.com>:
> Bruce,
>
> You might wanna try an ol' beetle collectors trick (taught to me by Ed
> Riley).
>
> After a while, turn off your mercury vapor light and run a 2 foot black
> light bulb. The merc often overpowers the bugs, so to speak, keeping them at
> a distance. The small blacklight allows the bugs to reach your sheet...
>
Mike:
Excellent suggestion, as this is exactly what I do. Basically, the amount of
stuff on the sheet doubles right after!
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