Effects of residential energy-saving lamps on the attraction of nocturnal insects
- 14 March 2014
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Lighting Research & Technology
- Vol. 47 (3), 338-348
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1477153514526880
Abstract
Many species of insects display a disposition to move towards light. As a consequence, nocturnal artificial lighting often contributes to an increase in insect population among humans. We tested the hypothesis that residential white lamps can evoke significantly different attraction to insects even when their light outputs are nearly indistinguishable to humans. In a two-choice experiment using insect traps equipped with either a compact fluorescent or a LED light source with similar photometric specifications, about three times more insects were captured in the trap with a compact fluorescent lamp than in the LED trap. The results suggest that LED lamps are preferable to compact fluorescent lamps when the objective is to avoid attracting nocturnal insects to households.Keywords
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