Yellow LED lights
Submitted: Sunday, Oct 02, 2016 at 13:49
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Hi all
How to not attract bugs around the outside light (white LED) on the camper. Yes, I could turn the light off! Could buy one of those duo strips maybe. Has anyone tried a couple of yellow LED side marker lights (caravan/truck) - yellow LED bulb - not yellow lens? Do the yellow strips from ebay work?
All suggestions appreciated.
cheers
Kevin
Reply By: The Bantam - Sunday, Oct 02, 2016 at 14:38
Sunday, Oct 02, 2016 at 14:38
Yellow, red and blue all reduce insect attraction to some extent.
Any reduction in light intensity will reduce insect attraction.
I have run yellow lights for extended periods in the past ... and yes I believe that they do reduce insect attraction.
Seems to me that LED white attracts less insects that white fluro for example because of less UV content. Many insects are strongly attracted to UV.
The ultimate attractant is any visible light and the further that light is visible the further it will attract insects.
Different insects are attracted to different light sources in differing degrees.
Mosquitos for example are not strongly attracted to light at all ..... this is why bug zappers work poorly on mozzies, while moths are extraordinarily attarcted to light.
Does that make sense
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