| Re: Solar insect theatres
Hiya Goosey,
I was bimbling about a garden centre this morning that has quite an extensive collection of bee boxes, butterfly boxes, lacewing boxes, etc., and happened to spy one of these insect theatres. I've not seen them before and was quite curious.
I don't think the light it emits is very bright, but then neither is the 15w actinic bulb on the moth trap I run occasionally. The thing I like about the idea of the insect theatre is that it will consistently run every night and it would be quite simple to have a peak in the morning during the summer and see what is in there without the palaver of setting up and taking down the skinner. During the winter I would leave it alone and it would provide an overwintering habitat for whatever wants to secret itself away there.
I do wonder though if it will actually attract very much, the cynic in me thinks not.
I do think though, if you are pushed for space, it could be quite an interesting thing to have in your small garden. Do you have any other type of bee or insect box?  |