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15-03-2007, 09:23 PM
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| | | collecting moths
hi whats the best way to see moths and trap them without using lights |
15-03-2007, 09:37 PM
|  | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pork Pie Town, Leicestershire
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| | | Re: collecting moths
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Originally Posted by stephen moulder  hi whats the best way to see moths and trap them without using lights | either use a sugar solution (wine rope) or try and watch the daytime flyers and net them.
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15-03-2007, 09:42 PM
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| | | Re: collecting moths
Cover yourself in red wine and treacle and run around at night. |
15-03-2007, 09:43 PM
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| | | Re: collecting moths
A bit more specialised, but pheromone lures have been productive in attracting some of the clearwing moth species, which are otherwise difficult to see. |
15-03-2007, 11:26 PM
|  | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Verwood, Dorset
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| | | Re: collecting moths
planting nectar flowers in the garden and going out with a torch. Lavender, hemp agrimony, Buddliea, red valerian, campion, treucium chamadrys (not sure on the spelling) were the most popular in my garden. Also in the coming weeks checking flowering sallows at night(sallowing) should give some results. some lay a white sheet below the tree and beat it, any moths go into thier play dead mode and drop out of the tree onto the sheet. another plant to check in the autumn is blackberry. If neighbours are a problem regarding lights you can get actinic lamps which are far more subtle. Or most counties seem to have a moth group, contact them and see if you can accompany them on a trapping night. (thats what i did)
not a comprehensive list but it might help.
Regards
Chris |
16-03-2007, 09:30 PM
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| | | Re: collecting moths
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Originally Posted by UB4 gardener If neighbours are a problem regarding lights you can get actinic lamps which are far more subtle.
Chris | What are actinic lamps? I've never heard of them  |
16-03-2007, 09:32 PM
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Originally Posted by goosey What are actinic lamps? I've never heard of them | have a look at the reviews section...
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