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I read that LED lights do not attract insects because they do not emit UV light.

Can anyone confirm this in real life ?



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They do attract insects but not nearly as bad as fluorescent lights, more like incandescent lamps. At least that's what I've found.

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I swapped our fluorescent tubes for led patch fittings and I still have to wipe out the same amount of bugs from the diffusers, just something you do.



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There are different styles of LEDs

Cool white attracts the insects and Warm white doesn't.

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-- Edited by beiffe on Wednesday 13th of February 2013 08:59:54 AM

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I have found they attract lots of little insects, but if the doors and windows are screened itcertainly helps.

The LED TV even attracts the big ones too, hard to clean the screen though. :)



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beiffe wrote:

There are different styles of LEDs

Cool white attracts the insects and Warm white doesn't.

Regards
Brian



-- Edited by beiffe on Wednesday 13th of February 2013 08:59:54 AM

 This is just the kind of tip I am currently looking for, beiffe. Thank you. We are trying to decide which LED brightness to use in various parts of our MH.

 



-- Edited by Shuttlebugs on Thursday 4th of April 2013 11:50:40 PM

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The information you find on this forum is priceless....

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