Diy Robinson Moth Trap. In the spirit of those articles that inspired me, in my book i have tried to provide enough detail for anyone to follow the design and build process. I still need to fashion some baffles and a rain guard but it’s looking good.
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I claim no credit whatsoever for the design of this particular trap.
Traditional light traps used by entomologists for sampling, known as mercury vapor black light traps (mvts), can be expensive and difficult to use in remote areas. I claim no credit whatsoever for the design of this particular trap. A test run over a couple of hours last night drew in over 50 moths. The new device is described in the journal of insect science.