2013 Moth Recording Set-up

Our Travelling Net Trap made from a lightweight collapsible Laundry Basket which collapses to a flat arrangement for transport in our suitcase. The hardware can also reduce to a low volume mode for the suitcase as well.

Here we hung the assembled trap from the frame of the sun umbrella to avoid ants over-running it whilst it is operating as they find a food source of small flies and moths which have been attracted to the moth lights through the night otherwise. The two lights used are "black light" Ultraviolet Economizer bulbs which produce a very low level of dark blue light to avoid upsetting adjacent residents in the hotels whilst operating, and use just 25Watts of power each bulb.