Why Insects Are Drawn to the Light, According to Science
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Why Insects Are Drawn to the Light, According to Science
Apr 26, 2023
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Research published in Nature Communications suggests that artificial light may impair insects' ability to correctly orient themselves to the horizon. The findings may help us to understand why flying insects gather around artificial lights. Read the paper: https://go.nature.com/4biyw1p | Nature Portfolio
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Light pollution and outdoor lighting is a big problem for our native insects. Recent studies suggest that these lights play a major role in the devastating decline of insect populations in the last several decades. Luckily, this is something we can easily fix on our properties.You can:1. Turn your outdoor lights off at night entirely.2. Install a motion-activated system that only turns on when motion is detected outside. Or,3. Install a yellow LED bulb in place of your white lights. These yellow
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Why are insects drawn to light? A new answer suggests that lights at night appear to hijack an instinct that's based on sunlight and helps them stay level, and it has the entomology world abuzz. https://nyti.ms/447dG1s | The New York Times
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