LED outdoor lighting in insect heavy areas
A question for those of you that have installed LED strip lighting under your awnings (especially the multi colour ones) Has anyone been able to determine if there is a "best" colour, as far as creat...
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Are LED lights attractive to insects or not?
Because most LED lights don’t emit UV light and generate little heat, they tend to have little attraction to insects. However, some insects may be attracted to one or more of the light colors used in the color mix used to produce the LED’s “white” light. While insects are attracted to light, LED lights give off little heat, and also emit the wrong colors of the visible light spectrum for most insects, resulting in that minimal numbers of insects are attracted to them.
Some LEDs are specifically manufactured to produce UV light, such as those used in mosquito light traps and as plant grow lights. Then there are those that are used for disinfection, sterilization, and curing of certain industrial coatings (e.g., dental tooth-colored fillings, also called composite resins).
Not all LED spotlights are invisible to insects. UV LED spotlights, cool white LED’s, and neutral colored LED’s may attract insects to the same degree as fluorescent or halogen bulbs. A better choice is a warm white or off white for LED spotlights.
Because most LED lights don’t emit UV light and generate little heat, they tend to have little attraction to insects. However, some insects may be attracted to one or more of the light colors used in the color mix used to produce the LED’s “white” light. While insects are attracted to light, LED lights give off little heat, and also emit the wrong colors of the visible light spectrum for most insects, resulting in that minimal numbers of insects are attracted to them.
Some LEDs are specifically manufactured to produce UV light, such as those used in mosquito light traps and as plant grow lights. Then there are those that are used for disinfection, sterilization, and curing of certain industrial coatings (e.g., dental tooth-colored fillings, also called composite resins).
Not all LED spotlights are invisible to insects. UV LED spotlights, cool white LED’s, and neutral colored LED’s may attract insects to the same degree as fluorescent or halogen bulbs. A better choice is a warm white or off white for LED spotlights.
