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10th June 2009, 16:41
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Moth trap!
Hi, just wondered what ppl thought to my moth catcher i built myself. These catchers are usually at least £100+. I had some plywood knocking around bought a length of 1"x1" £1.50. Some cable £5 a light socket £1, couple of pieces of perspex from the local sign shop £3 and the dearest item a black uv bulb £10 and knocked this up in a day. The idea is the light attracts the insects they go down the perspex and are trapped cos theres no way out there is a piece of egg crate inside the box that the isects get under then hopefully their will be a good catch for food for the mantids. Its in the little greenhouse for protection from the rain ,with the front flap all the way up at night for the little beasties to enter. Thanks for looking.
   
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10th June 2009, 16:54
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 Looks excellent. Let us know how well it works. I have been trying a sheet with a light behind it and havent had much sucess. I quite fancy knocking one of these up. I would think I could catch loads as I live across the road from some woods.
 0.0.3 D.Dessicata 3.3 Phylocrania Paradoxa 0.1 Pseudocreobroter Wahlbergii +1 ooth 1.1 Rhombodera Stallii +ooths 2.2 Gongylus Gongylodes +1 ooth 0.0.1 B.Mendica Mendica 1.2 Idolomantis Diabolica  http://s597.photobucket.com/albums/tt60/kernowaj/
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10th June 2009, 18:18
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It looks very nice and i'm sure it will work well
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10th June 2009, 18:56
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How do you get in there to get them out? Just take one of the perspex pieces out?
Sorry if Im being daft. 0.0.3 D.Dessicata 3.3 Phylocrania Paradoxa 0.1 Pseudocreobroter Wahlbergii +1 ooth 1.1 Rhombodera Stallii +ooths 2.2 Gongylus Gongylodes +1 ooth 0.0.1 B.Mendica Mendica 1.2 Idolomantis Diabolica http://s597.photobucket.com/albums/tt60/kernowaj/
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11th June 2009, 06:57
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Nice work, tempted to have a go at 1 myself
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15th June 2009, 09:07
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Moth trap update.
Well here it is folks the proof of the catch rate using the moth trap. Last night i caught alltogether with the ones on the egg tray the ones in the bottom of the box and the ones fluttering around in the little plastic greenhouse cover around 40 moths. (NOT BAD EH!). To tell you the truth i have used a black uv bulb energy saver and a normal energy saver and catch rates havnt been that different 20 + every night. Except the blackbulb isnt seen from four streets away LOL! Pics below of last nights catch. Its great going out the next morning not knowing what species your gonna have in the trap. Wanting to catch a deaths head hawk moth. LOL!......Cheers.
  
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15th June 2009, 11:59
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would be much better if u could set it up in a middle of a farmer fields
..im sure u would catch all sorts of stuff then..good one tho..id like one in my garden to..im a little jealous.
Macro help thread - http://www.ukmantisforums.co.uk/photography-chat/2896-macro-help-thread.html#post26320
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15th June 2009, 13:04
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Woah! That's awesome!! I wanna make one! lol. My orchids would love that.
Idolomantis diabolica
Hymenopus coronatus Phyllocrania paradoxa Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii Sphodromantis lineola Alalomantis coxalis Polyspilota aeruginosa Hierodula Membranacea
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