From: pattyjamas@hotmail.com (Patty Amas)
Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house
Subject: Re: Bug Light Bulb---any bulb for outside use that are not yellow?
Date: 3 Nov 2004 13:23:23 -0800

Thank you. Buzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Patty

"TKM"  wrote in message news:...
> "Patty Amas"  wrote in message
> news:e5e9337.0410310951.360b00a9@posting.google.com...
> > Is there any such thing as a light bulb for outdoor lamp fixtures
> > (above garage and front door) that will not attract as many bugs
> > without using the yellow bulbs? I think yellow around the house would
> > look horrible.
> >
> >
> > Thanks so much,
> > Patty.
> 
> Night-flying insects are generally more sensitive to blue and UV
> wavelengths, less sensitive to yellow and red, moderately sensitivity to
> green.  So, any light source that filters out UV, blue and, to some extent,
> green should be less attractive to such bugs.
> 
> Yellow "bug lights" emit only yellow (and a bit of red) and so they have
> been the traditional solution from the bulb manufacturers.  But you can get
> a similar result with better appearance very easily.  Just connect a dimmer
> to your outside light.  As you dim the bulb, the UV,  blue and green colors
> disappear first leaving yellow-orange-red as a pleasing glow.  Dim the bulb
> 30-50% to still have some light while eliminating the colors that the bugs
> see.  This technique works with any incandescent or halogen incandescent
> bulb.
> 
> TKM