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2. Bug zapper - Wikipedia

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   A bug zapper, more formally called an electrical discharge insect control system, electric insect killer or (insect) electrocutor trap, is a device that attracts and kills flying insects that are attracted by light. A light source attracts insects to an electrical grid, where they are electrocuted by touching two wires with a high voltage ...

3. Insect trap - Wikipedia

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   Light traps are widely used to survey nocturnal moths. Total species richness and abundance of trapped moths may be influenced by several factors such as night temperature, humidity and lamp type. [3] Grasshoppers and some beetles are attracted to lights at a long range but are repelled by it at short range. Farrow's light trap has a large base ...

4. Fly-killing device - Wikipedia

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   A typical flyswatter. A flyswatter (or fly-swat, fly swatter [1]) usually consists of a small rectangular or round sheet of a lightweight, flexible, vented material (usually thin metallic, rubber, or plastic mesh) around 10 cm (4 in) across, attached to a handle about 30 to 60 cm (1 to 2 ft) long made of a lightweight material such as wire, wood, plastic, or metal.

5. 7 Bioluminescent Bugs That Light Up

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   Some sources state that these bugs are the only ones to emit red light, and the color is believed to warn off predators. 2. Click Beetles. Bioluminescent click beetles form the Pyrophorus genus.

6. Why there's less twinkle on summer nights — and how we can ...

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   Light pollution: Artificial lighting from streetlights, buildings, and vehicles confuses and disrupts the mating signals of lightning bugs. Light pollution can prevent males and females from ...

7. Firefly - Wikipedia

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   The Lampyridae are a family of elateroid beetles with more than 2,000 described species, many of which are light-emitting. They are soft-bodied beetles commonly called fireflies, lightning bugs, or glowworms for their conspicuous production of light, mainly during twilight, to attract mates. [5]