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hewebb
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Initially Posted - 02/17/2014 :  05:11:52  Show Profile
I was told this weekend that LED lights do not attract bugs at night. Have any of you heard this? Do you find it to be true?
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britinusa
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Response Posted - 02/17/2014 :  05:25:23  Show Profile  Visit britinusa's Homepage
Not sure that's valid.

Despite the reduction in mosquitoes these past few trips out, we still get them. (They seem to particularly enjoy a tasty Brit!)
We have all LEDs in the cabin, and if a buggy gets in, we turn them all out bar one. Then when they land "SPLAT!"

Have to have a Chlorox cleanup handy to wipe the blood off right away though.

Paul
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jduck00
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Response Posted - 02/17/2014 :  06:25:09  Show Profile
I can say for a fact the LEDs attract bugs. I have two lights in the cockpit that are 5100k leds. If I turn them on at dusk, every bug on the dock finds them.
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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 02/17/2014 :  10:49:52  Show Profile
Just Googled it--lots of discussions saying it's nonsense except with specific LED "bug lights", which apparently have a color temperature that's less attractive to bugs.
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