Wax moth trap

[Finski]

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Today I notided that  "a blue light fly trapper" catch very well wax moths.
The apparatus has electrict current which kills wasp.

Last year I trapped wasps from my extraction room but my modification revieled  more....

The blue lamp was full of wasps an I broke some big hole to the bottom of lamp.
I put half lite disposable plastic glass in the bottom of  lamp. After 24 hours I met 30 wax moths in the glass. They were mostly alive.

Awfully much moths but well trapped.

Somehow current does not kill moths. The bottom container made from plastic bottle may be good too. They cannot crawl up  from high bottle.

[BlueBee]

Sounds like you need more VOLTAGE Finski :-D :-D :-D

Interesting idea.  I have lots of wax moths flying around at night.  

Do any bees try to fly toward the blue light?  I've read that bees can't see in the red spectrum of light, but they can see blue and into the ultra violet spectrum. (beyond human vision)

I can peak in on my bees at night with a red light and they don't seem to know anything is happening.  I have not tried a blue light.  White light, they notice.

[sc-bee]

Sounds like you need more VOLTAGE Finski :-D :-D :-D

Interesting idea.  I have lots of wax moths flying around at night.  

Do any bees try to fly toward the blue light?  I've read that bees can't see in the red spectrum of light, but they can see blue and into the ultra violet spectrum. (beyond human vision)

I can peak in on my bees at night with a red light and they don't seem to know anything is happening.  I have not tried a blue light.  White light, they notice.

I have seen bees worked with a red light @ nite. Not any thing I care to do but saw Alan Buckley do it @ Bud 1. Look around and there is a video of it somewhere.

[Finski]

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Yes there are much bees too.

I think that I take those moths into freezener and use them as fishing lure

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[Bee-Bop]

A couple of years ago I made a couple of wasp traps out of 2 litter plastic soda bottles, I'm sure everyone knows the type.

I put in about a quarter of a can of cheap rot gut beer { not the good stuff }

After about 2 nights I would have to throw them away, they were full of MOTHS, what kind I do not know !!

Anyone have any idea of the kind ??

PCM

[BlueBee]

I wonder if anybody has ever put a moth trap inside a hive to try to get the moths that get by the guard bees?

Finski, have you ever put that electric bug zapper inside a hive to get those moths?

Thinking back, I did have a problem with blue lights last winter.  I used a computer power supply to heat my little nucs last winter.  The supply I used had one of those fancy cooling fans with a blue LED.  For those computers that glow blue in the dark.  The dang bees were attracted to the blue light and would fly into my power supply.  I eventually had to blow out a bunch of dead bees that had accumulated on the transistors inside the power supply.  I cut the LED circuit after I discovered that problem.

[Finski]

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My bees are in charge to kill all moths and butter flyes which try into the hive. And wasps and bugs.

I did not know that I had so much wax moths in my store room.

Generally to catch moths. Butterfly collectors make traps to moths. They put fermented honey and beer in they lure.

[Tommyt]

A couple of years ago I made a couple of wasp traps out of 2 litter plastic soda bottles, I'm sure everyone knows the type.

I put in about a quarter of a can of cheap rot gut beer { not the good stuff }

After about 2 nights I would have to throw them away, they were full of MOTHS, what kind I do not know !!

Anyone have any idea of the kind ??

PCM

Dead Drunk :-D

[JP]

Just wanted to mention that I believe bees can see red light to some degree. Not nearly as other light spectrums but be careful with whatever red light you do use. I have tried several different ones. I have a few small flashlights that have a red light mode and find these work best as they cast a dim red light. I also have two other head lamp styles, one is much too strong and in fact does draw the bees attention (again not nearly as much as other spectrums) and my other red headlamp works great as well but doesn't last very long.

My handheld works best.

Didn't intend to highjack this thread, just adding some info.

Thanks!


...JP

[BlueBee]

Funny thing is, the moths definitely see in red light.  This was a surprise to me since people normally use UV and white mercury lights (again some UV at discrete frequencies) to attract moths for study.  

I went out to feed some small nucs earlier this summer at night wearing my walmart cap light.  I just had the red LED on so not to attract bees to my head!  Just as I got to the bee yard, I heard this big creature flapping around my head.  At first I thought it was a bat, so I quickly ducked.  The thing kept flapping around me.  Finally I got a good look at it.  It was a large Cecropia moth with about a 5" (13cm) wingspan!  It was attracted to the red LED light in the ball cap light