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I had never had this bad of a problem before but here in N Ca the moths are swarming at night. It's single porch light with a globe that only needs a 60w or so equivalent light bulb. It has a florescent bulb in it right now and moths are drawn to it like flies on schit.  What works best?
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turning it off.... or an open microwave....when there are enough in there slam the door and cook them.... 
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Yellow helps to some degree.
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all of the yellow bulbs I have seen have bug schidt all over them....it may deter them during the night but then they are around during the day....
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turning it off.... Bingo!
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Build a moth trap and help your bee keeping neighbors. It will work on lots of moths not just wax moths. miles
Take a 2 litre plastic pop bottle and drill a 1 inch hole just below the slope on the neck, then add
1 cup water,
1 cup sugar,
1 half cup vinegar
1 banana peel
Wait a few days till it starts to ferment, then tie it into a tree close to the hives. This trap will draw the wax moth, they enter the hole can't get out and drown in the liquid, this will even draw in and kill the bald faced hornet.
Look out for number 1, don't step in number 2.
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Try an LED light bulb. We sell LED landscape lighting and accordingly by what our manufacturer's rep tells me, LED's won't attract bugs because they are drawn to the heat, not the light. LED's don't get hot. I'm not sure if that's true, but it sounds good.
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LED lights get warm but not too hot to touch.
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In the distant past of my youth, I remember the spring ritual of Dad hauling up the screen windows from the basement, exchanging them for the storm windows, taking the storm windows to the basement, unscrewing the light bulb from above the back door, replacing it with a yellow bulb, and for the grand finale, attaching the baseball backstop to the front of the car.
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In the distant past of my youth, I remember the spring ritual of Dad hauling up the screen windows from the basement, exchanging them for the storm windows, taking the storm windows to the basement, unscrewing the light bulb from above the back door, replacing it with a yellow bulb, and for the grand finale, attaching the baseball backstop to the front of the car. By the way, Happy birthday!
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1. Never tell everything that you know.
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Thank you very much. I appreciate it.
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What about them new bug zapper light bulbs as seen on tv? (Not available in stores) and if you order now, get two amazing bulbs for the price of one!
I mean, they look like a great idea. If they really work? Just curious. Anyone tried them?
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And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools,
Being native burghers of this desert city,
Should in their own confines with forked heads
Have their round haunches gored."
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So what are your mocking birds going to eat? 
Ecc 10:2
The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the left.
A Nation which leaves God behind is soon left behind.
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What about them new bug zapper light bulbs as seen on tv? (Not available in stores) and if you order now, get two amazing bulbs for the price of one!
I mean, they look like a great idea. If they really work? Just curious. Anyone tried them? Bug zappers work great. They attract even more bugs to your door.
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Try an LED light bulb. We sell LED landscape lighting and accordingly by what our manufacturer's rep tells me, LED's won't attract bugs because they are drawn to the heat, not the light. LED's don't get hot. I'm not sure if that's true, but it sounds good. Oh, no. All my flood lights are LED and they are akin to a bug orgy at night. Light draws them in.
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What about them new bug zapper light bulbs as seen on tv? (Not available in stores) and if you order now, get two amazing bulbs for the price of one!
I mean, they look like a great idea. If they really work? Just curious. Anyone tried them? Bug zappers work great. They attract even more bugs to your door. And they do nothing for biting bugs like mosquitos, which are drawn to co2 (your breath) I like the wasp trap idea.
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the only real difference between a good tracker and a bad tracker, is observation. all the same data is present for both. The rest, is understanding what you're seeing.
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What about them new bug zapper light bulbs as seen on tv? (Not available in stores) and if you order now, get two amazing bulbs for the price of one!
I mean, they look like a great idea. If they really work? Just curious. Anyone tried them? Bug zappers work great. They attract even more bugs to your door. So hang them on the corner of the garage.
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