You are here

Research Project - Background PP Part #2

Submitted by sbrownstein on Thu, 11/29/2018 - 12:54

Incandescent lights create the most attraction to insects due to their high emission of light and heat. LED lights have the lowest attraction of insects, yet still attract a wide variety of insects. This is because they do not give off much light or heat (Arthur 2017). Cooler colors of light attract more insects than warmer coolers of light due to the lower frequency of wavelength that is given off. The lower the frequency of wavelength in cooler colored light is easier for insects to detect and therefore is highly attractive. The more insects that are attracted, the more likely a spider will produce a dense web in that relative location in order to increase its likelihood of capturing prey.

 

Post:

Comments

This is a good paragraph. The only sentence that is a bit confusing is this one, "LED lights have the lowest attraction of insects, yet still attract a wide variety of insects. This is because they do not give off much light or heat" When you say "this is because" I am assuming you are refering to the idea that LED lights have the lower attraction of insects. However, someone might be confused reading this because of the "yet still attract..." clause of the sentence. Not sure if this makes sense, but maybe try to rephrase the sentence to make it flow better! Nice job!