How To Light Trap Insects!

[@RichardAStonemasonNOTfreemason]

If i had to give this video marks out of 10 i'd give it 20. Excellent, all round, concise information from how and where to find, and what was found. Superb camera work and some stunning examples of the beauty of nature from colours and patterns to form. Loving the fact that your 'drive' and enthusiasm stems from your desire to share the finds Chris. That's what the extra 10 was for.

[@deserabailey8500]

most ppl: "how do i get bugs to stay away?" Me: "how do i attract ALL the bugs?!" hahaha

[@jonpiotrowski3506]

You should have more self-confidence in yourself...this could’ve been a National Geographic Special if only narrated by Morgan Freeman..(LOL..) Superb info,photography,and down to earth presentation. I wish I could be with you when you did the moth video. Please continue to follow your dreams and know you’re sharing your beautiful finds and excitement with us all..!!! I live in a metropolis and finding this stuff isn’t possible unless you drive for 4 hours one way... Please keep up the good work,and may God Bless you .Creation declares the Glory of God....

[@Morales-nt6vi]

I've used a brand new white towel which glowed bright blue with ultra violet light and a white fluorescent light and attracted tons of insects.Both were battery operated. That female true katydid was priceless. Side note when hunting tree crickets or katydids I like to use a Tostitos dip sauce jar because they are a wide jar. This prevents escape or injury to the subject in most cases. I got to get my hands on the Eastern North Americans beetles handbook. I still have the Audubon guide to North American insects and spiders since i was about 10 years old. Very useful.Thank you for sharing and happy hunting. Salute to you my friend.

[@heidikoester]

I’m going to visit my friend who lives in Yardley PA! I am so excited to see all the wonderful critters in your neck of the woods 🙂🐝🦋🪰🐞🪲🐌

[@chrisegnoto]

How did that go? That's about 8 minutes from me. The weather this weekend was amazing, imo.

[@heidikoester]

@@chrisegnoto Oh my gosh what a small world😃 I am actually going to be in Yardley November 3rd through the 7th. Can’t wait!

[@smetlogik]

Dang, that exploding bulb in the studio sounded crazy. "I'm just looking for insects, I swear" 😂 Love those bigger moths, so cool looking. My buddy from the zoo said AZ during the monsoon, new moon thing works well for the sheet/light setup. Same conditions for good herping out here. Not sure how that works out east where you are though. Great info in this one, Chris. You're pushing me to do this, we'll see.

[@chrisegnoto]

Do it, Man! Who knows what you'll see. For me, it is a lot of fun. Kind of like the lottery, but it comes to you, lol. Well, maybe not quite as cool. I definately agree about the new moon or a cloudy night. There is still time for big moths up here, but imo, the peak has passed. Do it.....do it. Do it.

[@smetlogik]

@@chrisegnoto Hs! I'll see what I can do. My buddy had the mercury light you were talking about. That was legit. Insects were coming from two states over to see what that light was about.

[@ThePementaloaf]

I love you and your content so much, please never change!!! ❤

[@chrisegnoto]

That is so nice to hear. Thank you so much, it means so much to hear that!

[@TStr-zn3vo]

Hey! Last post got cut off-Thanks for all the expertise! Found a gorgeous Imperial moth 5 1/2" wingspan and got curious about them. Like your channel and the narration sealed the deal. Going to share with my nature-loving boy. Keep up the adventure!

[@TheWildlifeBrothers]

There is so much great knowledge in this video, I learned a lot. Setting up my own light trap is something I really wanted to learn how to do, so this is gonna be a video that I come back to a lot. And you got a ton of cool finds, even with low overall abundance the moths really represented well. That Imperial Moth was especially cool, I love saturniids. Great work Chris! - Harrison and Evan

[@amyesworldcatherinesminime7945]

Books - still have my nature ones from when I was a kid. The internet is great for info, but sometimes looking through a book just works. Love the content, as always. Keep sharing cos looks like it'll be a long time before we'll be able to cross the pond.

[@chrisegnoto]

That is awesome! I kept most of my books, but through several event, I went from over a thousand to about a hundred and seventy :( Pretty happy to have what I have, though! Thanks for your cooment

[@DesertNebula]

U collected a bunch of cool friends!

[@chrisegnoto]

Yes, yes I did :)

[@angelarowlands1084]

From one insect nerd to another, Hello from FNQ, Australia,Love your work & enthusiasm just found you on Instagram 👍following ✅

[@TheRealJerseyJoe]

The rain this summer is seemingly never ending !

[@sapelesteve]

Interesting video once again Chris! The myriad of insects on this planet is truly amazing. Glad that you can get out there and check a few of them out for us. Hope that all is well on your end. 👍😉🦋🦋

[@naturewithgabe]

Good stuff! I need to try a light trap one day. Great video, Chris!

[@scubadiverderek9776]

Great video Chris! This is a great video, and I liked it very much! Light trapping would be very fun to do, and you put some good information on setting a light trap up! Very nice work as always!

[@bruceesterline3170]

Great job Chris, awesome ideas ,excellent information. Great ways we could also get our kid’s interested in the wild. You are the man , please keep doing what you do. I appreciate your work, effort, knowledge it’s awesome. Kevin Esterline

[@ganggggagirl85]

You are awesome!! I am about to take my final exam for my first entomology class and I needed a video to explain light traps a little better than my professor. You shared way more info than I expected, thank you!!

[@imapisces1]

It would be fun to camp with you, Chris. 👍 Hello from Seattle.

[@chrisegnoto]

Hello, Pisces. I agree, that would be cool!

[@heidikoester]

So fascinating!

[@BoringGamesCo]

I'd watch you do some fishing as well Chris if you still do... you could do the same thing with fish. It was be quite interesting!

[@chrisegnoto]

I am hoping to. I actually have a couple fish traps ready to go, but might need to wait...

[@BoringGamesCo]

@@chrisegnoto Chris Aquato?

[@dougedwards7570]

cool beans dude - love it

[@heidikoester]

So fascinating! Thank you!

[@chrisegnoto]

You're welcome, Heidi. I didn't have a whole lot of success this year, but next year, I should be better prepared and supplied....I hope.

[@heidikoester]

@@chrisegnoto Too bad you have to wait a year to do this again! This was a fun video to watch! Have a wonderful week! 🐛🪱🐝🐞🕷🪲🙂

[@fen740]

stumbled across this while looking for different setups- love the camping recommendations! I really like using white bug mesh, makes it super easy to see on both sides! Does work better with a brighter light tho

[@SansTheSkeleton-tb9jv]

Great video!

[@greenfrog11111]

Do you have any recommendations for id guides for moths and butterflies with real pics? like the beetle book

[@chrisegnoto]

I do. I have to look them up but I think Peterson's guides has a great one

[@Stenonema55]

Seeking tips for photographing insects at light traps. Thx

[@chrisegnoto]

You definitely need to adjust the white balance and either find enough light, or use a tripod. If they are on a sheet, it moves in the breeze.

[@PrimalRenegade17]

A note for light choices. You can purchase UV LED light bars that have a USB cable for VERY cheap online and you can run those for hours off of a powerbank. UV is the way to go for attracting insects.

[@Northernblue]

Hi Chris, Very good video, however your 10W YKDtronics LED light is the wrong wavelength at 390-395 nm. I bought a similar light, online at 50W (over $50.00) & at that same 390-395nm wavelength (never checked specs carefully!) & it was totally useless for attracting bugs. The correct wavelength should be at 360-365 nm... these are also available & are the ones you need. All B.L. tubes for attracting insects are labeled BL with normal external white appearance unlit & bluish lit up ...NOT BLB with black coating which are those (along with your 10W YKDtronics LED light) the wrong wavelength at 390-395 nm used to enhance colors in bars etc. Higher wattage (100 - 1,000Watt) M.V. & M.H. bulbs are excellent as well... I run a huge 1,000W M.V. trap all summer long ...off of my house mains (along with 7 other combo B.L. & M.V/M,H traps on automatic timers). Been moth trapping & hunting at sheets for 47 yrs... Hope this helps viewers.

[@chrisegnoto]

Thank you so much, John. It actually helps me. I am going to try a 365nm and see how it goes. You rock and I copied down all your info. Thanks again - Chris

[@jackwood8307]

Awesome!❤️

[@chrisegnoto]

Thanks! 😄

[@IncludeGibbonOfficial]

Can u send a link if u still have it of the things u bought? Thanks in advance

[@themantisgarden]

I do this in my garden to collect moths for some of my mantis. Really easy and doesn't take long, just don't do it on a full moon or it halves your collection rate.

[@paragkuwar8738]

Can you please tell me is there giant size qeen in paper wasp or Potter wasp cause I am from India and sometimes there giant size red and slightly yellow parts wasp cames in my House off course I help them to go out House not to kill but I can't detecte them exactly what kind of specie's they are cause it looks much bigger in size than paper or Potter wasp so please answer me cause I love them even they scars me but still I love these creatures so please guide what kind of specie's I saw

[@Jason.Moock09]

Do you know of a good brand of uv light to use when light trapping?

[@chrisegnoto]

I have been using everbeam, lately. It's a good light. Here's the link amzn.to/46RTaTR I have several listed in the description of this video, but the everbeam and any others like is (365nm) seem to be working great

[@Jason.Moock09]

@@chrisegnoto thanks!

[@lisaswan3916]

"These are called 'books'" 🤣😍📖

[@chrisegnoto]

lol, gotta remind peeps...

[@SharingTheOutdoors]

If you use a Coleman Lantern, you would catch...wait for it...Lantern Flies.

[@chrisegnoto]

Thank you so much for shedding some light on that, all this time, I was in the dark about that. I always thought they attracted coal men that lost their headlamps. - lol

[@SharingTheOutdoors]

@@chrisegnoto LOL