Artigo
Effects of residential energy-saving lamps on the attraction of nocturnal insects
Registro en:
Lighting Research &technology, v. 47, n. 3, p. 338-348, 2015.
1477-1535
10.1177/1477153514526880
WOS:000353475500007
Autor
Poiani, S. [UNESP]
Dietrich, C. [UNESP]
Barroso, A.
Costa-Leonardo, Ana Maria [UNESP]
Resumen
Many species of insects display a disposition to move towards light. As a consequence, nocturnal artificial lighting often contributes to an increase in insect population among humans. We tested the hypothesis that residential white lamps can evoke significantly different attraction to insects even when their light outputs are nearly indistinguishable to humans. In a two-choice experiment using insect traps equipped with either a compact fluorescent or a LED light source with similar photometric specifications, about three times more insects were captured in the trap with a compact fluorescent lamp than in the LED trap. The results suggest that LED lamps are preferable to compact fluorescent lamps when the objective is to avoid attracting nocturnal insects to households. Royal Philips Electronics Fundação para o Desenvolvimento da UNESP (FUNDUNESP) Univ Estadual Paulista, Inst Biociencias, Sao Paulo, Brazil Philips Res Europe, NL-5656 AE Eindhoven, Netherlands Univ Estadual Paulista, Inst Biociencias, Departamento de Biologia, Sao Paulo, Brazil FUNDUNESP: 2026/2012