DR000 Light Trap Deployment

The weather here during the first part of our stay consisted of sporadic Thunderstorms, with heavy rain and strong gusts of wind, which blew the rain under the roof overhang well into our balcony. To protect the trap overnight, it was necessary to raise it past the danger line by putting the balcony furniture together tied into a column to secure the trap as in the right of the picture. The left shows it in operation, with the black UV lamps creating a faint blue glow, and a small piece of white cloth placed at the back of the trap fluoresced a gentle pale blue, to enable us to see moths as they came in. The lamps actually produce a darker blue light than shown, as the camera interprets the colour more brightly than the naked eye.